DHAKA: The Government has decided to appoint Tarik Ahsan, currently serving as Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the new High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.A career diplomat, Tarik Ahsan belongs to the 09th batch of BCS

DHAKA: Land Management System is going to be digitized as per Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s order, says Minister of land Shamsur Rahman Sharif told. The PM in this regard ordered the officials to start the implementation soon, he said reporters while emerging from the DCs Conference

LONDON: In the recent terrorist list made by the British government, British Bangladeshi youth Rakib Amin was included number 6 of the 25 terrorists who is now fighting for the ISIS in Iraq and Syria. UK Detectives suspect Rakib is collecting money from United Kingdom for the ISIS

DHAKA: European Union (EU) said the situation needs to be redressed so as to ensure sustainable improvements in labour conditions in Bangladesh. The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, said it on Tuesday a report published on reviewing progress made and

DHAKA : India Wednesday said it was "studying" the "full implications" of  the verdict of the Arbitration Tribunal for Delimitation of Maritime Boundary in Hague under which Bangladesh has been given 19,467 sq km of the total 25,602sqkm disputed area.  "The Arbitration Tribunal for

DHAKA: The administrative probe committee on gruesome seven-murder in Narayanganj will decide Wednesday whether its delegation to go to India to quiz Nur Hossain, the main accused of the case. A meeting in this regard is going to be held on the day same, Additional secretary of Public

DHAKA: Bangladesh has won in the maritime dispute verdict in the Hague-based court with India securing 19,467 square kilometers area in the Bay of Bengal.  Diplomatic experts think this it is not only a maritime boundary win but also something more which also a new political equation.

CHITTAGONG: Railway services of Chittagong to the rest parts of the country has been resumed after a six and half-hour halt due to derailment of a container train on Wednesday noon. Confirming the matter, Railway east zone’s General Manager (GM) Mojammel Haque told banglanews that the

RIYADH: A Bangladeshi expatriate was stabbed to death by an Egyptian in Al Misfalah area of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night.  The victim is Azam, 40, hailed from Mirsarai of Chittagong. Sources said the Egyptian national locked into brawl with Azam around 9:30pm at Dahla road of

DHAKA: A drenching, tropical rain and an early onslaught of goals by a powerful Germany team deflated the Brazilian football faithful who packed onto the golden sands of Copacabana beach to watch a World Cup semifinal match on Tuesday. Five early goals by Germany were greeted by mass

DHAKA: International Cricket Council (ICC) President AHM Mustafa Kamal, also Planning Minister of Bangladesh, said that he is agreed with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) about the decision of suspending Shakib Al Hasan for six months. The decision is justified, he added. He made the

BARISAL: A two-year-old baby girl drowned in a canal at Dumuria village of Gaurnadi upazila in the district on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Mariam. Victim’s grandfather Habibur Rahman said Mariam came to visit his house with her mother. She went missing for

DHAKA: A woman was killed as a passenger bus knocked her in Rayerbagh area of the city on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Anarkali, 50, wife of Hazrat Ali. Family sources said that a rashly driven passenger bus knocked her down in the area around 3:00pm, leaving her

DHAKA: The government has decided to appoint M Sufiur Rahman, currently serving as our High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. A career diplomat, M Sufiur Rahman belongs to the 9th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs)

PANCHAGARH: Two people were killed and two others injured as lighting struck them at Debiganj upazila of the district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Ranjita Roy, 35, wife of Manglu Roy of Kamatpara village of the upazila and Pramod Roy, 18, son of Khagendranath Roy of

KISHOREGANJ: The rail communications between Dhaka and Chittagong resumed after five hours halt as two containers of a port city-bound cargo train derailed near Bhairab Rail Station of the district on Tuesday. The container train left Bhairab for Chittagong around 6:10pm after the

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been awarded a total of 19,467 square kilometers water area in the Bay winning battle over maritime boundary against India. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Netherlands passed the order on Monday. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali made the disclosure

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 re-fixed August 21 for hearing of British journalist David Bergman over contempt of court allegation for his derogatory remarks on the ICT on his blog.       Three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order on

NETROKONA: A young man committed suicide as he couldn’t tolerate the death of his father in Singhergao village of Kendua upazila. The deceased was identified as Humayan Kabir, 25, son of late Jalal Uddin of the village. Officer-in-Charge Abhiranjan Dev of Kendua thana said that

MOULVIBAZAR: Bus-truck workers went on 12-hour strike in four districts of Sylhet on Tuesday to meet their three-point demand. Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation called on the strike for 12 hours from 6:00 am that disconnected the districts from Dhaka city resulting severe