CHITTAGONG: Power outage halted flight operations from 6:30am to 8:20am at Shah Amanat Airport Wednesday. Confirming the matter to banglanews, manager of the airport Wing Commander Nur-e-Alam Bhuiyan said the disruption occurred after a technical problem in the power distribution panel.

JHALOKATHI: At least eight people were killed and dozens others injured as a passenger bus plunged into roadside ditch in Bishwasbari area under Rajapur upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.Of the deceased, four were identified as Shaon Hossain, 35, and his wife Kulsum Begum,

DHAKA: The government has appointed NM Ziaul Alam as new director general (DG) of Department of Immigration and Passport.The public administration ministry issued the order on Tuesday.Additional secretary Ziaul Alam was discharging duties at cabinet division.BDST: 1928 HRS, DEC 23, 2014

DHAKA: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on a three-day visit on Saturday.The foreign ministry sources said Wang Yi will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here around 6:40 Saturday.During the visit, Wang Yi will meet foreign minister of

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved eight projects involving Tk 10,625 crore.The approval came from the ECNEC meeting on Tuesday held at the NEC conference room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar with its chairperson and Prime Minister

DHAKA: The American Embassy in Dhaka, including the Consular Section and the American Center with the Archer K Blood American Center Library and the Education USA Student Advising Center, will remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday for observance of Christmas, an American

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday handed down death penalty to three men for killing an electrician named Rubel, concealing his body and claming extortion in Old Dhaka. Judge M Rezaul Islam of Fifth Special Judge Court passed the order in the morning.The convicts also fined Tk 25,000 each,

DHAKA: A fire broke out in a compartment of Parabat Express train at Kamlapur Railway Station in city on Tuesday.The reason of the fire could not be known immediately. The blaze is now under control, sources added.The fire originated around 4:00pm. Kamlapur Railway sources confirmed the

JHALOKATHI: At least seven people were killed and dozens others injured as a bus plunged into roadside ditch in Bishwasbari area under Rajapur upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.  Witnesses said a Barisal-bound passenger bus of Rupom

DHAKA: Barbara Wickham will arrive in Bangladesh on January 1 to take up her new post as Country Director British Council Bangladesh. Barbara Wickham started her professional career in 1978, when she embarked on a lifelong passion for English and education as an English as foreign

JHALAKATHI: Four people are feared dead and many others injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Biswashbari area under Rajapur upazila at 3:45pm Tuesday.Locals and law enforcers rushed to the spot and took part in the rescue operation.However, the injured were rushed

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 asked the government to initiate compensation schemes for Biranganas and war children to ensure their financial and social rehabilitation. The tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan passed the order while reviewing the death penalty to Syed

KOLKATA: President Abdul Hamid has invited Indian States of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to visit Bangladesh. Hamid extended his invitation to Mamata on Monday while they attended a dinner hosted by Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi at Raj Bhavan in honor of Bangladesh

DHAKA: In reaction to the death penalty to former Jatiya Party state minister Syed Mohammad Qaisar, party chairman HM Ershad said that they believe in trial. Expressing instant reaction to banglanews, Jatiya Party chief said there is nothing to say about the verdict. “We believe in

NARAYANGANJ: Law enforcing agency personnel recovered the skeleton of a journalist from Sonargaon upazila of the district Monday evening.The identity of the deceased was confirmed as Abdur Rob, a Mirpur correspondent of ‘Aparadh Chitro’ from the identity card found at his

FENI: A fire broke out at Khaza Market, adjacent to the Chhagalnaiya municipality office in the district on Tuesday morning.On information, a fire fighting unit rushed to the spot and doused the blaze, fire service sources added.Confirming the matter, Fire Service and Civil Defense

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday handed down death sentence to three men for killing an electrician named Rubel, concealing his body and claming extortion in Old Dhaka.  Judge M Rezaul Islam of Fifth Special Judge Court passed the order in the morning. BDST: 1238 HRS, DEC 23, 2014

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Tuesday awarded death penalty to Syed Mohammad Qaisar, a former Jatiya Party state minister, for committing crimes against humanity and other offences during the 1971 Liberation War. A three-member judge panel of ICT-2 led by Justice Obaidul

DHAKA: The 3rd death anniversary of veteran Awami League (AL) leader, also Liberation War organizer, Abdur Razzak is being observed on Tuesday with due respect. Abdur Razzak, a former minister, passed away at the age of 69 at King’s College Hospital of London on the day of 2011. AL

DHAKA: A three-member tribunal led by Justice Obaidul Hasan has started reading the verdict against Syed Mohammad Qaisar, a former Jatiya Party state minister, in a war crimes case filed against him for his deeds during the liberation war in 1971. ICT-2 chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan has