COX’SBAZAR: Coast Guard personnel detained 22 people from the Bay of Bengal when they were bound for Malaysia illegally.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Coast Guard officer Shahidur Rahman said “acting on tip-off coast guard members conducted a raid on Naziratek point and held

DHAKA: The much-talked Constitution (16th amendment) Bill-2014 will be placed at the House on Sunday. The bill proposes restoration of the Jatiya Sangsad’s authority to impeach the Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapacity.Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs minister Anisul

DAULATDIA, RAJBARI: Miscreants shot dead a private university student and injured another in a brothel beside Daulatdia Rail Station at Goalanda upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as M Ripon Mondol, 22, son of Mohon Mondol, was a seventh semester student

DHAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Dhaka on Sunday morning after a wrapping-up his two-day official visit.Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali and Secretary Shahidul Haque saw off the Japanese Premier at Shahjalal International Airport.A special flight, carrying Shinzo

DHAKA: Almost every website and portals of government’s ministries, department and other organs are in a bad condition. One portal has spelling mistake, another has small font size; the others have many different problems.The most shocking matters appeared on the web portals of the

DHAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University in the city on Sunday morning.Shinzo Abe was given a red carpet reception in the campus around 9:30am. Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University AAMS Arefin Siddique, Pro-Vice Chancellors Prof Shahid

DHAKA: Police recovered a body of a security guard from Dhanmondi area of the city on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Hiru Mia Mollah, 52. Sources said that the victim was a security guard of Road-14, House-13 in Dhanmondi and went missing on September 4. Later, his

RIYADH: Another Bangladeshi pilgrim, who went to perform hajj, died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shahazan Sikder, 71, Sadar upazila of Pirojpur district. He went there through Shuvo International, a travel agency. His passport

COX’S BAZAR: Police and Coast Guard personnel, in separate drives, detained 18 Malaysia-bound people from Sonadia coast under Maheshkhali Upazila in the district on Saturday night.Sources said that a unit of coast guard conducted a drive in Sonadia point in mid night. Meanwhile,

DHAKA: Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid on Saturday expressed his hope that the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and Japan would improve in the future.The President came out with the hope when the visiting Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on him at Bangabhaban in the

BHOLA: Sea robbers in the Bay of Bengal abducted at least 15 fishermen from Char Fashion and Daulatkhan areas of the district in past two days.Sources told banglanews the robbers demanded Tk 200,000 as ransom for each making the fishermen community terrified as no one can dare to

CHITTAGONG: Some 270 people were killed and 1,219 others injured in 306 road accidents in the district in last eight months.Road Accidents Monitoring Cell of the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity published a research report on Saturday.Of the deceased, 96 were passers-by, 74 children, 110

DHAKA: Japanese first lady Akie Abe on Saturday visited the Dhaka Nursing College in city.She stayed there for about 40 minutes, sources told banglanews.Dhaka Nursing College principal Era Dibra, also the president of Bangladesh Nurses Association, was present here.She said the Japanese

DHAKA: Authorities of Mitford Hospital have temporarily suspended the accused doctor amid nurse strike protesting physical assault of a nurse.The suspended doctor is Rafiqul Islam Sujon, an intern of the hospital.Director of the hospital Brigadier General Zakir Hasan said the

DHAKA: In a joint statement, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday announced to withdraw its candidature for non-permanent member in the UN Security Council (UNSC).The premier also pledged for all-out support to Japan in the candidacy in the post.Later, she handed over

BRAHMANBARIA: Two people were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Chandura area at Bijoynagar upazila in the district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Mujibur Rhaman, 55, of Shahbajpur village of Sarail and Rouf Miah, 40, resident of Chandura.Local

COX’S BAZAR: A university student drowned in the Bay of Bengal in the district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Imtiaz Ahmed Mishu, 25, a 3rd year student of Journalism and Mass Communication at Daffodil International University. Deceased’s younger brother Adnan Ahmed

DHAKA: Visiting Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday paid tribute to the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman placing floral wreaths at Dhanmondi-32 in city.He placed the wreath around 2:45pm and signed the condolence book after visiting the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum

DHAKA: Eminent journalist Abed Khan, also a columnist, on Saturday advised the Air-Vice Marshal (retd) AK Khandaker to seek pardon to the nation for the writings in his latest book.The senior journalist made the plea while addressing a Citizens’ Rally, organized by Online Activists,

DHAKA: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three. The meteorological department, in a warning message, said the monsoon low over northwest bay and adjoining Bangladesh-west Bengal coast intensified