DHAKA: Customs officials seized 30 gold bars weighing three kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early Sunday.A passenger was arrested on charge of carrying gold illegally.The officials recovered the three kilograms of gold bar worth about TK 1.35 crore from

DHAKA: A total of 41 candidates of Awami League, Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal and Workers Party are set to submit their nomination papers on Sunday noon for election to women’s reserved seats in the parliament.   As per polls schedule declared by election commission, Sunday is the last of

JHINAIDAH: A man was killed and five other were injured in a road accident at Kalalazmipur under Sadar upazila of the district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Sahodeb Kumar Kundu, 55 son of Gokul Chandra Kundu of Sadar upazila. The injured were admitted to Jhinaidah Sadar

DHAKA: Asif A Chowdhury was elected as president and Abul Hossain was reappointed as the Secretary General of the Consular Corps in Bangladesh (CCB).A press release was issued in this connection.It said: “The 6th annual general meeting (AGM) of CCB held at a local hotel of Gulshan in

DHAKA: The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani, will arrive in Dhaka early Sunday on a four-day official visit to Bangladesh.During the visit, the Secretary General will hold meetings with Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and the Foreign

DHAKA: The International Women`s Day was observed across the country as elsewhere the globe with a call to work for gender equality, women`s rights and their empowerment. The official United Nations theme for International Women`s Day 2014 was "equality for women is progress for

RAJSHAHI: Border Security Force (BSF) of India handed over two missing members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Saturday afternoon after a flag meeting.Commander of Godagari frontier Subedar Hossain Ali told banglanews that Lieutenant Colonel Nazimuddin, commanding officer of BGB-37

BARISAL: Law enforcers on Saturday held seven people for their alleged involvement in eve teasing in City College gate area in the city. Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Thana Matiar Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.They were disturbing the college girls in front of the college gate,

FARIDPUR: A traffic police was killed in a road accident at Bhanga upazila of the district on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Manik Majumder, 48, a police constable, hailed from Chhagolchera village under Gohala union of Muksudpur upazila in Gopalganj district. Tuhin Laskar,

DHAKA: Robbers looted cash money and gold ornaments from a secretary’s residence in Mohammadpur area of the city early Saturday.Officer-in-Charge of Mohammadpur Thana Azizul Haque confirmed the matter to banglanews.He also said a gang of 3/4 robbers entered and looted Tk 16 lakh and

DHAKA: UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova praised Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her commitment to women empowerment and girls` education.She made the appraisal while talking to journalists at the inauguration of the exhibition organized to celebrate International Women`s

Chittagong: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader closed port city depot manager (operation) of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) Kamruzzaman as he was not present at the office.Minister closed the BRTC Manager in an inspection in Baluchhora area on Saturday noon.Sources said

DHAKA: Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a fire incident at a flat of Azimpur government staff quarters in the capital on Saturday.The victims are identified as a Government employee Salamat Hossain, his wife Lavli Akhter and their daughter Lima Akhter.One of the

DHAKA: The government has introduced national helpline for women on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The Premier of the country Sheikh Hasina came up with the declaration while addressing a program marking the International Women’s Day at Bangabandhu International Conference

PATUAKHALI: At least 15 people were injured in road accident in Bishkhali area under Kalapara upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The identity of the injured could not be known yet.Police sources said that a Madaripur-bound picnic bus carrying 45 people fell into a roadside ditch

DHAKA: Hundreds of readymade garment workers are staging demonstration from Saturday morning demanding their salary following sudden declaration of the factory shut.  Earlier, the authority of Softex Garment Factory declared shut the factory on Friday mentioning that BUET engineers

MEHERPUR: Six people, including five construction workers, were injured in a bomb attack at a high school in Gangni Upazila of the district early Saturday.The injured are night guard of the school Fakir Mohamamd, 65, head mason Kalon, 38, mason’s assistants Sarowar Hossain, Motiar

DHAKA: The International Women`s Day is being observed across the country Saturday as elsewhere across the globe with a call to work for gender equality, women`s rights and their empowerment. The official United Nations theme for International Women`s Day 2014 is "Equality for women is

DHAKA: The dead bodies of the three Bangladesh nationals who died on 28 February due to suffocation caused by fire in Bahrain will reach Dhaka on Saturday.Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry sources said a flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the bodies is scheduled to

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-42) on Friday arrested six Myanmar nationals with 18kg Ganja at Teknaf Thana of the district.              The detainees are Badsha, 22, Rafiqul Islam, 20, Abdul Amin, 22, Solim, 21, Osman Gani, 20, and Yasin 25.Sources said BGB