DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the officials of public administration ministry to take effective measures in accelerating work process in the ministry. She said that the objective of the government is to go forward. Public administration ministry is the ‘heart’ of the

DHAKA: The technical evaluation committee of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Sunday recommended that there is no need to increase of the retail power price for REB consumers rather the price would be increased by 0.27 percent after bulk price hike. The committee made

DHAKA: The body of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will arrive in the country on Tuesday morning. A flight of Malaysian Airlines, carrying body of Koko, will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:30am on the day, confirmed a family source

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence seized two kilograms gold from a hard disk of a computer at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:45am Sunday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Customs Joint Commissioner Ziauddin said, 20 gold bars weighing two kgs were found in a parcel that

DHAKA: Miscreants hurled cocktails at a private car in front of La Vinci Hotel in Karwan Bazar area on Sunday, leaving its diver injured.The victim was identified as Sharbat Ali, 30, who had been driving the private car of South Keraniganj municipality mayor Sayed.Sharbat told

KUALA LAMPUR: The first namaz-e-janaza of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, was held at Masjid Negara, Malaysia's National Mosque, in Kuala Lumpur after Zohr prayers on Sunday noon.Thousands of BNP leaders and activists, supporters, well wishers including

JESSORE: The 191st birth anniversary of one of the major pillars of Bangla literature Michael Madhusudan Dutta will be held on January 25 (12 Magh of Bangla calendar).The poet, who earned fame for writing sonnets and heroic epic ‘Meghnadh Badh Kabya’, was born in 1824 in a famous

DHAKA: Members of joint forces, in a nightlong special drive, detained nine people on suspicion of vandalism in the city.Deputy Commissioner of Police of Wari division Mostaq Ahmmed confirmed the matter Sunday morning.He said that the joint forces from Saturday midnight conducted a

CHANDINA, COMILLA: Two persons were killed and five others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Khadghor area under Chandina upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Billal Hossain, 25, son of Abdur Razzak and Shahin, 24, son of Mofizul Islam,

KUALA LAMPUR: The body of Arafat Rahman Koko, younger son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will be flown to Dhaka on Monday.BNP delegation along with Shamim Iskander, younger brother of former premier Khaleda Zia, has already arrived in Malaysia to bring back the body of Koko.The first

NAGAON: Miscreants set alight two buses that led another bus to catch fire at Dhaka Bus Stand of the district on Sunday morning during the early hours on nationwide non-stop 36-hour hartal called by BNP-led 20-party alliance.Locals said they saw that a passenger bus of TR Travels

DHAKA: Two people were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Banasree of Rampura in the capital early Sunday.Two members of the elite force sustain also injuries during the gunfight.Identity of the deceased, aged between 35 and 40 years, could not be

DHAKA: At least 227 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country including capital to maintain law and order in the context of BNP-led 20-party-alliance called non-stop 36-hour countrywide hartal.Sources told banglanews that there are more 77

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her visit and intent to share her grief at son Koko’s death.Khaleda’s press secretary Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel, while quoting her as saying after waking up from ‘sleeping’ on Saturday night, said that she

DHAKA: At least three cocktails have been blasted one after another in Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) area on Dhaka University campus in the capital Saturday night.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place around 10:00pm.Miscreants, who hurled the cocktails, escaped the place

DHAKA: BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman’s Malaysia visit is cancelled due to visa issuing complexity.He was scheduled to go to Malaysia from London to see his younger brother Arafat Rahman Koko who passed away Saturday.A competent source of BNP said Tarique Rahman would not be

DHAKA: Police on Saturday declared a cash reward of Tk 5 lakh in helping to catch the responsible for arson attack in Jatrabari on Friday night during blockade.A press release signed by Inspector General (Media) of Police Headquarters Jalal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury informed the

DHAKA: Newly appointed US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, who will replace current US ambassador Dan W Mozena, is set to arrive in Dhaka on Sunday.Diplomatic sources confirmed the matter to banglanews on Saturday.On May 22 of 2014, US President Barack Obama

RIYADH: President Abdul Hamid has reached Riyadh on Saturday to pay his respect in person at the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.The plane carrying the president landed at King Khalid International Airport at 2:40pm Saudi local time.Bangladesh ambassador to Riyadh

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, is going to Gulshan office of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to console her at the death of his younger son Arafat Rahman Koko.The premier will go to at the Gulshan office at 8:00pm, said Deputy Press Secretary to