DHAKA: Bangladesh’s untapped potential could be a big opportunity for Dutch residents of Bangladesh origin to unleash their knowledge and talents to build bridges of business and investments between Bangladesh and the Netherlands.Regarding the matter, the Embassy of Bangladesh in The

DHAKA: President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year.In separate messages on the eve of Pahela Baishakh of 1422, they wished peace, happiness and prosperity of the people and

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday enjoined the authorities concerned to find out each and every perpetrators of violence of every area and bring them under trial.The premier came up with the directives while video conferencing with Natore and Feni districts’ development

DHAKA:  Officers from ethnic communities of Chittagong Hill Tracts will get two-day Casual Leave (CL) on 29 Chaitra and 2 Baishakh of Bangla calendar.The decision was taken in a regular cabinet meeting held at the secretariat in city on Monday.After the meeting, cabinet secretary

BENAPOLE: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 56 Bangladeshi nationals who were returning from India in Sadipur area of the frontier early Monday.Among the detainees, 28 are men, 16 are women, nine children and three belong to the third gender, hailing from Jessore, Khulna,

DHAKA: Jatiya Sangsad speaker and also Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) executive committee chairman Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury commented that gender equality should be established by outlining a gender-sensible budget.The speaker made the comment as chief discussant at

DHAKA: People from all stratums of life are ready to celebrate the first day of Bangla calendar ‘Pahela Baishakh’, featuring different cultural functions with colorful decoration to welcome Bangla New Year 1422 with much enthusiasm.The day is a public holiday.Different traditional

DHAKA: Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 will now deal the rape case filed against cricketer Rubel Hossain as it has been transferred from Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ashok Kumar Dutta passed the order in the morning.The

TANGAIL: A police man was killed as the pick-up van plunged into a ditch breaking the railing of a bridge in Sanbandha area of Ghatail upazila on Monday.The victim was identified as Rezaul Karim, 48, hailed from Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.Ghatail Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mokhlesur

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in separate raids, arrested an arms supplier and three terrorists and recovered huge amount of arms and admonitions from the port city Sunday night.Mojaher, who used to supply arms to a terrorist training center at Lotmoni hill of Sadhanpur

SIRAJGANJ:  An activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, was killed by police in response to a shibir attacked on them in Dhanbandhi area Ullapara upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman Anis, 18, student of class XI of

DHAKA: Five cocktails were blasted from a procession of Jamaat-e-Islami in support of dawn-to-dusk hartal in Coca-cola area under Vatara Thana in the city on Monday morning.Sources said a procession with a banner of Chhatra Shibir was brought out in the area around 7:00am. After the

DHAKA: A truck driver has been burnt as hartal supporters hurled a petrol bomb at the vehicle in Daudkandi of Comilla early Monday. The victim- M Riaz, 40- was admitted to burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital with 14 percent burns. He hails from Boupara village under Kotwali Thana

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed two cases against the collapsed Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana’s parents Abdul Khaleque and Marjina Begum over illegal properties.In the case statement, the duo are accused for attaining illegal assets worth of Tk 17-crore.ACC

DHAKA: Bangladesh, in the last moment, withdrew its candidacy from judges’ election of International Criminal Court (ICC).Though Bangladesh decided to participate in the polls for the first time, the nominated judge backtracked from joining it.Sources concerned said Bangladesh nominated

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said tight security measures will be taken around the capital for celebrating Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year.He came up with this assurance in a press conference at DMP media center around 3:00pm.He said that

GAZIPUR: A trawler, with 50 passengers on board, sank off Sitalakhya River in Kaliganj Upazila of the district Sunday afternoon.Sources said the trawler was heading toward Kaliganj Sadar from Mulagaon at 4:00pm. Few minutes after the departure from the ghat adjacent to RFL, it sank off

DHAKA: Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBN) members seized goods, including essence, topi, dresses and gold-bars, worth of Tk 1-crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday noon.Moreover, law enforcers detained Haji Mosharraf Travels and Tours proprietor Mosharraf Hossain in

RAJBARI: Three persons, including two girls, were killed and eight others injured in a road crash in Gandhimara area on Rajbari-Kushtia highway on Sunday.Pangsha Thana Highway police Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Lal Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews.Witnesses said a Kushtia-bound

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested singer Adnan Babu using mobile tracking system for seeking extortion from a school headmaster in Manikganj.According to case statement filed by ACC, Adnan Babu allegedly demanded Tk 5 lakh, disguising himself a section officer Mahbub of