COX’S BAZAR: Police and Coast Guard personnel in separate drived detained 69 Malaysia-bound people with two brokers from sea town cottage of Kolatoli road in the district on Saturday night.Cox’s Bazar Sadar Thana Sub-Inspector Kamal Hossain told banglanews, “Acting on a tip off,

DHAKA: Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain assured that the expatriates in Libya and Iraq were remained safe.The minister came up with the assertion while talking to journalists after inauguration a workshop at Hotel Ruposhi Bangla in city on

GAIBANDHA: Two workers died after drinking toxic liquor in Gobindoganj of the district early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Jahurul Islam, 40, of Gobindaganj and Ripon Mia, 37, hailed from Tangail.Locals said that the duo fell sick after drinking toxic liquor. They were rushed

DHAKA: Veteran photojournalist Rakib Khan passed away on Sunday morning at a hospital in the capital.The 60-year-old newsman, who breathed his last at the Holy Family Hospital around 9:30am, had been suffering from respiratory problems, his family sources told banglanews.However, Rakib

DHAKA: Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus had a meeting with Senator Leoluca Orlando, Mayor of Palermo at the Mayor’s office Villa Niscemi in Sicily's capital on Thursday.In the meeting, Mayor Leoluca invited Yunus to launch a social business to address the problem of youth

NAOGAON: At least four Bangladeshis were wounded seriously here in Sapahar of the district early Sunday following a cocktail attack and torture by Indian Border Security Force (BSF).The victims are identified as Mafizul Haque, 40, residing in Kalmudanga along with his son Shariful, 18

TANGAIL: Unidentified miscreants shot dead a passerby in Sadar upazila of the district at 10:30am Sunday.The deceased was identified as Haque Mia, 42, son of one late Hyder Ali, resident of Charhuga village.Village police Rekat Ali told banglanews, “Miscreants shot Haque when he was

NARAIL: The 90th birth anniversary of world-renowned artist SM Sultan is being observed across the country including Narail on Sunday.Different organizations including Sultan Foundation and district administration have chalked out daylong programmes to mark the day. The programmes are

DHAKA: A monsoon low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area. Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three, said an official weather forecast on Sunday. Under its influence steep pressure gradient

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel on Saturday night detained 22 Bangladesh nationals, including men and women while crossing Benapole frontier illegally. The detainees are- Srikanta Pramanik, 70, Shankar Biswas, 34, Santosh Biswas, 45, Polash Kanti, 18, Bitus

GAZIPUR: The fire, which broke out at godown of a ready-made garment located at Beximco Industrial Park in Dhaka-Gazipur bordering Chakrabarty area early Sunday, is yet to be brought under control..Locals told banglanews that “On information, seven units from Savar and Gazipur fire

DHAKA: A supermoon will light up the skies above the globe on Sunday night. It’ll be the closest, brightest supermoon of this year. It also presents the moon’s closest encounter with Earth for all of 2014.Closer to the earth than it has been in over twenty years, stargazers will

DHAKA: Bangladesh is taking every opportunity to expand bilateral relations with Iran, said Bangladesh Ambassador to Tehran Khandakar Abdus Sattar on Saturday.He made the remark at a meeting with Iran Parliament Advisor Hossein Sheikholeslam in Tehran.However, underlining the positive

FROM MAWA GHAT, MUNSHIGANJ: Search operation of sunken launch, ML Pinak-6, near Mawa Ghat has been resumed from Sunday noon.Earlier, attempts to trace physical existence of the launch were postponed due to bad weather since Saturday 10pm.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Bangladesh

MUNSHIGANJ: Launch services on the Daulatdia-Paturia river route have resumed after a 12-hour suspension due to rough weather.Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) said that due to heavy waves in the Padma River, the authorities have forced to suspend the movement of

DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained five people with foreign currencies worth about 86 lacs from Shahjalal International Airport.The detainees are—Maksudur Rahman, 38, Razan Shikder, 40, Sumon Shikder, 40, SM Rafiqul, 35 and Badal Khan, 44.Confirming the matter to

DHAKA: Bangladesh National Cricket Team Captain Mushfiqur Rahim invited BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on his wedding scheduled to be held on September 27. Mushfiq along with his parents went to Gulshan office to invite the BNP Chairperson. Meanwhile, BNP acting secretary general Mirza

GAZIPUR: A devastating fire broke out at Beximco Industrial Park area at Chakrabarty in the bordering area of Dhaka and Gazipur districts early Sunday. Locals told banglanews that the fire originated around 5:30am and soon spread out to the whole area while the source of origination is

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained the driver of Nur Hossain, the prime accused of sensational 7-murder in Naraynaganj. The detainee was identified as Mizanur Rahman Dipu, said the media wing of RAB through a short message on Saturday evening.  Major Rumman Rashid, Deputy

DHAKA: A monsoon low has formed over Northwest Bay and adjoining Bangladesh-Indian West Bengal coast. Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three, said an official weather forecast on Saturday. Under its