DHAKA: China ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang made a courtesy call on Jatiya Party chairman (JP HM Ershad), also special envoy to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The ambassador met the JP chief and also former president at his Baridhara residence in the city on Thursday noon.JP sources

COX’S BAZAR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend a flag hoisting program of the 10th infantry of Bangladesh Army in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday (March 1).She is scheduled to reach Ramu by helicopter at 11:00am on the day and attend the program as chief guest.The PM is

DHAKA: Police recovered body of an unidentified youth aged around 35 from Dohar upazila of the district on Thursday. Locals said that they found the body on the bank of the river Padma in the area around 11:30am and then informed police. On information, police rushed to spot and

DHAKA: Johannes Matyassy, Assistant State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, will arrive here on February 27 for a 4-day visit to hold the second round of the bilateral political consultation between Bangladesh and Switzerland. The consultation will be

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint M Jashim Uddin, currently serving as Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to Greece.Foreign ministry issued a press release in this regard on Thursday. A career diplomat, M Jashim Uddin served

FENI: A druggie son Ariful Islam chopped his mother to death as she refused to give him money at Mahamaya union in Chhagalnaiya upazila of the district on Thursday.The ill-fated woman was identified as Jahanara Begum, 43, wife of Firoz Ahmed.Mahamaya Union Parishad (UP) chairman Abul

DHAKA: Two people were killed in two separate road accidents in city’s Sayedabad and Mirpur areas on Thursday.Of the deceased, one was identified as Mohammed Quader, 25 but the identity of an elderly man (70) could not be known immediately.In Mirpur, a passenger bus knocked Quader down

CHITTAGONG: The government will set up a Cyber City in Bakalia of the port city and Hi-Tech Park at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET). State Minister Junaid Ahmed Palak for Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology made assertion while

DHAKA: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld order of the High Court that granted bail to Ekushey Television (ETV) chairman Abdus Salam in a pornography case. Earlier, the High Court granted bail to Salam in the case. Following the appeal of the state to stay the HC order, a four-member

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that BNP-Jamaat alliance is committing genocide across the country in the name of movement. She was addressing an inaugural ceremony of ‘The 4th International Conference on Burn and Plastic Surgery’ at Sonargaon Hotel on Thursday noon.

NARAYNGANJ:  A district court on Thursday awarded life term imprisonment to nine people and fined Tk 1 lakh each for killing a freedom fighter of Siddirganj in the district. Narayanganj additional and district session judge Mamunur Rashid handed down the punishment on Thursday in

BAGERHAT: Three forest robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Katlar Khal area under Sarankhola range early Thursday.Two of the deceased were identified as Saddam, 27, and Sohel, 25. Sources said all were the members of local robber gang

LALMONIRHAT: An on-duty Ansar and village Defense Party (VDP) man was killed as a train crushed him in Tushbhander North Ghonesham area under Kaliganj upazila on Thursday.The victim was identified as Bishwanath, 54, resident of Sreekhata village in the upazila.Officer-in-charge (OC) of

FENI: Some miscreants torched the Radhanagar Union Parishad land office in Chhagalnaiya upazila early Thursday.Officer-in-charge (OC) Rashed Khan of Chhagalnaiya Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said some miscreants set the land office on fire in mid-night. Some official papers

MANIKGANJ: Ferry service on Daulatdia-Paturia route resumed on Thursday morning after four hours of suspension to avoid accident due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Assistant manager Mahiuddin Rasel of Paturia ghat section’s business department told banglanews that the ferry

DHAKA: At least seven people were injured in cocktail blasts in Kalabagan and Lalbagh areas of the city Wednesday night.Sources said that two protesters, who were attending anti-violence movement, injured as miscreants blasted a cocktail in front of Shahid Community Center in Lalbagh

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been nominated as a founding member of the 8-member steering committee of the US-led Equal Futures Partnership (EFP). Bangladesh has also been made chair of the EFP Asia Pacific Regional Sub-Committee.These decisions came form a meeting held in Washington DC, USA,

KISHOREGANJ: Law enforcers recovered a hanging body of a Secondary School Certificate (SSC) candidate at Bhairab upazila in the district Wednesday noon.The deceased was identified as Rima Akhter, 16, student of Bhairab KB Pilot High School, and daughter of one Rahmat Ali, hailed from

DHAKA: Miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in Swamibagh area of the city Wednesday evening.No one was reportedly injured, said a spot account of the incident.Fire service control room sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 2010 HRS, FEB 25, 2015

BHOLA: Law enforcers recovered a body of an unidentified woman from Meghna River in Killarchar area under Daulatkhan upazila on Wednesday.Police suspects that the woman might be a victim of the launch, MV Mostafa, capsizal on Paturia-Daulatdia route in the river Padma with over 150