MANIKGANJ: A couple was killed in a road accident in Sadar upazila of the district on Friday noon. The deceased were identified as Dr. Dulali Rani Sarker, Upazila Livestock Officer, and her husband Doyal Chandra Sarker, resided in Sakucia village under Harirampur upazila of the district.

DHAKA: The first namaz-e-janaza of veteran journalist Mahbubul Alam, also former advisor of caretaker government, will be held at Gulshan Azad Mosque after Asar prayer on Friday. Body of the former editor of 'The Independent' has been taken to his younger brother’s Gulshan-2 residence,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached in China on a 6-day official tour Friday to attend the inaugural ceremony of the 2nd China- South Asia Expo in Kunming. A VVIP flight of Bangladesh Biman carrying the premier and her entourage departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International

DHAKA: Center for Energy Research department of United International University (UIU) invented ‘solar ferry boat’ thinking about the real needs of the river-bank living people of Bangladesh. They have displayed there projects‘ including ‘solar ferry boat’ at the Digital

DHAKA: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a think tank in Bangladesh, on Friday criticized the finance minister’s stance over the black money whitening issue in the budget, placed before the parliament on Thursday. CPD distinguished fellow Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya made the remarks at a

FARIDPUR: Detective Branch (DB) of police detained one of the main aides of key accused Nur Hossain in Narayanganj seven-murder from north channel area of the district early Friday. The detainee is Mortuza Jamam Tartil, 45, son of Moshiur Rahman of Sadar upazila. Faridpur DB police

                   Watering the flowers.Weighing the baby. When bedtime comes. Hanging up the wash. A hungry bunch. BDST: 1136 HRS, JUNE 06, 2014

DHAKA: Pierre Mayaudon has been appointed as Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Bangladesh.  Mayaudon will replace EU Head of Delegation William Hanna.  He is now serving as Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Pakistan. Mayaudon has an extensive diplomatic and defense

HABIGANJ: The railway communication of Sylhet with other parts of the country has been restored early Friday, after eight hours of suspension following the derailment of a train in Noapara station under Madhabpur upazila of the district. Railway officials said to banglanews that a

RIYADH: An expatriate worker can convert a visit visa of his close family members into a permanent residency permit under special conditions with the approval of the country’s Interior Ministry. The close members are the expatriates’ spouses, children and parents of the couple as the

Dhaka: Former advisor of care taker government and former editor of 'The Independent', Mahbubul Alam passed away at a city hospital on Friday morning at the age of  78. He breathed his last around 09:20am at BIRDEM Hospital.  The veteran journalist was kept on life support since

DHAKA: Former advisor of caretaker government and former editor of 'The Independent', Mahbubul Alam is on life support at a city hospital. The veteran journalist has been kept on life support since Thursday morning due to multiple organs failure, while he was admitted to the BIRDEM

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Two siblings were electrocuted at Rohonpur union of Gomastapur upazila in the district on Thursday evening. The victims are Hesam Uddin, 32, and his younger brother Rafiz Uddin, 28. Makbul Hossain, Sub Inspector of Rohonpur police Investigation centre, quoting locals,

DHAKA: State minister for labour and employment Md Mujibul Haque (Chunnu) has left Dhaka to Geneva to attend an international conference on labour.He left Dhaka on Thursday at 9:00pm.The ministry information and public relations officer SM Arifuzzaman told banglanews that the state

BOGRA: Police recovered ten cocktails and 19 machetes from a garden in Gokul area in Bogra.These were recovered Thursday evening.Police had yet to nab anybody till the report was filled.A message signed by Bogra district police media cell official and also Bogra assistant police supper

DHAKA: The government has proposed an allocation of Tk 8,100 crore for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge with a view to constructing the bridge with the own fund. Finance Minister AMA Muhith made the proposal while placing budget for the 2014-14 fiscal year in the parliament on Thursday

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said the government expects to implement a separate child budget on pilot basis from FY 2015-16. “There are demands being raised from various quarters for separate child budget. Some concrete recommendations are there as well to make it

DHAKA: Distinguished Fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday said it is main challenge to make a balance between national income and expenditure in the budget for the fiscal year 2014-15.  The economist came up with the observation in an

DHAKA: Finance Minister AMA Muhith has proposed to increase taxes on certain daily necessary things for which price those products will increase. The products include fuel, imported mobile phone sets, tyre-tubes, luxurious vehicles, hybrid vehicles, gold, and energy saving tube lights,

FROM SANGSHAD: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury adjourned the budget session till Sunday afternoon. The first budget of Tk 250,506 crore for the fiscal year 2014-15 of the incumbent government was proposed fixing the target of attaining a higher GDP growth of 7.3 percent. Finance