DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina ordered the authorities concerned to prepare proper design of navigation for vessels.She told the shipping ministry officials during a visit at the ministry on Sunday morning.The PM said that they should prepare proper navigation designs for vessels.

DHAKA: The ‘Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report-2013’ shows that poverty rate stands at 26.2 percent across the country.Dr Shamshul Alam, member of General Economic Division of (GED) Planning Commission, said these at the report summary unveiling program at

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 started recording deposition of prosecution witnesses against former Jatiya Party lawmaker Abdul Jabbar over his involvement in crimes against humanity in Liberation War. Prosecutor Jahid Imam placed opening statement to tribunal Registrar

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Dr Atiar Rahman, an assistant professor of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, who earlier fled the courtroom after denying bail, to jail.Acting judge of Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court Zakia Pervin passed the order after Atiar surrendered before the

DHAKA: Indian Minister for Health & Family Welfare of India Dr. Harsh Vardhan will arrive in Dhaka on Monday on a 5-day visit, to attend in the 32nd meeting of the Ministers of Health of WHO South-East Asia Region to be held on September 9.He will lead a high-powered delegation

COX’SBAZAR: Coast Guard personnel detained 22 people from the Bay of Bengal when they were bound for Malaysia illegally.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Coast Guard officer Shahidur Rahman said “acting on tip-off coast guard members conducted a raid on Naziratek point and held

DHAKA: The much-talked Constitution (16th amendment) Bill-2014 will be placed at the House on Sunday. The bill proposes restoration of the Jatiya Sangsad’s authority to impeach the Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapacity.Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs minister Anisul

DAULATDIA, RAJBARI: Miscreants shot dead a private university student and injured another in a brothel beside Daulatdia Rail Station at Goalanda upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as M Ripon Mondol, 22, son of Mohon Mondol, was a seventh semester student

DHAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Dhaka on Sunday morning after a wrapping-up his two-day official visit.Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali and Secretary Shahidul Haque saw off the Japanese Premier at Shahjalal International Airport.A special flight, carrying Shinzo

DHAKA: Almost every website and portals of government’s ministries, department and other organs are in a bad condition. One portal has spelling mistake, another has small font size; the others have many different problems.The most shocking matters appeared on the web portals of the

DHAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University in the city on Sunday morning.Shinzo Abe was given a red carpet reception in the campus around 9:30am. Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University AAMS Arefin Siddique, Pro-Vice Chancellors Prof Shahid

DHAKA: Police recovered a body of a security guard from Dhanmondi area of the city on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Hiru Mia Mollah, 52. Sources said that the victim was a security guard of Road-14, House-13 in Dhanmondi and went missing on September 4. Later, his

RIYADH: Another Bangladeshi pilgrim, who went to perform hajj, died in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Shahazan Sikder, 71, Sadar upazila of Pirojpur district. He went there through Shuvo International, a travel agency. His passport

COX’S BAZAR: Police and Coast Guard personnel, in separate drives, detained 18 Malaysia-bound people from Sonadia coast under Maheshkhali Upazila in the district on Saturday night.Sources said that a unit of coast guard conducted a drive in Sonadia point in mid night. Meanwhile,

DHAKA: Bangladesh President M Abdul Hamid on Saturday expressed his hope that the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and Japan would improve in the future.The President came out with the hope when the visiting Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on him at Bangabhaban in the

BHOLA: Sea robbers in the Bay of Bengal abducted at least 15 fishermen from Char Fashion and Daulatkhan areas of the district in past two days.Sources told banglanews the robbers demanded Tk 200,000 as ransom for each making the fishermen community terrified as no one can dare to

CHITTAGONG: Some 270 people were killed and 1,219 others injured in 306 road accidents in the district in last eight months.Road Accidents Monitoring Cell of the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity published a research report on Saturday.Of the deceased, 96 were passers-by, 74 children, 110

DHAKA: Japanese first lady Akie Abe on Saturday visited the Dhaka Nursing College in city.She stayed there for about 40 minutes, sources told banglanews.Dhaka Nursing College principal Era Dibra, also the president of Bangladesh Nurses Association, was present here.She said the Japanese

DHAKA: Authorities of Mitford Hospital have temporarily suspended the accused doctor amid nurse strike protesting physical assault of a nurse.The suspended doctor is Rafiqul Islam Sujon, an intern of the hospital.Director of the hospital Brigadier General Zakir Hasan said the

DHAKA: In a joint statement, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday announced to withdraw its candidature for non-permanent member in the UN Security Council (UNSC).The premier also pledged for all-out support to Japan in the candidacy in the post.Later, she handed over