DHAKA: The Gonojagoron Moncho is set to start a mass march towards the Law Ministry demanding the review petition of Sayedee verdict, stopping the mercy system of President and banning the politics of Jamaat-Shibir in the country. The rally will start from Shahbagh in city at 12:00pm.

DUBAI: A Bangladeshi worker was killed as wall of a residential building collapsed on him in a place named Al-Gess area of Dubai on Saturday.  The deceased was identified as Muhammad Shamim.  Four others were also injured in the accident and Dubai police sent them to hospital. 

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived home on Saturday night ending her four-day official visit in Italy.  The aircraft carrying the PM landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city around 11:50pm.  Meanwhile, Ministers, Military officers and high officials received

DHAKA: The customs authorities detained a Pakistani national along with one crore Indian currency from city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday.The Pakistani man, Abdul Nurul Alam, was detained from Green Channel area of the airport around 6:30pm.Assistant

DHAKA: The 2030 Water Resources Group (2030WRG) initiated some activities in Bangladesh to efficiently manage water resources in the long term for ultimate economic, public and environmental benefit.  A discussion about the Private Public consultation in Bangladesh was held in Dhaka on

DHAKA: District bus owners and workers association has called an indefinite transport strike in the district from Sunday morning protesting the vandalizing of buses and trucks.Roads and Transport Workers Union President Selim Ahmed Falik confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has said regional coordination is essential to achieve the goals set by South Asian countries, including Bangladesh. She came up with the observation while addressing a seminar titled ‘Vision -2014, Regional Cooperation’ organized by

DHAKA: Former Indian president and renowned scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam left Dhaka on Saturday.He left Hazrat Shahjala International Airport around 5:20pm.Earlier on Friday, he reached Dhaka at the invitation of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).The former Indian

DHAKA: Former Indian president and renowned scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam left Dhaka on Saturday.He left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 5:20pm.Earlier on Friday, he reached Dhaka at the invitation of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI).The former Indian

CHITTAGONG: A professor was killed in a road accident on Eidulpur bypass road in Sitakunda unpazila of the district on Sunday morning. The deceased was identified as Joynul Abedin, 60, professor of Management Department at Sitakunda Bijoy Sarani Degree College, hailed from Syedpur

COMILLA: Miscreants slaughtered a schoolboy and stole his auto-rickshaw in Pihar area under Burichang Upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Nazmul Hasan, 14, a student of class eight of Gobindapur Ali Mia Bhuiyan High School and an auto-rickshaw puller.

DHAKA: A Visioning Session of the Diversity Plaza, that was created in 2011 to provide more green and community space in Jackson Heights in New York, has been arranged at PS 69 Cafeteria (77-02 37th Avenue), Jackson Heights from 2:00pm-4:00pm on Sunday (October 19). Council Member Daniel

DHAKA: Customs officials seized 64 pieces of gold bars weighing seven kilograms from a passenger at Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday morning.  The detainee is identified as Abdul Latif, a passenger from Dubai. Confirming the matter Custom Intelligence Department Assistant

DHAKA: The nation is celebrating the 50th birthday of Sheikh Russell, youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, on Saturday in a befitting manner. On this day in 1964, Russell was born at the historic Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi in the city. He was the

RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) asked all foreign hajjis to leave the country within November 8. Hatem bin Hussein Gadi, spokesperson of the kingdom’s Ministry of Hajj, confirmed the matter to media. Hatem told that monitoring station has been set up for the hajji

DHAKA: Dozens of Bangladeshis have been rescued after being abducted and shipped to Thailand to be sold as slaves, reports BBC.The men were promised well-paid jobs, before being drugged, bound and kidnapped.The government in Thailand say they are trying to fight the slave trade, but

SYLHET: A law suit has been filed with the Shah Paran Thana on Friday night naming six and another 5/6 unnamed local terrors on charge of attacking banglanews24.com’s staff correspondent at Sylhet Abdullah Al Noman. Abdullah Al Noman himself filed the law suit. The case statement said

DHAKA: Former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam reached at Dhaka on Friday on an invitation of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI). The former Indian President addressed a program of various university students of science department at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. He is

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the expatriate Bangladeshis to put all-out efforts in mounting country’s image and dignity before the world community. In this connection, she also called upon them to contribute more for strengthening the economy of Bangladesh upholding the

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visited Cenacolo Vinciano, one of the greatest masterpieces of Italian art genius Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, located in the Church at Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan of Italy Friday afternoon local time.The premier went around different parts of