DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) affairs adviser and also her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said that the young entrepreneurs will build the future of Bangladesh.He mentioned many developments of the government and said ‘We are not only

DHAKA: A 50-member group of noted citizens named ‘People’s SAARC Bangladesh Process Group’ on Saturday said Nepal is the most liberal country among the SAARC nations. Speakers made the assertion at a press conference at National Press Club in city in the morning. Members of the

DHAKA: A man was detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Saturday along with five gold bars, weighing 0.5kg. Earlier in the morning, customs intelligence detained another man with 20 gold bars weighing 2kg from the airport. However, the second detainee was Shaymal

DHAKA: Workers of a readymade garment (RMG) factory staged a demonstration by blocking roads from Mirpur-1 to Technical intersection over due payment at Mirpur area in city Saturday morning. Witnesses told banglanews that the incident took place around 10:00am as hundreds workers of

DHAKA: Customs intelligence on Saturday detained a man with 20 gold bars weighing 2kgs from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city. The detainee is Molla Hashem, who landed Dhaka by a Bangladesh Biman flight from Malaysia. Confirming the matter, customs joint commissioner Kazi

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) affairs adviser, also her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said that there are many falsehoods going on against the liberation war and freedom of the country.These falsehoods should be prevented, he added.Joy

DHAKA: The former high commissioners of Bangladesh and India claimed that the main problem of the bilateral relation between the two countries is that many agreements had signed, but those were never implemented.The ex-high commissioners made the remarks while addressing the ‘1st

JESSORE: Law enforcers held two miscreants with six bombs from Kharki area of the district town on Friday.The detainees are—Billal and Mamun.Police sources said that two miscreants were held from the area and according to their confession police recovered six bombs from the area.A

DHAKA: Law enforcers have asked landlords and flat owners to be alert in letting flats to foreigners in the capital.  Deputy Commissioner of Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police Krishnapada Roy made the urge in a press briefing at city’s Mintoo road over the arrest of 31

DHAKA: The Government of India has conveyed its concurrence to the upgradation of the Bangladesh Visa Office in Agartala to an Assistant High Commission. The move came in response to a request made by Bangladesh, says a press release issued by High Commission of India to Dhaka on

DHAKA: An Indian citizen was detained with 3kg gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Friday.  The detainee is Mahesh Kumar Gopal Dash. Sources told banglanews that the customs intelligence authorities detained him on Friday noon. Confirming the matter, customs

DHAKA: The relationship between Bangladesh and India as neighbours has reached to a new high. Over all relationship between the two neighbours is good though sometimes there are ups and downs basing on socio-economic conditions. Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali on Friday made

SIRAJGANJ: At least 10 people including five police were injured in a gunfight with robbers at Ghargram Bazar area under Tarash upazila early Friday. The injured include the Officer-in-Charge of Tarash Thana Ataur Rahman, Sub-Inspector Mirza Mojaharul Islam, Assistant Sub-Inspectors

DHAKA: Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Mohammad Ziauddin met the influential Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield, who is also the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power and a member of the Bangladesh Caucus, at the Capitol Hill of Washington DC Thursday. External Publicity Wing

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police on Thursday, in a night long drive, detained at least 31 foreigners from different areas of the capital for living illegally in Bangladesh. Though the identities of the detainee couldn’t be known immediately, but most of them are from African

DHAKA: Miscreants stabbed three people and snatched Tk one lakh from them at Kafrul area in city on Thursday night. The victims, identified as Jalaluddin (24), Sumon (18) and Nurul Islam (50), were locals of East Shewrapara.They were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.Jalaluddin

DHAKA: With a view to collecting more Bangladeshi students, Malaysian national Azahari Bin Omar, head of admission department of Kuala Lumpur-based Financial Training & Management Services (FTMS) College, is staying at Dhaka now.While present students of FTMS College urged the

DHAKA: Police arrested Humayun Sultan as his wife Shamrukh Mahjabeen (26) died unnaturally on Thursday.Mehjabeen’s husband, Humayun, is the elder son of Khan Tipu Sultan, former MP from Jessore-5.The victim’s father a retired engineer Nurul Islam filed a murder case with Dhanmondi

CHITTAGONG: Members of Detective Branch (DB) of Police, in a raid on Thursday night, nabbed 96 people, including 62 men and 34 women on charge of anti-social activities from Hotel Agrabad in the port city. Police also recovered several bottles of foreign-made alcoholic drinks.Port city

DHAKA: Thailand is buckling under the burden of sheltering and feeding hundreds of boat people over the past month, the government said as it appealed for help from rights groups and non-governmental organisations.  Many of the arrivals are Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority from