New York: United States (US) assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration, Anne C Richard, is scheduled to visit Bangladesh from January 20 to 23.Sources told banglanews that she will be visiting Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar at that time.During her visit, according to the US

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the government will do everything necessary to prevent the ongoing nationwide violence in the name of blockade, hartal.He made the statement Thursday night while talking to journalists after visiting the burn victims

GAIBANDHA: A minor was killed and three others injured in an accident on Rangpur-Dhaka highway’s Gobindaganj area Thursday night.The identity of the deceased, 10, could not be known immediately.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place around 9:30pm when a rashly driven

DHAKA: The customs authorities detained a Pakistani national along with 80 lakh Indian rupees from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of the city on Thursday.Joint Commissioner of the customs authorities Kazi M Zia Uddin Ahmed confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said that they

DHAKA: Home affairs ministry ordered Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner to take action against the distribution of anti-government leaflets in Secretariat in city. In this regard, the ministry issued a letter signed by deputy secretary (political

DHAKA: A minor domestic help was found dead at a house in Mirpur area of the city on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Hira Moni, 12, hailed from Savar upazila outskirts of the capital, was employed at Shirin’s house in the area for last two years. Householder Shirin claimed

DHAKA: In a latest development in the police administration, seven high officials, including Additional Inspector General (AIG), Deputy Inspector General (DIG), were transferred. The Home Affairs Ministry issued an order to this effect on Thursday. Additional Inspector General (AIG)

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said the government would cancel license if cable operators air any movie without taking permission.Besides, legal action will also be taken against video piracy, he said.The decision came form a meeting of anti-piracy committee at

GAZIPUR: Miscreants chopped a teenage girl and her father to death at Salna village of Sadar upazila of the district early Thursday following the refusal of love proposal.The deceased were identified as Akhi Akter, 15, her father Saiful Islam.Police and deceased family sources said an

DHAKA: Law Minister Advocate Anisul Haque on Thursday categorically said the government is taking steps to bring back fugitive BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman. The lawmaker made the disclosure while addressing ‘Meet the Reporters’ at the Dhaka Reporters Unity.Anisul Haque

JAMALPUR: A total of 3,740 round bullets of rifle were found at Pathorer Char village adjacent to India border in Dewanganj upazila of the district on Thursday.On information, Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered the huge ammunition recovery took place around

DHAKA: Private car driver Abul Kalam (28), who sustained injuries in a petrol bomb attack during blockade violence on January 9 in Moghbazar, succumbed to injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday.He died at 12:45pm while undergoing treatment at DMCH on the day.The

GAZIPUR: The government on Thursday deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the district to avert any sabotage during day-long hartal called by BNP-led alliance. Member of the paramilitary force are seen patrolling at different places of the district from 11:15am.Gazipur district

RAJBARI:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in Baliakandi of the district to visit the winter exercise of Bangladesh Army there.A helicopter, carrying the PM, landed on a helipad beside river Garai in Sonakanda area of the upazila at 11:48am.The premier is scheduled to visit the

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have been given order to prevent any kind of subversive act, said BGB chief Major General Aziz Ahmed.“BGB will be more strict to ensure security of the lives and assets of countrymen,” he added.He was addressing a press conference at

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route in the Padma river resumed on Thursday morning after three-and-half hours suspension due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Ferries started plying at 9:00am as the visibility returned. Besides, six ferries with passengers

THAKURGAON: A Bangladeshi youth died at an Indian hospital and another is being treated there after Indian Border Security Force (BSF) had detained them from Chandohar border in Pirganj upazila of the district.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 28, son of Yunus Ali of Chandohar

JESSORE: Police recovered bodies of two unidentified persons from a marsh in Abhaynagar upazila of the district on Thursday morning.  Local found the bodies and informed the lawmen. Police recovered the bodies around 8:00am. Abhaynagar Thana Officer-In-Charge (OC) Chhayruddin Ahemmad

COX’SBAZAR: Ten Chhatra Shibir-BNP activists were detained after they hurled three cocktails at the car of police super Shyamol Kumar Nath on Wednesday midnight.Witnesses and police said that three 20-party groups, consisting around 50 activists, blasted eight cocktails within a

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route in the Padma river was disrupted on Thursday morning due to poor visibility caused by dense fog. M Shafiqul Islam, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in Daulatdia, said the authorities