DHAKA: Some 53,000 people left Bangladesh and Myanmar through the Bay of Bengal towards Thailand and Malaysia, and hundreds of others moving further south in the Indian Ocean, the UN refugee agency said Friday. A new UNHCR report has found that more people are risking their lives on

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence filed a case against 14 people including 10 officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Saturday bringing allegation of gold smuggling. Deputy of commissioner of investigation department Umme Nahida Akter confirmed the matter to banglanews. The case was filed

DHAKA: The nation is observing Fall of Autocracy Day across the country Saturday marking the fall of military ruler Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who was stepped down on December 6, 1990, Prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia issued separate

KOLKATA: A member of the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was held from the Nalbari district of Assam for his alleged link in moving funds to the Burdhwan blasts.  Sahanur Alom, who was nabbed by India’s the National Investigating Agency (NIA) Friday night, is being taken to

DHAKA: Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay paid rich tributes to the Liberation War martyrs, placing wreaths at the National Mausoleum in Savar, on outskirt of the city, Saturday morning. All people were prohibited to visit the National Memorial on December 5-6 centering the visit

MIRSARAI (CHITTAGONG): Two persons were killed and five other injured in an accident on Sufia road at Mirsarai upazila of the district on Friday evening. The deceased were identified as Niha Jaldash, 35, hailed from Govindapur village and Tajoner Neta, 65, hailed from Samitibazar area in

PIROJPUR: A notorious leader was killed in gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-8) in Kaukhali area of the district on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Sabuj, ringleader of the of ‘Sabuj gang’. RAB-8 sources said the elite force personnel interrogated

DHAKA: Director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Brigadier General Mustafizur Rahman on Friday expressed his sorrows for pronouncing a female patient as dead though she was alive. Brigadier General Mustafizur Rahman was talking to banglanews in the morning. He said, “In the

PATUAKHALI: An examinee of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) was killed in a road accident in Boga area of Dumki upazila on Friday. The victim was identified as Abdullah, 19, hail from Bamna upazila of Barguna District. Officer-in-charge (OC) Habibur Rahman of Dumki

ASHULIA (DHAKA): A cloth trader was killed and five others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Aricha highway near Kohinur Bus Stand in Ashulia at the outskirt of the capital Friday noon. The deceased was identified as Salam Khan, son of a one late Nur Uddin, hailed from Madaripur

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday remarked that her Malaysia visit was successful and effective as four treaties and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between the two countries. She made the observation while addressing the media in the afternoon at Ganobhaban,

SAVAR (DHAKA): Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay is scheduled to reach Bangladesh on Saturday in a three-day official visit in response to invitation by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh foreign ministry sources said a 10-member delegation including Bhutanese foreign

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday categorically said Bangladesh played a constructive role in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit. She made the observation while addressing the media in the afternoon at Ganobhaban, the official residence of the

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested 10 alleged activists of banned Islamic outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Andar Killa area under Kotowali Thana of the port city on Friday noon. The details of the detainees could not be known immediately. Police sources said the activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir were held

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been addressing the media on Friday afternoon over her recent Malaysia visit and the SAARC Summit held in Nepal. The press conference started at 4:00pm at Ganobhaban, the official residence of the PM. Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League

DHAKA: Islami Andolon Bangladesh leaders on Friday demanded the capital punishment of Abdul Latif Siddique for his derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed (SM), hajj and Tabligh Jamaat. The Islamic leaders voiced the demand in a grand rally staged at North Gate of Baitul Mukarram

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to address the media on Friday afternoon over her recent Malaysia visit and the SAARC Summit held in Nepal.The press conference will be held at 4:00pm at Ganobhaban, the official residence of the PM.Media Adviser to the premier Iqbal Sobhan

CHITAGONG: In a major breakthrough to the country’s shipbuilding industry, government has approved primary registration to the 1st-ever domestic-built self-propelled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrying barge recently.Radiant Shipyard Limited, a subsidiary of Radiant Marine

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid will visit India on a two-day stay on December 18 and 21 at the invitation of the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee. During his stay there, Hamid will stay with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee at the President's House in New Delhi., officials

DHAKA: Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) officials detained seven people with 600 bottles phensidyl, 20 bottles foreign-made wines and two cartoons of bears in separate drives across the city early Friday.Three of the detainees were identified as Azad Mian, 26, Sajeeb Mian 25, and