DHAKA: It has been proved over the years that women entrepreneurs return their loans properly. So, the government can provide soft loans to them. The government can also establish a specialized bank for women with a view to involving the section of populace in business. This will be

DHAKA: At least 11 people including three of a family were killed and scores injured in separate road accidents in Chittagong, Bandarban, Sirajganj and Dinajpur districts on Monday.   Banglanews district and local correspondents report as bellow- CHITTAGONG: Three persons, including

DHAKA: The cabinet on Monday has approved the draft of Coastguard Act-2014 keeping the provision of death penalty, the highest punishment of mutiny.  Cabinet secretary Mosharrf Hossain Bhuiyan made the disclosure after a regular meeting in the noon. BDST: 1453 HRS, JUN 16, 2014

DHAKA: The government fixed 9:00am to 3:30pm with a 15-minute break from 1:15pm to 1:30pm as the office hours for all public, autonomous, semi-autonomous office during the month of holy Ramadan. The decision was taken at a regular meeting of cabinet in city on Monday.  The Supreme

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed urged USA for duty and quota free access in its market for the RMG at a seminar at Harvard University on Saturday.    He also urged the US government to waive the hefty tariff imposed on Bangladesh’s RMG products. Tofail made the urge at an

DHAKA: The government knows nothing about the arrest of Nur Hossian, the prime accused of Narayanganj 7-murder, by Kolkata police.   Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) minister Syed Ashraful Islam came up with the claim in response to a query of journalists after inaugurating

DHAKA: A delegation of US embassy to Dhaka visited the Bihari camp at Kalshi in city's Mirpur area on Monday morning. The team went to the spot around 10:30am and talked to the victims and relatives of the incidents. Earlier on Friday, ten people, including six member of a family, were

PARBATIPUR, DINAJPUR: Three people were killed in a road accident in Ramdubi area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Rezaul Karim, 42, Moktar Hossain, 60 and his wife Jahanara Begum, 50.  Family sources said that a passenger bus of Hanif

NARAYANGANJ: Miscreants slaughtered a murder case accused in Sonargaon upazila of the district on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Sadhan Mia, 30, accused of Pirojpur Union Juba League leader Rippin killing case, and son of Fazlu Mia of Kandarpar area. Confirming the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court deferred the verdict in much-talked-about Ramna Batamul bomb blast case till June 23 as it fails to complete writing the judgment.  Additional Sessions Judge of Dhaka-2 Ruhul Amin re-fixed the date on Monday noon.    Earlier, the same court had fixed June 16 to

DHAKA: Airport customs authority seized 35 pieces gold bars weighing 4.2 kilogram at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday.  Confirming the matter, Airport Customs Office Assistant Commissioner Kamrul Islam told banglanews, “Acting on a tip off, law enforcers seized the

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court did not give any decision on petition challenging the High Court order, declaring illegal the Ashiyan City’s residential project in the capital’s Dakkhin Khan.   An appellate division bench comprising four justices led by Senior

DHAKA: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has arrived Dhaka on Monday morning in a three-day long official visit. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received her Cambodian counterpart at 9:50am at Shajalal International Airport. Hun Sen was given guard of honour and gun salute at that time.  In

DHAKA: Bangladesh is going to be a part in the Trans-Asian Railway link between Europe and Asia via Myanmar-Bangladesh-India-Iran and Turkey. The link which internationally called ‘Trans-Asian railway’ will connect the country’s rail line with international rail network. The

JESSORE: An activist of Juba Dal, the youth wing of BNP, was shot to death by some unidentified assailants in Sheikhhati Mollapara area of the district town on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Maruf Hossain, 27, Juba Dal activist and son of Aiyub Hossain. Witnesses said that

DHAKA: Verdict of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) Tribunal over the Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute is likely to be announced on July 2.  Diplomatic sources said the hearing of the case in the tribunal in Hague of Netherlands filed by Bangladesh was concluded

DHAKA: A three-member inquiry team has been constituted with Deputy Director of Customs Intelligence Mustafizur Rahman to look into the gold smuggling of 16-kg seized by at Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport.  The other members of the committee are Assistant Director Mokaddes Hossain and

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Sunday placed former army personnel Arif Ahmed on a 2-day remand for police interrogation over attempt to kidnap a businessman. Chittagong City Justice Sayed Mashfiqul Islam passed the order when Investigation Officer of the case Atiqul Islam,

DHAKA: The verdict in much-talked-about Ramna Batamul bomb blast case will be delivered on Monday after some 14 years of the deadly blast. Additional Sessions Judge of Dhaka-2 Ruhul Amin fixed the date after concluding arguments on May 28. At the end of the argument, the state

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) spotted some 321 buildings as vulnerable in the capital Dhaka. Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain made the disclosure while addressing the parliament on Sunday.  He told the House that a list of the