DHAKA: In latest initiatives to build the digital Bangladesh, the government will launch a total of 25,000 portals on Monday to provide information and service to the people immediately and prevent corruption at the high level of Administration. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son

DHAKA: Five people of a family sustained burn injuries when a tin-shed house caught fire in Ibrahimpur area at Kafrul of the city on Monday early. The injured are-- Joynal Abedin, 38, his wife Piara Begum, 35, his two sons – Robiul Islam, 12, and Rabbi, 7 – and his niece Khadiza 15.

DHAKA: An unidentified woman was found slaughtered at capital’s Mirpur-10 on Monday late night.   Police said they recovered the body from no-14 lane of C- Block of the area.   Mirpur Model Thana Sub-Inspector Arifur Rahman said that they don’t know yet who killed the woman and

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid returned home on Sunday night after completing his 10-day visit to Bolivia and the USA. A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying Hamid landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:55 pm.  He was received by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Commerce

JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 4.4kg gold bars in Laujani area in Jhikargachha upazila on Sunday. Sources said, meanwhile, BGB also held five Indian smugglers in this connection. The arrestees are Kamal of Nagpur, and Laxman, Vijay Kumar, Raj Kumar and Ashok of

SIRAJGANJ: A medical student drowned in the river Jamuna when he went to take bath on Sunday afternoon.  The deceased was identified as a student of Northbengal Medical College but name could not be known immediately.  District fire service deputy director Abdul Hamid said the

DHAKA: A businessman filed a case against two Dhaka Metropolitan Police officers, including Ramna Thana Officer-In-Charge (OC) M Moshiur Rahman, on charges of extortion on Sunday. The plaintiff, Zakir Hossain Chudhury, lodged the case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court of Dhaka

BHOLA: Two farmers were killed as lightning struck them at Charfashion upazila in the district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Jaynal Abedin, 60, of Nuruddin village under Nazrul Nagar union and Nure Alam Nuru, 30, son of Jebal Haque, of Char Fakira village of Hajariganj

DHAKA: Dhaka City Corporation (DCC--South and North) election had not been held for last seven years as the Awami League government did not show interest in the election. The Election Commission (EC) officials said they sent letter to Local Government Ministry. But they failed to

DHAKA: New Delhi officials just after one day informed the media that the government didn’t take any decision nor any move on visa-free entry of Bangladeshi nationals into India. They have claimed this on Sunday, day after Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi opposed the visa-free entry

CHITTAGONG: The rail communications of Chittagong with other parts of the country resumed on Sunday afternoon after five hours disruption.  The rail communications has started around 4:40pm, said railway East Zone chief transport officer Mihir Kanti Guha.  Earlier the rail

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: The budget session of the tenth Parliament has resumed at 11:13 am Sunday, after a two-day recess.  Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is presiding over the 2nd session of 10th Parliament. Earlier on Thursday, she adjourned the parliament till 11:00am Sunday. At

SIRAJGANJ: Two compartments of a container train derailed in Roypur railway station as rail line slippers misplaces due to heavy rainfall on Saturday night. Railway and local sources said that a container train from Ishwardi derailed in the area around 11:30pm and. As a result the

DHAKA: Due to strong monsoon over North Bay, deep convection is continuing over North Bay and adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh.  Under its influence, squally weather may continue over North Bay, adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh and the maritime ports, says Met office. Maritime

NARAYANGANJ: State Minister for Power Division Nasrul Hamid Bipu inaugurated the test extraction from newly discovered gas field at Rupganj in the district on Saturday afternoon.Managing Director of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company (BAPEX), Abdul Baqi and Petrobangla chairman

TANGAIL: Rail communications of Dhaka resumed with country’s northern and western region after six hours halt on Saturday afternoon.Earlier, it was halted as rail track was misplaced due to heavy rain in Kalihati Upazila on Saturday noon.However, sources said to banglanews that rail

DHAKA: India external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is scheduled to have a 3-day official visit to Bangladesh from June 25. The ministry made the disclosure on their website on Saturday evening. Mentioning her tour as ‘a goodwill visit’ it said that she would stay in the country

DHAKA: An unidentified rickshaw puller was killed as a bus ran over him in Fakirerpool Bazar area of the city on Saturday afternoon. One Pedestrian Sajeeb told banglanews that a passenger bus of Dibanishi Paribahan crushed into a rickshaw in the area  round 4:30pm, leaving its

CHITTAGONG: Two people were electrocuted in different areas of the port city on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Taposh Chakrabaorty, 28, son of Dilip Chakraborty, of Aholla Prokash Dhalghat village under Kareldenga union of Boalkhali upazila and Shakil, 19, son of Sohrab

DHAKA: India’s Border Security Forces (BSF) has proposed to their home affairs ministry for setting up 60 border haats (markets) on India-Bangladesh border.‘People from both sides could sell their local products in those markets,’ top BSF official hoped.Of the 60 border haats, 22