DHAKA: ‘Shaheed Dibas’ as well as International Mother Language Day was marked with due solemnity and fervor in Tashkent on February 21.The day’s program began with ceremonial lowering the national flag at half mast in the chancery by Bangladesh ambassador to Uzbekistan Mosud Mannan

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday asked the law enforcers to arrest the schoolteacher who allegedly raped a student of class nine in Gazipur.An HC bench of Justice Kazi Reza-Ul-Haque and Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman passed the order.Earlier in the day, Kaliakair Thana police

FROM RESCUE BOAT (MID PADMA): The government will provide  Tk 1.25 lakh to family members of each deceased of the launch MV Mostofa capsized Sunday noon in mid Padma River. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) chairman Samsuddoha Khondaker disclosed the information Sunday

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated Arfina Begum, general manager of Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) on allegation of amassing illegal wealth and recruiting unskilled staff in exchange of bribe. ACC assistant director (Inquiry and investigation-1) M Saiful

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Community in Belgium marked 21st February, the International Mother Language Day, in Brussels with due fervor and solemnity.Bangladesh embassy in Brussels arranged the program, said an external publicity wing of foreign affairs ministry press release Sunday

DHAKA: Five honorary consuls and consul generals for Bangladesh from Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and Republic of Korea met foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali and state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam on February 20 at foreign ministry in the city.They are visiting

DHAKA: Bus service between Dhaka and India’s Guwahati via Sylhet and Shillong will be flagged off on May 2. The decision came from an inter-ministerial meeting held at the secretariat in city on Sunday with road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader in the chair. Initially,

NARAYANGANJ: At least 15 people were injured after a rashly driven truck collided a head-on with a passenger bus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Purinda area under Araihajar upazila of the district on Sunday morning. Araihajar Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Zaher told banglanews that a Sylhet-bound

DHAKA: The first twenty four hours is ‘golden hour’ for a burn victim patient. If any burn victim gets proper treatment during this time then the survival chance is eighty percent along with immunity from other serious problems. But the victims are not getting proper treatment during

DHAKA: A female student of Kabi Nazrul Government College was severely hurt as a group of blockaders blasted a cocktail from their procession in front of the college in older section of Dhaka on Sunday noon.The victim, identified as Sharmin Sultana (19), was rushed to the Dhaka Medical

RAJBARI: At least 41 bodies were recovered from the launch MV Mostafa capsized Sunday noon in Padma River with more than 150 passengers aboard. The identities of the deceased, including seven minors and 10 women, could not be known immediately. Sources said divers of fire service and

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday noon issued arrest warrant against three ‘Razakars’ of Kishoreganj for their alleged in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice M Enayetur Rahim, ordered law enforcers to

DHAKA: A bus helper, who sustained burn injuries in an arson attack on February 12, lost his battle for life at the burnt unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Sunday.The deceased was identified as M Bappi, 25, son of Dulal Mian of Srirampur village under Mohonganj Upazila of

DHAKA: New Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi Saturday urged Bangladeshi expatriates to uphold their country’s image in the Kingdom by their deeds.The envoy, who took charge of the Riyadh mission on Tuesday, was speaking at the commemoration of the Amar Ekushey and

DHAKA: A launch, MV Mostofa, with more than 200 passengers aboard, capsized after being hit by a cargo boat in the middle of Padma River Sunday.Launch master Afzal Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews and said the launch was on way to Daulatdia ghat.BIWTA officials have started

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in a drive, found a ‘terrorist training camp’ in Lotmoni hill under Banshkhali upazila of the district.The RAB members also detained five people along with huge arms and ammunitions from the camp.The elite force conducted the drive from

DHAKA: A pedestrian died as a front wall of 29 New Eskaton Building collapsed while he was walking in Eskaton road of the city on Friday.The deceased was identified as Obaidul.Officer-in-charge (OC) Mashiur Rahman of Ramna Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the wall

DHAKA: Fire fighters doused a fire after 20 minutes of fanatic efforts since it broke out at BBC Bangla office on the seventh floor IK Tower at Gulshan-2 of the capital Friday morning.Deputy assistant director Abdul Halim of Fire Service and Civil Defense confirmed the matter to

CHITTAGONG: Two elderly men were killed in a head-on collision between two CNG-run auto-rickshaws in Kazirhat area of Fatikchari upazila of the district on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as M Idris, 60, M Osman, 55. Both are hailed from Dayingjuri area of the

DHAKA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, terming her three-day visit to Bangladesh as historic, left the country Saturday night.State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Saran and other high ups of the foreign ministry