DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for a “multimodal connectivity” among South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. She made the call in her speech in the opening session of 18th SAARC Summit at City Hall of Rastriya Sabha

DHAKA: The Traffic department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) conducting drives for 2nd-day against random crossing the road not using foot over bridge, zebra crossing and underpass. They started the drives from 10:00am Wednesday in four points of the city.  Among them, two

KATHMANDU: The 19th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit will be held in Islamabad, capital city of Pakistan. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made the declaration of organizing the 19th Summit adding that the SAARC has to be made more dynamic in

KATHMANDU: The 18th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit has kicked off in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal on Wednesday. The Summit was inaugurated by Maldives’ President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom at 8:30am (local time). At the outset, Abdulla Yameen

SAVAR: At least 60 people were injured in separate road accidents in Savar upazila and Ashulia on Tuesday night. In Savar, a speedy bus hit another bus which was standing in front of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Dhaka-Aricha highway at night, leaving at least 40 people including JU

KATHMANDU: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to hold a meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in the sidelines of SAARC Summit on Wednesday afternoon. Foreign Ministry sources said the meeting will be held at Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu at 3:15pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Atiur Rahman is set to receive the Gusi Peace Prize International-2014 in Manila on Wednesday for his contribution as poor men’s economist. The award will be handed over to Atiur Rahman among 15 laureates at the 13th Annual Gusi Peace Prize

DHAKA: A member of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) was killed as a passenger bus knocked his motorbike in Kalshi area of the capital on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Nazmul Islam.Police sources said that a rashly driven passenger bus crushed into his

RANGAMATI: A man was shot dead in a gunfight between two factions of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (PCJSS) in Zibtoli area under Baghaichhari upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shyamol Chakma, 35, resident of the area.Locals said that the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court ordered to exhume the body of Dr Samarukh Mehjabeen Sumi, daughter-in-law of former MP Tipu Sultan for fresh autopsy.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Bikash Kumar Saha passed the order on Tuesday, in response of the plea of plaintiff Samarukh’s father Engineer

BRAHMANBARIA: Two people were killed and four others injured as two passenger buses collided head-on in Kuttapara intersection under Sarail upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Ayet Ali, 30, and Zahir Mia, 50, hailed from Kishoreganj

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over six Bangladeshis, including women and child, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), through Benapole check post on Tuesday afternoon.They were detained by BSF on accusation of entering India illegally.The detainees are

DHAKA: A four-day Global Social Business Summit 2014 will be kicked off in Mexico City on November 25, said a press release on Tuesday.Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will jointly inaugurate the summit.The motto of this year's summit is

DHAKA: Democracy International (DI) kicked off its fifth class of the political fellowship program here on Sunday (November 23). This class consists of 30 mid-level political leaders and will continue until April 2015. Over the next six months, the fellows will receive different kinds

DHAKA: A fourteen-year old boy was found dead in Basabo area of the city on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Noor Nabi alias Bijoy, son of Shaheed Mia, hailed from Kishoreganj district.Police sources said he might have committed suicide.However, on information, police recovered the

FROM PARLIAMENT: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Saturday categorically said the new pay scale would be implemented soon after submitting ‘Pay and Services Commission-2013’ report within December 15.The finance minister made the disclosure while addressing the parliament in response

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to preserve the house of world-famous scientist Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose in Munshiganj district.An HC bench comprising Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Mohammad Ashraful Kamal passed the order after the primary

FROM NEPAL: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Nepal to join the 18th Summit of SAARC scheduled to be begun in Katmandu, capital city of Nepal, on Wednesday.The premier, also ruling Awami League president, will address the inauguration session along with other heads of the state

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule upon the government to explain within three weeks how Mosharraf Hossain became the minister for Housing and Public Works despite holding an office of profitable post in a company.An HC bench comprising Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and

DHAKA: Former post, telecommunications and ICT minister Latif Siddique was sent to jail on Tuesday afternoon in a case related to hurting religious sentiment.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court Judge Atikur Rahman passed the order after police produced Siddique before the court