DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Advisor Khandaker Mahbub Hossain opined that the government has destroyed total education system.  He came up with the assertion while addressing a discussion at Jatiya Press Club in city on Friday.  He, also Bangladesh Bar Council Vice Chairman,

DHAKA UNIVERSITY: The results of admission test under the ‘Ka’ unit of Dhaka University’s undergraduate programme for Science faculty, session of 2014-15 were published on Friday morning. A total of 16,840 students qualified out of 78,293.  The result can be found on the

FROM BANGABANDHU INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER: The USA-based privately owned multinational computer technology company Dell Inc. has organized the first ever “Dell Carnival” of the country at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) on Friday. Dell is showcasing several

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday inaugurated power connections of 10,000 families, Sonali Bank Tunigpara branch building, 30KW solar panel of the upazila building and several newly made bridges in the upazila of the district. Earlier, the premier left Dhaka at 10:00am

DHAKA: The new Ambassador of Bangladesh to the USA Mohammad Ziauddin presented his credential to President Barak Obama on Thursday, says a press release. President Obama welcomed the Ambassador in the Oval Office of the White House and received his credential papers. During the

DHAKA: Jamaat-e-Islami observed countrywide 24-hour hartal, protesting the Supreme Court verdict against Delawar Hossain Sayedee to imprisonment unto clinical death for war crimes, observed from 6:00am Thursday to 6:00am Friday amid stray violence. Banglanews24.com’s reporters from

When anyone anywhere of the world talk about the trial of Criminals against Humanity conducted in Bangladesh during the liberation war of 1971 that is progressing in Bangladesh in International Criminal Tribunal one must know the context.  Strong Governments of USA, China, and Many

DHAKA: Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong route was restored on early Friday after more than seven hours of disruption following a train-bus collision at Fatehpur rail crossing under Sadar upazila of the district.Sources said that train service resumed around 6:00am after a rescue

DHAKA: A person was killed as a passenger bus knocked him down in city’s Banani area on early Friday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that the accident took place while the drivers of two passenger buses tried to overtake one another

DHAKA: A teenage domestic help allegedly committed suicide at a residential flat in the city's Gulshan area on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Momena, 14.She was used to working as a domestic help at the flat of Jahirul Islam, a businessman.Jahirul’s relative Saiful Islam

DHAKA: Police held two alleged extortionists with a revolver from city’s Kawran Bazar on Thursday night.The detainees were identified as Anowar Hossain Ujjal and khorshed Ali.Police sources said that they were allegedly involved in extortion in the area for long time.A case was filed

FENI: Rail communication between Dhaka and Chittagong has been halted after a Chittagong-bound train collided with a bus at Fatehpur rail crossing under Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday night.No passengers of the bus were reportedly injured in the accident that took place

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday started taking photographs for updating voter list in the city. The authorities are making publicity in the metropolitan areas to make it a successful program. EC Public Relations Director SM Asaduzzaman said the process of updating would

FROM NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali went to Bangladesh High Commission to India directly from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Thursday noon on a four-day official visit. The minister hold a closed-door meeting with Foreign Secretary Shahidul

GAZIPUR: Two minor drowned in a pond in Konabari area of the district on Thursday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Yusuf, 8, son of Mokhlesur Rahman of Solakura village in Belkuchu Thana of Sirajganj and Monir Hossain, 9, of Shukhi village in Gopalpur Thana of Tangail district.

DHAKA: A devastating fire broke out at Gulshan Tower in Gulshan-2 area in city on Thursday evening. The origin of the fire could not be known immediately. Sources said that the fire originated around 6:10pm. On information, a total of eleven fire fighting units rushed to the spot and

NARSHINGDI: Two people were killed in a road accident on Amirabad Bridge in Roypura upazila of the district on Thursday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Narsinghdi District Superintendent of Police Sheikh Rafiqul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.

Government of Sheikh Hasina honoring its pledge and reaming committed to its mission of trying and punishing War Criminals of 1971 and other killers and criminals are proceeding on formal judicial process. One Quader Mollah is already executed; few other reviews by appellate divisions are

DHAKA: The rail communications of Rangpur resumed after six hours halt as a train named ‘Burimari Express’ derailed in Lalbagh area in the district on Thursday.  Rangpur rail station acting superintend Akbar Ali told banglanews that the rescue train of Lalmonirhat Division started

DHAKA: An engineer of Palli Bidyut was found dead at office in city’s Khilkhet area on Thursday. Khilkhet Thana Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam said, on information, they rushed to the spot and rescued the person with severe injury around 1:00pm. The law-enforcers, later, sent the body