DHAKA: Communications minister Obaidul Quader said that the tender of much-waited metro-rail will be called in April next year. The minister said during the inaugural ceremony of metro-rail depot development project in city’s Uttara area on Wednesday. He said, appointment of

DHAKA: Wrapping up her 6-day official visit to China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned Dhaka at 2:15pm Wednesday. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying her landed at Shahjalal International Airport. Earlier, the Prime Minister and members of her entourage departed

FARIDPUR: At least two persons, including a teenage girl, were killed as storm lashes Beradi village in Boalmari upazila of the district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Babul Sheikh, 44, residing in Beradi village under Satore union and Priya Akhter, 14, residing in Dadpur.

DHAKA: The UN refugee agency on Tuesday said it was receiving increasing reports of abuse and exploitation as people continue to seek safety and stability overseas two years after inter-communal violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine state. "UNHCR estimates more than 86,000 people have

DHAKA: The UN’s development targets for the next 15 years must hold governments to account on their human rights obligations, Amnesty International has urged ahead of a crucial meeting next week which will help decide the post-2015 Development Agenda. “Our message is simple: you

DHAKA: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Huntsman, a global manufacturer of industrial chemicals, and PSES, “Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the Industry”, a joint project of the governments of Bangladesh and Germany, implemented by Deutsche

COX’S BAZAR: Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) fired gunshot targeting a Bangladeshi trawler which was going to Malaysia illegally carrying some Bangladeshi fortune seekers.  The incident took place at East-South point of Saint Martin island of Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning.

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday accepted charge sheet of two money laundering cases against Destiny Group. After acceptance of the charge sheet, the court of Dhaka Senior Special Judge M Zahirul Haque also issued arrest warrant against the fugitive accused.  Later, the court directed

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Wednesday accepted charge sheet of two money laundering cases against Destiny Group.  After acceptance of the charge sheet, the court of Dhaka Senior Special Judge M Zahirul Haque also issued arrest warrant against the fugitive accused.  Later, the court directed

BAGERHAT: Two persons were killed in crane accident in Harbari area under Mongla Pashur Channel of the district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Zakir, 35 and Matin, 37. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Mongla Stevedores leader HM Dulal said that the incident took place

DHAKA: There is no mentionable improvement in more than thousand important and sensational cases which are being investigated by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police. Sources said that these are being treated as ‘dead case’ for years but CID claimed that they are taking

MANIKGANJ: Villagers confined 14 Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel from south Saljana village under Shibaloy upazila of the district early Wednesday.Sources said that the elite force members entered the village by mistake while going to Faridpur.Confirming the matter to banglanews,

BARISAL: A woman and her daughter were killed in a road accident in Atipara under Ujirpur of the district on Tuesday night while her husband was injured seriously. The deceased were identified as Mily Begum, 22, wife of Aminul Islam, residing in Moktar Bari under Kashipur of the city and

TANGAIL: For a sudden accident at Rosulpur of Kalihati upazila of the district which claimed one live caused a 40km-long tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway from Wednesday morning and thousands of people stuck there for hours.  Victim passengers said the tailback has begun around 7:15am

DHAKA: Union external affairs minister of India, Sushma Swaraj, her maiden trip to Dhaka this month, will discuss on the Kolkata to Agartala road link via Bangladesh, as it will shorten the road route by about 400 kilometres reducing fuel cost considerably for carrying goods to

TANGAIL: A woman and her daughter among three were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Tangail highway at 9:00am Wednesday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.  Confirming the matter to banglanews, Traffic Police Sergeant Jamal said, “A rashly driven truck

DHAKA: Indira Gandhi Cultural centre (IGCC) will organize a talk by Dr. C. Raja Mohan on “India-Bangladesh: Building the Bay of Bengal Community” as part of the IGCC Guest Lecture Series on June 12.  Dr. C. Raja Mohan is one of India’s foremost strategic thinkers and

JHALKATI: Two motorcyclists including a child were killed and two others injured as a BRTC bus ran over them at Nalchhiti upazila of the district on Tuesday night.  One deceased is motorcyclist Shahidul Islam, son of Nur Hossain of Krishnakathi area of Jhalkati town.  Police Super M

DHAKA: A total of 51 people were killed in different incidents, including, road crash, lightning, murder and suicide in different places on Tuesday across the country. Twenty-five others were injured. Banglanews correspondents reported from districts and upazillas on the day. BHOLA: At

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return home on Wednesday after her six-day official visit to China at the invitation of her Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage is scheduled to leave Beijing