DHAKA: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Nasrul Hamid on Saturday categorically said ten years hence there would not be any hanging power line. “All the power distribution lines and sub-stations will be shifted to underground,” he said. The state

GAIBANDHA: A drug addicted son killed his father at Rifayetpur village under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Motin Moti, 52, hailed from Bogra district. Locals said Abdul Motin and his son Uchhas, a student of class-X locked into an

FROM NEW DELHI: The third Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) of India and Bangladesh renewed their commitment to finalize the Interim Agreement for sharing of the waters of the Teesta and Feni rivers. The assurance came from a joint statement after the third Consultative Commission

RIYADH: A total of 15 Bangladeshi pilgrims, who came to perform the holy hajj this year, died in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The deceased include 13 men and two women. Of them, 11 breathed their lasts in Makkah and four in Madina. Sources said Mohammad Nurul Hosen, 61, hailed from Noakhali

FROM NEW DELHI: The third Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting between two neighbouring countries Bangladesh and India held in New Delhi on Saturday. The meeting, which started at 10:00am (India local time), continued till 2:30pm.  Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bar Council on Saturday announced to boycott the courts, including the Supreme Court, for September 22. Bar Council enrollment committee member Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon made the announcement in the morning after after a view exchange meeting with the members of the

DHAKA: Authorities concerned on Saturday declared a halt to passenger launches plying on different internal river routes in Barisal and Bhola districts due to bad weather. Barisal River port sources said sails of two launches were cancelled at the port following met office asked river

FROM SAVAR: A fire broke out at shooting spot of film star Manwar Hossain Dipjal in Savar, on outskirts of the capital, on Saturday noon. Five fire fighting units brought the fire under control after trying for one hour. Dipjal claimed that the fire gutted properties worth two crore.

FROM DELL CARNIVAL, BCIC:  Dell Inc, a multinational computer technology company, has arranged a carnival, a two-day fest of technology products, at Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital commenced from Friday. Organizers requested participants of the seven-day long

NAOGAON: Border Security Force (BSF) of India abducted a Bangladeshi from Kalmudanga frontier in Sapahar upazila of the district on Saturday morning.  The victim is- Nurul Islam, 35, son of Azad Hossain.  Victim’s father said that Nurul Islam along with several cowboys of a cattle

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her address at Central Park will seek help from the world leaders to face the adverse challenges of Climatic change for people oriented, global friendly measures for sustainable developments. She will also highlight the achievements of

CHITTAGONG: Four people sustained burn injuries and four more went missing in a fire at fishing boat in Firingi Bazar area of Karnaphuli River in the port city on Saturday. The cause of fire could not be known immediately. The injured are - Nur Uddin, 43, Liton, 30, Akber, 30 and

CHITTAGONG: Four people sustained burn injuries and four more went missing in a fire at fishing boat in Firingi Bazar area of Karnaphuli River in the port city on Saturday. The cause of fire could not be known immediately. The injured are - Nur Uddin, 43, Liton, 30, Akber, 30 and

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the students are moving forward and will be go on overcoming all challenges. Hasina was addressing the closing ceremony of the 43rd Bangladesh National School & Madrasa Summer Sports Competition at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the

GAZIPUR: Some 25 readymade garment workers have fallen sick due to drinking contaminated water at Master Garments in Bhogra area of the district on Saturday morning. Local sources said that the workers fell sick after drinking water and having tiffin of the garment factory around

DHAKA: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three.Bangladesh meteorological Department, in a special bulletin, said the low over west-central bay and adjoining Andhara-Orissa coast moved

The years of misrule by military autocrats and anti-liberation forces dominated BNP rule facilitated creation of a corrupt, opportunists syndicate in Bangladesh. This evil group owns media, banks, insurance, business, universities and education institutions. Millions of dollars this

DHAKA: A youth was killed in a road crash in Sobahanbagh area of Dhanmandi in the city on Saturday morning.  The deceased was identified as Sagar, 26, son of Furkan Mia.  Witnesses said that seeing an injured youth lying on street in the area, they sent him to Dhaka Medical College

COMILLA: A school boy was killed and 20 others were injured in a road accident in Durgapur area of Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Rafsan, a student of class six of Comilla Ispahani Public School & College, son of Kaium Mia. Family

THAKURGAON: Four Bangladeshi cattle traders were shot by Border Security Force (BSF) of India on Beurjhari frontier under Baliadangi upazila on Friday night.The injured traders are- Tozammel Hossain, Mistar Ahmed, Sadekul Islam and Dilu Mohammad.Local sources said that BSF opened fire