DHAKA: The fifth session of the 10th parliament is set to begin on Monday afternoon.The first session of this year will start at 4:00pm through delivering speech by President Abdul Hamid based on government activities highlighting its development works.Parliament sources said general

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police claimed to detain four suspected members of terrorist outfit IS from Jatrabari and Khilkhet of the capital early Monday.The detainees are-- Sakhwatul Kabir alias Kabir, Anwar Hossain, Rabiul Islam and Nazrul Islam. Deputy Police Commissioner of

DHUNAT, BOGRA: Miscreants slaughtered a newly married school teacher in his house in Rudrobaria village under Dhunat upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 35, son of Azmal Hossain, assistant teacher of a local primary school.Confirming the matter

BOGRA: At least four people were killed and over a dozen hurt as a bus, carrying Ijtema devotees from Tongi, collided head on with a truck in Shahjahanpur Thana early Monday.The deceased were identified as Habibur Rahman, 60, Intaj Ali, 50, Ashraful, 60 and Taslim Uddin, 60. They all

DHAKA: An unidentified man, aged around 40, was killed allegedly in a gunfight at AGB colony of city’s Motijheel area early Monday.Sub-Inspector (SI) Saidul Islam of Motijheel Thana told banglanews that being informed from locals, a team of police rushed to the spot.A police

DHAKA: Two people were electrocuted in Demra area of the city on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Parvez, 19 and Arif 17.Sources said the incident took place at a house adjacent to Shantibagh Shamsul Haque Khan School and College in Konapara area of Demra around

DHAKA: Miscreants slaughtered a businessman in his resident in East Tejturi Bazar under Tejgaon Thana in the city on Saturday.The deceased was identified as M Kalu, 40, a business of Karwan Bazar.Tejgaon Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Shamim Shikder confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1924

DHAKA: Head of the chancery of the Bangladesh embassy in Riyadh, Mohammed Ayub is deliberately creating obstacles to discourage the outsourcing company to process data entry for issuing Machine Readable Passport (MRP) to migrant workers.As per instruction of International Civil

DHAKA: A domestic help allegedly committed suicide on love affairs by jumping from an 18-storey building in Boro Moghbazar area of the city.The deceased was identified as Fatema Akhter, 20, daughter of Jaban Ali, hail from Madhupurkanda village under Fulpur upazila in Mymensingh

DHAKA: State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Saturday said all out preparations have been taken to ensure services for devotees in the upcoming two-phase Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after the holy Hajj.He said it while talking to reporters after a

DHAKA: The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be marked on Sunday across the country as elsewhere in the Muslim World with due respect and religious fervor.  Various religious, socio-political and cultural organizations are

DHAKA: Maitree Express will leave Dhaka and Kolkata thrice a week on the route from now on aimed at meeting up the increasing demand of travelers. Ministry of Railways has issued a press release on Saturday. The first train will leave Dhaka on Monday as per new schedule.At present, the

CHITTAGONG: A fire broke out at Singapore Cooperative Market in Halisahar area of the port city on Wednesday evening.Agrabad Fire Service control room operator Bisu Das told banglanews, some 18 vans of five fire fighting units doused the blaze after trying for two hours around

DHAKA: Ambassador M Shameem Ahsan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Offices in Geneva presented his letters of credence to the Holy Father Pope Francis at Vatican City.The Holy Father welcomed him and offered his personal good wishes for the Christmas and the New Year. He

DHAKA: DATCO Group Chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher alias Prince Moosa on Wednesday admitted about his weapon business but failed to show license or other legal papers related to his business to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).ACC Commissioner Sahabuddin Chuppu was talking to journalists at

CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the newly-commissioned officers of Bangladesh Army to serve country and countrymen generously.She also asked the officers to remain always alert and ready for safeguarding the country’s hard-earned independence and

LALMONIRHAT: Locomotive Master (LM), Assistant Locomotive Master (ALM) and the guard of a Lalmonirhat-bound train were suspended on Wednesday for their involvement in selling oil from the engine of the train stealthily.The accused are Guard of the train Moinul Haque, LM Rashedul Islam

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday enjoined Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police to submit probe reports over two cases filed over Rana Plaza collapse on February 1.Senior Judicial Magistrate of Dhaka Kazi Shahidul Islam passed the order as the investigation officer (IO)

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over ‘Bangabandhu Krishi Padak-1419’ to 30 persons and institutions at a function held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city on Saturday.They were given the awards of five-gold, eight-silver and 17-bronze medals for their respective

DHAKA: The 43rd anniversary of victory will be celebrated on Wednesday in a befitting manner with the promise of regular presentation of national anthem at city’s historical Suhrawardy Udyan at 4:31pm of December 16 every year.A National Committee for Victory Day Celebration on