DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday inaugurated the international seminar of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC). In his inaugural speech, minister praised the role of ‘The Institute of Chartered Accountants of

COX’S BAZAR: Three policemen were hurt while a drug peddler sustained bullet injury in a gunfight in Uttaran Housing area adjacent to town bus terminal of the district on Tuesday morning.The injured policemen are Detective Branch of Police (DB) Sub-Inspector Titu Dutta and constables

COMILLA: Law enforcers arrested the vice-chairman of Burichong upazila parisad Saiful Islam, also Jamaat-e-Islami leader of the upazila, of the district early Tuesday. Kotwali Thana Police arrested Saiful Islam from his Racecourse area residence. Inspector of Kotwali Thana Samsuzzaman

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that the rate of poor people in the country has come down below 25 percent as the government ensured primary healthcare and gave priority to Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).“We have ensured the food and nutrition of the

KISHOREGANJ:  Local divers recovered an engine-boat and bodies of two people from Meghna River in Lalpur Char under Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Monday some 13 days after the boat capsized in the river. The deceased were identified as Abdur Rouf, 70, and Pariskar Begum,

DHAKA: Police rescued three children from a building named Kulsum Tower at city’s Shantinagar on Monday night.  They are- Fatema, 13, Kulsum, 11 and Shameem, 13.  Confirming the matter Ramna Thana Duty Officer Sub-Inspector Abul Kalam Azad the children were sent to Tejgoan victim

FARIDPUR: Three people were killed and seven others injured in a road accident on Khandaker Nurul Hossain Nuru Mia bypass road in the Sadar town on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Thandu Sheikh, 32, hailed from Jessore, Shawkat Bepari, 35, from Munshiganj and Litu Matobbar,

SIRAJGANJ: Two fish traders were killed in a road accident in Chala bus stand area under Belkuchi Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.  The deceased were identified as Gurupad Hawladar, 42, son of Kuti Hawladar and Prokash Hawladar, 38, son of Probir Hawlader.  Sources said

NARAYANGANJ: A Bangladeshi was killed in Malaysia on Monday after falling off from a 16-stroried under construction building. The deceased was identified as Rup Mia, 35, son of Dukhai Mia of Ramchandradi village under Araihajar upazila of the district. Falu Mian, brother of the

DHAKA: UNESCO will recognize the heritage sites of Bangladesh, assured the organization’s director general Irina Bokova on Monday.She made the assertion during a courtesy call on cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor at his secretariat office in city. Irina Bokova, however, also

DHAKA: The much-talked-about Constitution (16th Amendment) Bill is set to be passed at the parliament on September 16 for empowering Jatiya Sangsad to impeach the Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapacity.The bill was sent to the parliamentary standing committee on law

DHAKA: Visiting UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova on Monday said Bangladesh set model to developing countries for its rapid development in education sector.She made the observation when the visiting delegation met education minister Narul Islam Nahid at his office in city.Irina

DHAKA: Two books written by noted poet and litterateur Ahmed Kaiser and journalist Jahangir Khan on North Korea were launched at North Korean Embassy in the city on Monday.Ahmed Kaiser wrote the book about his 10-day journey in North Korea titled ’10-day in the oriental Korea’ and

DHAKA: Madhu Punrima, one of the significant festivals of the Buddhists community, is being celebrated across the country on Monday with traditional enthusiasm and solemn devotion.Madhu Purnima is celebrated on the day of the full moon in the month of Bhadra of Bangla calendar, in

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) asked the Public Administration and Liberation War Affairs Ministries to take departmental action against five secretaries after canceling their fake freedom fighter certificates.The anti-graft body sent notices, signed by ACC secretary

DHAKA: US Embassy to Dhaka is set to improve the way of processing visas, including simplifying interview appointment scheduling, fee collection, and visa pickup from September 14 onwards.Applicants will be able to apply for their visas through a new, customer-friendly website,

DHAKA: British High Commissioner Robert W Gibson, French Chargé Babou Kamichetty and German Chargé Dr Ferdinand von Weyhe on Monday visited three climate adaptation projects in Dhamrai, outskirt of the capital, to highlight their joint climate diplomacy.They saw for themselves the

DHAKA: The government has given approval to a proposal to turn Tejagon Industrial Area into Commercial and Residential area alongside industrial area.An order has been given to prepare a master-plan in this regard.The approval came from a regular meeting of the cabinet with Prime

BRAHMANBARIA: Miscreants chopped an election officer as he declined to enlist name in voter list at his office in the district on Monday.The victim official--Belayet Hossain, 42—was rushed to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital.Belayet told banglanews that few youths came to office and asked

DHAKA: Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus addressed the opening ceremony of the 17th Micro-credit Summit in Merida, Mexico, held on September 3-5. The summit focused on the theme ‘Generation Next: Innovations in Microfinance’.Dr Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the summit where