DHAKA: Blanket of thick fog disrupted the operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, delaying the landings and taking off of scheduled flights of Turkish Airlines, Kuwait Airways and Biman Bangladesh Airlines. No planes have been taking off or landing at the airport from

DHAKA: Authorities halted ferry services at Daulatdia-Paturia and Mawa-Kawrakandi water ways on the River Padma due to poor visibility caused by dense fog since early Tuesday. Our Goalanda Correspondent reports: plying of all water vessels came to a halt at 12:30am on the day.

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Petrapole Immigration Police of India on Monday sent back four Bangladeshi female children through Benapole Checkpost Immigration Police after one year of their trafficking in India. The returnees are Laboni, 16, Subarna, 15, Amena, 17 and Mabia, 17, hailed from

BARISAL: A constable of Barisal Armed Police Battalion (APBn) filed a case against the home secretary, Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) with a court on Monday. Constable M Nesar Uddin, hailed from Kamalapur area of Sadar upazila, filed the case with

DHAKA: A joint statement, released on Monday on the occasion of the visit of Bhutan Prime Minister Lyonchhen Tshering Tobgay to Bangladesh, highlighted the progress in bilateral relations as also to infuse further impetus towards deepening and strengthening the relations between the two

DHAKA: Elections of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) are likely to be held in early 2015. Sources said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the authorities concerned to hold the elections by this winter. The premier, also ruling

DHAKA: Qatar will open an office to Bangladesh in increase its petro-chemical products to the country. A meeting, held in industries ministry on Monday, between industries minister Amir Hossain Amu and Qatar ambassador Abdullah Abdulaziz Almana disclosed the matter. They also discussed

KHAGRACHHARI: Daylong hartal, called by ‘Sarbadaliya Sachetan Nagarik Committee’ was observed in Manikchhari upazila on Monday protesting the killing of a school teacher. However, a daylong blockade program has also been observed in Panchhari upazila protesting the gun attack on a

DHAKA: A motorcyclist was killed and another one injured in a road accident in Mughda area of the city Monday noon. The deceased was identified as Arafat Islam Mahin, 23, son of Mir Ashraful Islam and resident of Kamlapur. Injured Abu Taleb said that Mahin was riding the motorbike. At

DHAKA: Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) will set up a switch station for 11KV electricity in ensuring uninterrupted power supply for Bangabhaban, Ganabhaban and Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The project, involving Tk 24.89 crore, is set to be placed at of Executive Committee

DHAKA: The Diversity Visa (DV) Program, also known as DV Lottery, ended for Bangladeshi citizens in September 2012, says a press release issued by US Embassy to Dhaka. The release said, “US law states that no DVs shall be provided for countries from which there were more than a total

DHAKA: Customs intelligence detained a Bangladeshi passenger with foreign currencies worth about Tk 34 lakh at Shahjalal International Airport on Monday morning.The detainee was identified as Abdul Motin, resident of Chhagalnaiya of Feni.Confirming the matter to banglanews, deputy

RANGAMATI: A woman was killed in a brushfire in Chelachhra area under Kawkhali upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Chungula Marma, 30.Officer-in-charge (OC) Nilukanta Barua of Kawkhali Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.Some unidentified miscreants riding on

RANGAMATI: A woman was killed in a brushfire in Chelachhra area under Kawkhali upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Chungula Marma, 30.Officer-in-charge (OC) Nilukanta Barua of Kawkhali Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.Some unidentified miscreants riding on

DHAKA: Japanese International Manpower Development Organization (IMDO) expressed its interest to recruit technical interns from Bangladesh.IMDO managing director (MD) Kazuo Tusubota expressed the interest at a meeting with  Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister

DHAKA: The government has started evicting illegal establishments from around Sadarghat in the capital from 12:00pm Monday.A team of officials from Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), Dhaka district administration and Dhaka Metropolitan police, led by executive

DHAKA: Malanne Verveer, visiting executive director of the Institute for Women, Peace and Security of Georgetown University, made a courtesy call on Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, also Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Executive Committee Chairperson. She met the Speaker

DHAKA: A total of 101,758 Bangladeshi pilgrims will get opportunity to perform hajj this year at Tk 296,206 –Tk 354,745.Some 10,000 pilgrims will perform hajj under government management while 91,758 under private management.The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the ‘Hajj

KHAGRACHHARI: The dawn to dusk hartal, called by ‘Sarbodoliyo Sochetan Nagorik Committee’ is underway in Manikchhari upazila on Monday protesting the killing of a school teacher.However, a daylong blockade program is progressing in Panchhari upazila in protest against the gun

DHAKA: Jean Lambert, member of the European Parliament and chairperson of the delegation for relations with South Asia arrived in Dhaka on December 6. She came here at the invitation of the president of BGMEA to attend the Dhaka Apparel Summit. During her visit, MEP Jean Lambert will