DHAKA: Syeda Hasina Sultana, wife of former state minister for housing and public works Abdul Mannan Khan, on Thursday surrendered before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in a corruption case.Later, she sought bail in the corruption case against her filed by Anti-Corruption

BHOLA: The indefinite transport strike, called by Bhola district bus and minibus owners association, is underway on all internal routes for indefinite period demanding trial of attackers on bus, ban on plying illegal vehicles for traffic jam reduction.The strike began on Wednesday

DHAKA: British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development Lynne Featherstone will arrive in Dhaka on Sunday in a three-day visit.During her visit, she will meet Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Foregn Minister AHM Mahmood Ali and State Minister for

DHAKA: The Syrian military has stepped up air strikes on rebel areas dramatically, carrying out more than 200 in recent days, opposition activists say.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raids took place mostly in western areas between midnight on Sunday and noon on

DHAKA: Former Jamaat-e-Islami chief Ghulam Azam has been kept at coronary care unit (CCU) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).He is now serving 90-year imprisonment for war crimes committed during liberation war 1971.The physical condition of Ghulam Azam, now 92, has

FROM SANGSAD SOUTH PLAZA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday categorically said proper decision and self-confident can develop the country. “The proper decision and self-confident can progress the country. I have faced impediment for several times but the journey of the

MUNSHIGANJ: A Munshiganj court on Wednesday awarded lifetime imprisonment to five people in a murder case. The Additional District and Sessions Judge court Magistrate M Shajahan Kabir passed the order around 2:00pm. The convicts are Mati Mal, 45, Hannan Mal, 32, Manik Mal, 28, Billal

DHAKA: Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) has taken elaborated program to celebrate Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (October 19-25). This week is Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, an international event to build awareness that lead, a toxic metal harmful to the

DHAKA: US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena said Rana Plaza building collapse and Tazreen Fashions fire have created an opportunity for Bangladesh to transform the apparel sector by bringing it to agreed standards for fire safety, factory structural soundness and respect for

JHENIDAH: At least 10 students of a primary school fall sick eating power spice in the school at Balaramnagar village in Kotchandpur upazila of the district on Wednesday. The students of the Balaramnagar Primary School are Tarique, Sagar, Meherab, Ratan Kumar, Tushar, Shamim, Zihad,

DHAKA: The government has decided to accord the status of a State Minister in favour of Syed Muazzem Ali, High Commissioner designate to India. The disclosure came from a press release issued by the External Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. The Cabinet

LONDON: London Metropolitan Police on Tuesday detained Barrister Abu Sayem, the newly appointed Human Rights Affairs Adviser to BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique Rahman, on allegation of helping his client by making fake documents. Sources said Barrister Abu Sayem was detained from his

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed a youth, Haider Ali Mijhi, on a two-day remand for posting a photo on the facebook with derogatory remarks ridiculing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Judge Shahriar Mahmood Adnan passed the order when

FROM RIYADH: Five Bangladeshis were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Jabal al-Noor area of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning (local time). The deceased were identified as Ayub, Nazir Hossain, Farid, M Alam and Masur Alam, hailed from Eidgah area of Cox’s

DHAKA: Police Headquarters on Wednesday suspended the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sher-e-Bangla Thana and arrested its sub-inspector (SI) for opening fire on a businessman to prove him a terrorist. Deputy commissioner Biplab Kumar Sarkar of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Tejgaon Zone

DHAKA: The Steering Group of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) has unanimously accepted Bangladesh’s bid to Chair the GFMD in 2016 during a meeting at the Steering Group of the Forum held in Geneva.  Bangladesh delegation at the meeting was led by Shahidul Haque,

DHAKA: The ICC and BCB have jointly appealed against the reduction of Mohammad Ashraful's suspension, and the ruling on five others who were accused in the Bangladesh Premier League corruption case. The two boards have lodged the appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) decided to investigate into the allegations against its nine officials, including director general of the anti-graft body Kamrul Hossain Mollah, for obtaining fake freedom fighter certificates. The other ACC officials are its directors Golam Yahiya

CHITTAGONG: At least three workers sustained burn injuries in a fire at a gum factory in port city’s Kalurghat area on Wednesday. The victims are Nipur Chowdhury, Nikhil Dash, and Bidyut Barua. Sources told banglanews that the fire broke out at factory of ‘Readymade Industries’ in

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Author Taslima Nasreen once again sparked controversy after she tweeted about her new boyfriend on Twitter. She posted a picture of herself with her boyfriend and gave a status “My boyfriend is 20 years younger than me. It’s cool”. Nearly 22 people retweeted the