DHAKA: The 2-day-long third US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue started in Washington, DC on October 28.   Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy R. Sherman and Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque will co-chair the Dialogue.   The delegations will participate in

THAKURGAON: Two Bangladeshis were injured as Indian Border Security Force (BSF) fired gunshots in Ratnai frontier of Baliadangi upazila of the district early Tuesday.  The firing took place near International pillar No. 382 at around 4:00am Tuesday around 13 hours after a sector

SIRAJGANJ: Detective Branch of Police (DB) detained three kidnappers after a gunfight with them in Mastulpara village under Bagatipara upazila of Natore district early Tuesday.   The detainees are Foysal, 38, son of Abdul Khalek, Enamul, 30, son of late Ismail Hossain and Hafizul, 20,

ASHULIA: About four hundred workers of garment factory Fashion.Com Limited in Ashulia staged demonstration on Thursday protesting physical assaults to a fellow worker by an officer of the factory. Since morning, the workers took position inside the factory and went on work abstention

DHAKA: The 43rd death anniversary of Birshreshtha Hamidur Rahman is being observed at the memorial complex, built in honour of the liberation war hero at Hamidnagar in Moheshpur upazila of Jhenidah district on Tuesday. Local administration, students and teachers of Hamidur Rahman Degree

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Dubai on Monday night concluding a 3-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage left Dubai International Airport at 6.15pm (local time)

DHAKA: A day-long ‘pink road show’ will be organized in city on Tuesday with a view to creating awareness on breast cancer among the people.Bangladesh Breast Cancer Awareness Forum (BBCFA) will organize the road show to be begun at 9:00am and it will continue till 9:00pm on the

DHAKA: The licenses of firearms in the district will be renewed from December 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015.Dhaka District Magistrate made the announcement, said a press note issued on Monday.The press note added that the unloaded firearms have to be submitted to the magistrate for the

KHULNA: A police constable was killed in a road accident in Boyra Police Line area of the city on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Pradip Kumar Chakrabrrty, 48, worked at Boyra police outpost.Police sources said that a passenger bus knocked him down while he was going to

DHAKA: Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday have signed three agreements aiming to strengthen mutual cooperation in different sectors between the two countries.The deals were signed after a meeting between visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and

DHAKA: Education Secretary Dr Mohammad Sadique has been appointed as a member of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC).Public administration ministry issued a gazette notification to this effect on Monday.The President has made the appointment under article 138(1) of the

DHAKA: Sahadat, a worker of Alliance Garments’ of Ashulia, went to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha at his village. After returning from the village, he found himself in the list of 25 names who were sacked.This was not the end; he was also sued for participating in the readymade garments

PANCHAGARH: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Goaldighi intersection under Atowari upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Polash, 27, son of Hemaj Uddin and Abdur Razzaq, 22, Joynul Haque, residents of the same upazila.Police sources said

DHAKA: The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has finalized the report against three accused about their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during liberation war in 1971.The accused are Mahidur Rahman, Afsar Hossain Chutu and Forkan Mallik.Chief

DHAKA: Two neighboring countries--Bangladesh and India-- have taken initiatives to start passenger train service between Khulna and Kolkata.Senior officials of Bangladesh Railway are now in Kolkata to discuss about the matter with Indian Railway officials. They expect an immediate

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Bangladeshi expatriate community in United Arab Emirates (UAE) organized a reception program for the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at St Regis Hotel in Abu Dhabi at 5:30pm on Sunday (local time).The premier Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladeshi expatriates had been

TANGAIL: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Salla area at Kalihati upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.Of the deceased, one was identified as Shirin Begum, 35, wife of Lutfor Rahman of the upazila.Police sources said a Dhaka-bound passenger bus

DHAKA: Bangladesh has been reelected as member of International Telecommunications Union (ITU), a United Nations agency, for next four years.Information and public relations officer of the communications ministry Mohammad Abu Naser confirmed the matter to banglanews. Bangladesh got a

DHAKA: Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, Parliamentarian State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, praised Bangladesh saying it is in an excellent and dynamic position to increase its share on the world market.He paid a three-day visit to Bangladesh from

DHAKA: The city dwellers on Monday are experiencing intense traffic jam that has been crippling different routes of the capital since morning.The office-goers and school-college-university-goers suffered a lot to reach their destinations.The traffic gridlock was seen at Gulistan,