DHAKA: Visiting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged about launching a Business and Economy Television Channel in a joint ownership of Bangladesh and India.She also said there was no business restriction for airing Bangladeshi television channels in India.In

DHAKA: Hossain Jakir, Chief Reporter of the Daily Ajker Potroka, passed away on Saturday.He was undergoing treatment at Delta Medical College Hospital in Mirpur of the city. The journo lost his battle with cancer at the hospital in the afternoon.BDST: 1802 HRS, FEB 21, 2015

DHAKA: Mamata Banerjee, visiting Chief Minister of West Bengal, stressed on bilateral cooperation between businessmen for trade and economic development of Bangladesh and India.She said Express Gateway needs to be made among the SAARC member states. She also invited Bangladeshi

DHAKA: Listening to visiting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s request to lift the Hilsa ban, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the fish would be exported to West Bengal after receiving a fair share of Teesta River water.The Premier made the observation when

DHAKA: Amid non-stop blockade, called by BNP-led alliance, a 30-kilometre long traffic jam from Khorpai Mill gate to Daudkandi of Comilla on Dhaka-Chittagong highway has caused sufferings to hundreds of passengers.Highway police said this traffic jam has been created basically due to

DHAKA: Visiting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that the Land Boundary Accord (LBA) would be approved in next Lokshobha session set to start on February 23.She also assured the premier to remain all positive in regard of the Teesta water

DHAKA: Visiting Speaker of United Kingdom’s House of Lords Baroness D’Souza has hoped that democracy and peace would continue in Bangladesh under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She also said Vision-2021 will be achieved successfully if current pace of

DHAKA: Death row convict war criminal Kamaruzzaman has directed his lawyers to proceed for appeal against full verdict of Appellate Division of Supreme Court.     He came up with the direction when defense counsels-- Advocate Mohammad Tazul Islam, Shishir Mohammad Monir, Barrister

DHAKA: US Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced that she has reintroduced a measure in Congress that seeks to promote International Mother Language Day, a holiday that holds special significance to Bangladesh and those of Bangladeshi descent.  Meng’s measure, a Congressional resolution,

DHAKA: Bashundhara Group, one of the largest business conglomerates of the country, paid profound homage to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar at the wee hours of Saturday. A representative team from Bashundhara Group (BG) placed

BARISAL: Two persons were killed in a gunfight with police in Agailjhara of the district on early Saturday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Agailjhara Thana Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 0755 HRS, FEB 21, 2015

DHAKA: Visiting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid homage to the martyrs of the historic language movement by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city at the wee hours of Saturday.After placing wreaths this afternoon, Mamata stood in solemn silence for some

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid their deep homage to the martyrs of the historic language movement by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in city at one minute past midnight tonight.In the first hour of the day, President Abdul Hamid paid

DHAKA: Denying the responsibility of continuous sabotage including hurling petrol bomb, killing and creating violence, BNP led 20-party alliance urged for an investigation under United Nations (UN). Joint Secretary General of BNP Salahuddin Ahmed came up with this urge through a press

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid hoped that the visit of Mamata Banerjee will expedite settlement of crucial pending issues like the Teesta issue and ratification of the Land Boundary Agreement as West Bengal is a major stake in the issues. The West Bengal chief minister made a courtesy call

NILPHAMARI: At least 21 passengers of a bus were injured in a road accident in Kashem Bazar area under Kishoreganj upazila of the district on Friday. Witnesses said that a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch as its driver lost control over the steering in the area at noon,

DHAKA: Two persons were crushed under the wheels of trains in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari and in Keotkhali of Mymensingh on Friday. One of the deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil Sheikh, 45, resident of Sadar upazila. In Goalanda, witnesses said that an intercity train ran over the

DINAJPUR: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained two people with 12 petrol bombs from a shop in Munshir Para area of the district on Friday. The detainees are Debendranath Roy and Harunur Rashid. RAB-13 Dinajpur Crime Prevention-1 Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)

DHAKA: Two cocktails were blasted by miscreants in city’s East Rampura area on Friday afternoon. Witnesses said that a gang of anarchists expolded two cocktails in the area around 3:15pm and fled the scene. However, none was reportedly injured in this incident. BDST: 1944 HRS, FEB

DHAKA: .Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day will be observed from the first minute of Saturday with paying tribute to the language movement martyrs who fought and died on February 21 in 1952 to make mother tongue Bangla a state languageThe whole country is going to