DHAKA: Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali called for seeking and identifying new areas of cooperation within the forum of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as the Organization is embarking on elaboration of a new Ten Year Program of Action. The minister made this call

DHAKA: Criminals had snatched money from an agent of BKash, a subsidiary of Brac Bank, and shot him in city’s Rampura area Thursday morning. The victim, Iran Munsi (18), is the owner of Sky International and also a BKash agent. A witness Sanaullah told banglanews that Iran returned

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Benazir Ahmed on Thursday said police would use its all-out power to arrest the attackers on former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) president AKM Enamul Haque Shamim.The DMP boss came up with the assertion after visiting injured Shamin at

DHAKA: Nine bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying 97 people heading for the Indonesian province of Aceh sank off Malaysia’s western coast yesterday, according to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency. Twenty-six people remain missing, operations officer Mohd. Hambali

DHAKA: In a latest reshuffle in administration high-ups, government appointed new deputy commissioner (DC) at eight districts. A government order (GO) was issued by the ministry of administration on Wednesday evening. According to the GO, environment department Khulna divisional

DHAKA: ‘Teaser’ of cricket star Shakib AL Hasan’s wife was granted bail on Thursday afternoon. Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Tanzina Ismail granted the bail order of Rahid signing a bail bond of Tk 10000 when Advocate Masud Ahmed Talukder pleaded for the

LALMONIRHAT: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi cattle trader in Shomser Nagar border area under Patgram upazila of the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Shimul Pradhan, 30, son of late Mofizar Rahman Pradhan of Dhabalsuti village of the

GOPALGANJ: A ferry with 7 goods-laden trucks on board capsized in Modhumoti River at Kalna ghat in Kashiani upazila of the district on Thursday morning. Authorities concerned said the ferry was sunken due to overload while unloading the trucks at the jetty at 6:00am of the day. Faridpur

SATKHIRA: Bashundhara Cement organised a masons’ reunion at Baganbari of Montu Mia at Sadar upazila in the district on Tuesday night. Around 200 masons of the district participated in the gathering that was presided over by Abdul Latif, Khulna divisional sales manager of Bashundhara

DHAKA: In the latest reshuffle in civil administration, the government made a change in additional secretary level. The Public Administration Department issued an order in this regard on Wednesday evening. As per the order, Special Acting Officer and also Additional Secretary Mujibur

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Home on Wednesday put emphasis on taking effective steps to bring Nur Hossain, prime accused of sensational seven-murder at Narayanganj, back to the country soon. The committee also emphasized on recovering the image of

DHAKA: The India government has sought more details on Nur Hossain, the prime accused of gruesome seven-murder came in Narayanganj, and his aides from the government of Bangladesh. State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal made the disclosure while talking to journalists at his

DHAKA: Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Iyad Ameen Madani Tuesday lauded Bangladesh’s constructive role in OIC endeavors for peace and development in the Muslim world. Iyad Ameen voiced his accolade while holding a meeting with Bangladesh Foreign

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Wednesday ordered to launch the trail of Bahaddarhat flyover collapse case indicting eight people.  Chittagong Session Justice SM Mujibur Rahman Bench passed the order on Wednesday.  Bench Assistant M Omar Fuad confirmed the matter to banglanews. The

DHAKA: The Bangladesh and Indian governments will start working early next year on a new rail link to ease surface transport, officials said in Agartala of India. India will build a 15-km railway tracks linking Tripura’s capital Agartala with Bangladesh's southeastern city of Akhaura,

DHAKA: Representatives of the Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration have visited Pathum Thani of Thailand to observe town development and planning. The visit with 40 Bangladesh delegates, led by Dr M Mahmudul Hassan, is part of the 93rd Advanced Course on Administration and

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday underscored to attaining skill and competence for avoiding insulting and negligence. “If expatriate workers attain skills, they get priority and facilities. So, every worker who wants to go to abroad they must have to attain skill and

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday declared ‘Housie’, one kind of gambling, as illegal.An HC bench comprising Justice M Moazzem Hossain and Justice Mohammad Badruzzaman passed the order after the final hearing on a rule issued on the matter.Deputy Attorney General Motahar Hossain

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against the owner of Bayezid Steel Mill Ltd Abu Bakkar Chowdhury and Rupali Bank Bayezid Bostami branch former manager Delwar Hossain. Metropolitan session judge SM Mujibur Rahman issued the order after accepting the

DHAKA: Several hundreds of Biharis staged demonstration blocking a road in Kalshi area of Mirpur protesting the killing 10 people of their community on Wednesday noon.                      The agitating Kurmitola Biharis blocked the DOHS link road from 12:45pm which was