DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the people country do not want any conflict rather they want peace.“Our key goal is to build a peaceful country where people of all walks of life will stay happily,” she said.The PM was addressing the inaugural program on the occasion

Australia 530 (SPD Smith 192, Ryan Harris 74, CH Rogers 57, BJ Haddin55, SR Watson 52, Shami 4/138, UT Yadav 3/130, R Ashwin 3/134 and 7 for 261 (CH Rogers 69, Shaun Marsh 62*, DA Warner 40, I Sharma 2/49, R Ashwin 2/56 UT Yadav 2/73) lead India 465 (Virat Kohli 169, Ajinka Rahane 147,

JESSORE: A Bangladeshi died after falling off roof during working in Firozabad of Malaysia on December 28 evening.The deceased was identified as Abdul Kuddus, 40, son of Abdus Samad, resident of Monirampur of the district.Family sources confirmed the matter to banglanews saying Kuddus

DHAKA: Bangladesh ambassador to Vietnam Shahab Ullah presented his credentials to Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Monday. Receiving the ambassador, the President expressed his satisfaction and said, in his tenure, the friendly relations between

DHAKA: Bangladesh Railway authorities on Monday sued the driver of cargo lorry that killed at least six people after it hit a train in city’s Kamalapur area.Railway senior deputy assistant engineer Abdul Matin Mandal filed the case with Government Railway Police (GRP) Kamalapur Thana in

DHAKA: The ferry service carrying shipping minister Shahjahan Khan resumed after 12 hours of halt due to dense fog in Mawa-Kawrakandi route on Monday.The services resumed around 11:00am.Mawa ghat sources said the minister was returning Dhaka from Madaripur on Sunday. On the way,

DHAKA: Immediate after the collision between a train and a freight lorry at Kamalapur Railway Station, Railway Minister Mujibul Haque termed the accident only accident.“The accident is accident,” he said while talking to journalist at the spot immediate after the accident.He, however,

JESSORE: Motor workers have called for a 48-hour long transport strike, starting from Wednesday dawn, on 32 routes of 10 districts in Khulna Division.The districts are Bagerhat, Chuadanga, Jessore, Jhenaidah, Khulna, Kushtia, Magura, Meherpur, Narail and Satkhira.Sources told banglanews

DHAKA: The government is going to establish a specialized public university in Gazipur. The cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of Digital University, Bangladesh Act 2014’ for establishing the university.  The approval came from a meeting of the cabinet with Prime

DHAKA: At least six people, including a woman, were killed and 10 others injured as a freight lorry hit a train at Kamalapur area in city on Monday noon.Of the deceased, three were identified as Nayeem Islam, 15, son of M Yunus of Bakerganj upazila under Barisal district, Mujibur Rahman,

DHAKA: After one-hour effort, fire fighting team doused the fire at a packaging factory, Five Star Interlining, in Borobari area of Gazipur on Monday noon.On in formation, four fire fighting units of Gazipur and Tongi rushed to the spot and brought the flame with the help of local

DHAKA: A man sustained bullet injury when police opened fire at picketers in front of Pallabi Thana Super Market in the city on Monday.Officer-in-Charge of Pallabi Thana Sayed Ziauzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said a group of picketers numbering around 40 vandalized 7-8

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 fixed Tuesday for pronouncing verdict on war crimes case against Jamaat Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam.The judges Monday kept the case on the top of the cause list for the day.On September 18, the court kept the judgment

BARGUNA: A passenger bus plunged into a pond on Barguna-Nishanbari road of the district on Monday morning.Seven critically injured were whished off to the Barguna Hospital while the fate of other passengers was unknown.Barguna Bus Workers’ Union president Shahbuddin Sabu confirmed the

DHAKA, SAVAR: Two passengers were killed and 20 others injured in a road accident in Moragang area of Ashulia, outskirts of the city, on Monday.One of the deceased was identified as Sohel, hailed from Barisal.Sources said a Abdullapur-bound bus of Classical transport coming from Baipal

GOALANDA: Ferry services in the Daulatdia-Paturia route in Padma River resumed on Monday morning after an 11-hour halt due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) issued order to resume the services at 9:15am

DHAKA: At least 122 leaders and activists of 20-party alliance were detained during hartal hours countrywide till 10:00am Monday.Ten BNP men were detained at capital’s Naya Paltan, Azimpur and New Market areas, 38 in Gazipur, 26 in Comilla, 8 in Chandpur, 14 in Manikganj, 8 in Feni,

DHAKA: A suspected thief was beaten to death by a mob at Rasulbagh under Kamrungirchar of the city early Monday.The deceased was identified as Swpan Mia, 35, son of late Abdul Motaleb of Munshihati area of Kamrungirchar.Deceased’s brother-in-law Ismail told banglanews that someone

DHAKA: Shipping minister Shahjahan Khan was stuck mid-Padma River for 10-hours as a ferry carrying him halted due to the dense fog in Shimulia-Kawrakandi sea route on Monday. Sources said Shahjahan Khan and MP Bahauddin Nasim boarded on the ferry ‘Kakoli’ from Kawrakandi around

DHAKA: The cyber war began soon after Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) had killed Bangladeshi people including Felani, cattle traders and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in between 2011-12.Black Hat hackers of Bangladesh, along with Bangladesh Cyber Army, hacked about