DHAKA: A man was killed as a train hit him on the rail track in city's Khilkhet Khanpara area on Friday noon. The deceased was identified as Chandan, 35, a carpenter, son of Hafiz Uddin.  Family sources said that the victim was going to his work station and train hit him while trying

SIRAJGANJ: A man and his grandson were killed in a road accident in Beltola Bazar area on Hatikumrul-Bogra road under Salanga Upazila of the district on Friday morning. However, details of the deceased could not be known immediately.   Confirming the matter Hatikumrul Highway Thana

NEW YORK: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and US Department of State (DoS) assistant secretary for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal held a meeting on bilateral trade relation and labor rights on Thursday. The DoS has provided details to banglanews in black and white on the

CHITTAGONG: Airport customs authority detained a man with 16 gold bars, weighing two kilograms, at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city on Friday morning. The detainee is Monjur Hossain, 24. Confirming the matter Chittagong Customs Assistant Commissioner Othello Chowdhury

DHAKA: Veteran photo journalist Jahirul Huq is critically ill and has been put on life support at a Delhi hospital in India since Thursday noon. Earlier on June 5, he was admitted to Institute Of Liver And Biliary Sciences Hospital in New Delhi. Jahirul has been suffering from

DHAKA: “The rebels are heading towards to Baghdad from the Northern Iraq, fighting is underway between the rebels and the government forces at Karbala, some 25 to 30 kilometer distance from Baghdad.” “We are staying at the South from Baghdad, security is inadequate here, and horror

DHAKA: The country’s Muslim community will observe the holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, as elsewhere of the world on Friday night with due religious fervour and devotion. Devout Muslims will spend the night at mosques and homes offering prayers, reciting from the holy

SATKHIRA: Ringleader of a robbers’ gang was killed and two police personnel were injured in a reported gunfight during a transport robbery at Chaygharia on Satkhira-Jessore road early Friday. The deceased was identified as Islam Morol, 45, son of Yakubbar Morol, resided at Patharghata

NETROKONA: Three people were killed as a truck rammed a motorcycle on Netrokona-Mymansingh highway near Nagra Ansar VDP office area on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Shipul, 18, son of Jasim, Farid, 20, sons of Shamsu Mian and Sani, 19, a 1st year BBA student of private Northern

NARAYANGANJ: A district court on Thursday placed Nur Hossain’s bodyguard Mostafa Jaman Charchil on a 5-day remand in much-talked Narayanganj 7-murder case. Narayanganj Senior Judicial Magistrate HM Shafiqul Islam placed the order while police produced him before the court with 7-day

SATKHIRA: Forest robber kidnapped 15 fishermen along with two trawlers from Bahir Gang area near Madar River of west Sunderbans of the district on Thursday. Some of the kidnapped are Rafiqul Gazi, son of Sultan Gazi, Akber Gazi, son of Barkat Gazi , Alim Gazi, son of late Mozam sarder

DHAKA: Former Justice of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court Bijan Kumar Das passed away at the Apollo Hospitals on Thursday. He was 71. The Secretary of Press Council Shyamol Chandra Karmakar confirmed the matter to banglanews. He served as the adviser to the Caretaker Government

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said the government is going to finalize a policy for the online news portals. The minister, also lawmaker, made the assertion while addressing parliament in response to a question from lawmaker Amina Islam MP. He

DHAKA: In a latest reshuffle in public administration, six new Deputy Commissioners were appointed in Dhaka, Narsingdi, Faridpur, Comilla, Rajbari and Chapainawabganj districts. Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday afternoon. Former DC

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) gave approval to file lawsuits against 17 people except Sohel Rana, owner of Rana Plaza, for not following the building codes while constructing Rana Plaza. Parents of Rana also are included in the accused list. The approval came from a

DHAKA: Students of public and private universities of the country have conducted an eight-month long special research project, arranged by University of California-San Diego (UCSD) and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on ‘Role of Film and Journalism’ in establishing world

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia expressed hope for happiness, peace and progress of all Muslims, including of Bangladesh on Holy Shab-e-Barat. The former premier issued a massage on the Holy Shab-e-Barat on Thursday noon. She said, “The night of

DHAKA: Globally and historically this has been proved that businesses sustained long when they kept people and the society on the top of all considerations.  Sustainable business initiatives have innovated new ideas to address the needs of people aiming to build a caring society. This

DHAKA: Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) is going to begin its five-day long 54th council meeting and the 12th annual forum in Dhaka from September 8.  Some 300 representatives from Commonwealth countries related to telecommunication and information technology sector,

DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid left Dhaka on Thursday morning for Bolivia and the United States for a 10-day official visit to attend the “Commemorative Summit of G77 and China”. The summit will be held at Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia on June 14-15. A regular Emirates Airlines