DHAKA: Islami Chhatra Sena, student wing of Ahle Jamaat Wal Sunnat, called countrywide half-day hartal for Sunday in protest against killing of TV anchor Maulana Nurul Islam Faruqi and demanding arrest of killers. Nurul Huq Chishti, president of Islami Chhatra Sena, made the announcement

DHAKA: Japan, the long-lasting tested friend of Bangladesh, is considering the country as a potential land of investment with low labor cost. Japan, one of key economic power of the world, wants to help multidimensional industrialization in the country. So, this issue will get more

COX’S BAZAR: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel, in different drives on Saturday, seized 55,000 yaba tablets from Damdamia BGB Check Post of Teknaf road and Cox’s Bazar link road area. Commander of BGB Teknaf-42 Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Abujar Al Zahid told banglanews

DHAKA: Law enforcers arrested two accused early Saturday for their alleged involvement in Moghbazar triple murder.  The arrestees--Sohel and Faruk--are FIR (First Information Report) named accused in the sensational killing case. Later, Selim Mia, investigation officer of the case,

SYLHET: The customs authorities detained a man with three gold bars, weighing 350-gram, from Osmani International Airport in the district on Saturday morning.  The officials found the gold bars after checking the luggage of M Razu Mia of Bishwanath upzila of Sylhet, said Customs

RAJSHAHI: Rapid Action Battalion members detained two people with three touch stone-made statutes of Vishnu, a Hindu God, from Bhujuil Bazar under Nachol upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday night. The detainees are Abu Shama, 40, of Poinalpur villilage of Niamatpur upazila and Mohhamad

DHAKA: Chehlam of Baby Moudud, noted journalist and also former MP, will be held on September 5 after magrib prayers at a house in city’s Dhanmondi area. She, also a prominent rights activist, died of cancer at a city hospital on July 25. Baby Moudud as a journalist worked for several

DHAKA: Convicted war criminal Abdul Alim, who had been in the prison cell of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) since October 9 past year, died on Saturday. He was 84. Alim breathed his last at 1:15pm at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital.  His namaz-e-janaja

JOYPURHAT: District Motor Workers’ Union called for a transport strike for indefinite period of time from Monday in all routes of the district. The organization will observe the strike demanding a ban on plying of shallow engine-run vehicles including locally-made Nasiman, Kariman,

SYLHET: Different socio-political organizations have chalked out programs in Sylhet on Sunday to celebrate the 96th birth anniversary of MAG Osmani, Liberation War Commander-in-Chief, also founder of Jatiya Janata Party (JJP).JJP Sylhet city and district units will hold discussion

DHAKA: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) authorities have moved for making new parking lots by cutting trees of the city’s Osmani Uddayan, official concerned said.DSCC’s chief engineer Jahangir Alam, however, told banglanews, “This parking project will be cancelled, if it is

PANCHAGARH: The slain Maulana Sheikh Nurul Islam Faruqi, an Islamic program anchor of private Channel-I, was laid to rest on Saturday at Nawabganj village graveyard under Boda Upazila of the district.  Ahmed Reza Faruqi, son of Nurul Islam Faruqi, lead the Namaz-e-Janaza around 11:00am.

DHAKA: The secretary-level foreign office consultation (FOC) meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar is set to start from Sunday which is the 8th meeting between the two countries.    Bangladesh foreign ministry sources confirmed the matter.Bangladesh foreign secretary and Myanmar

DHAKA: Embarrassment became a regular problem in Bangladesh for dilapidated roads. Every year government spends more than hundreds of crore Taka to repair roads and highways. Following the situation, Roads and Highway Department (RHD) is moving towards a durable system, which would be

DHAKA: Speakers, at a workshop, said global warming and climate change may reduce rice yields by 50 percents in 2070. The workshop titled “Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice Field: Finding Mitigation Options from Fertilizer Deep Placement and Alternative Wetting Drying” was held at

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed four WASA officials, Chittagong WASA deputy secretary Mohammad Jahangir Alam, for their alleged involvement in corruption and bribe. ACC senior deputy director Mir Mohammad Jaynal Abedin Shibli quizzed them at ACC headquarters in

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has quizzed four WASA officials, Chittagong WASA deputy secretary Mohammad Jahangir Alam, for their alleged involvement in corruption and bribe. ACC senior deputy director Mir Mohammad Jaynal Abedin Shibli quizzed them at ACC headquarters in

JESSORE: A sedition case was filed against BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman for making derogatory remarks on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Jessore district Awami League unit organizing secretary Abzal Hossain filed the lawsuit with the district court on Sunday

DHAKA: Defence lawyer Barrister Najib Momen said death row convict Kamaruzzaman might get justice in review petition. Making the remark in a press briefing on Sunday noon, he also expressed hope that Law minister will move from the decision of 7-day explanation. Besides, another lawyer

DHAKA: Imagine a school or a cyber cafe floating on a water-body. Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha overcame the challenge that the ecosystem of Bangladesh poses and found an innovative way to deliver information and education to residents of the flood-prone Chalanbeel regions in northwestern