DHAKA: Five more Bangladesh nationals who had been evacuated earlier from war-torn Saana in Yemen reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Wednesday. They landed at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by Jet Airways Flight No. 9W 276 at 12:15pm, said a foreign ministry

DHAKA: Police recovered bodies of a youth and a construction worker from city’s Fakirapool and Savar areas.Body of the youth identified as Shahjalal (28), son of Abul Kashem of Debidwar upazila of Comilla, was recovered from Mid Star residential hotel in city’s Fakirapool area on

DHAKA: Five people were killed and 10 others injured in road crashes in Sylhet and Gazipur districts on Wednesday.   Banglanews correspondent from Sylhet reports: Three persons including a woman were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Sylhet

DHAKA:  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed April 28 for hearing the appeals of death row convicts Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. Four-member bench, led by Chief Justice SK Sinha passed the order in the morning

DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion (APBn) members detained a passenger with 300 grams gold at Shahjalal International Airport Tuesday night.The detainee was identified as Ziaur Rahman Ferdous, 38.APBn senior assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Almagir Hossaiin Shimul confirmed the matter

DHAKA: The nation celebrated ‘Pahela Baishakh’, the first day of Bangla New Year 1422, with much enthusiasm and traditional gaiety.As in the previous year’s, Chhayanat Sangeet Vidyatan, a leading institution of Bangla culture, welcomed the new year playing sitar at 6:30am in the day

DHAKA: At least 10 people were wounded including two with bullet injuries, in a clash that took place in Signboard area in Gazipur centering the lease of a vegetable market on Tuesday afternoon.The injured were admitted at local hospitals first and later shifted to Dhaka Medical College

DHAKA: Two including an unidentified child were killed in separate road accidents in city on Tuesday.A road construction worker Al Amin (35) was injured while pouring bitumen on Bishwa Road in city’s Shanir Akhra area at 12:30pm in the day.After rescue he was rushed to Dhaka Medical

DHAKA: An eight-member Thai delegation led by culture minister Vira Rojpojchanarat arrived Dhaka Monday night for a one-day visit to Bangladesh to witness Bangla New Year festivities.The Thai minister and his entourage along with Bangladesh cultural minister Asaduzzaman Noor visited Ramna

GAIBANDHA: A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member was killed and four others injured in a road accident on Rangpur-Dhaka highway at Bakchar area under Gobindaganj Upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mokles Mia, 37, hailed from Sylhet and posted at Kurigram 45 BGB

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday wished that the countrymen would pass a happy year by welcoming the Bangla New Year 1422.She voiced the hope while exchanging greetings of new year at Gana Bhaban in the morning.The premier further said the countrymen did not pass good days

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