DHAKA: Two workers were killed and another injured in an accident at Aftab Nagar in the capital early Tuesday.  The deceased were identified as Motaleb, 35, and Nur Alam, 30, while details of the injured remained unidentified. Badda Thana Officer-In-Charge Abdul Jalil told banglanews,

DHAKA: Major Gen KM Mominur Rahman has been appointed as Bangladeshi High Commissioner in Bahrain.      A press release from the Foreign Ministry made the disclosure on Tuesday. Mominur got commission in Bangladesh Army in 1980.    Prior his appointment in foreign ministry in

MOULVIBAZAR: A person was killed and five others injured as robbers opened fire at locals in Hilalpur village of Mostafapur under Moulvibazar Sadar of the district on Tuesday morning.  The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam, 36. Locals said that sensing the presence of dacoits,

DHAKA: A man was killed as a truck ran over him at Postagola of Jurain in the capital on Monday night.   The deceased was identified as Uzzal, 26, a microphone trader and son of Gandi Mia, resident of Tulabagicha area of West Jurain.           Victim’s brother-in-law told that

NARAYANGANJ: Two housewives allegedly committed suicide in the city on Monday.   The deceased were identified as Sathi Akhter, 22, resident of Sonachora area under port Thana and Rokhsana Begum, 24, of Cemex area of the district.   Sources said that Sathi committed suicide at her

DHAKA: Mike Delaney, the key role player of US delegation, on Monday said GSP regaining is depending on three issues--security, labour laws and implementation of inspection works.     The delegation chief came up with the assertion in a joint press conference after the first meeting on

DHAKA: The British High Commission, MRDI and Thomson Foundation have the pleasure of announcing the winners of the 2013-14 Bangladesh Inquirer award for investigative reporting into transparency and public finance issues. All three winners have produced original, high impact stories with

DHAKA: Visiting German parliamentary delegation paid a courtesy call on speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury at the latter’s office on Monday morning.  During the parley, the chairman of the delegation Dagmar Woehrl congratulated her host on being the first female speaker of Bangladesh

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed on Monday said the national voter list would be updated from May 15.   The chief election commissioner came up with the disclosure while addressing a press conference at his office in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area in city.  

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday sent five directors of Hotel Regency to jail denying bail petition in a case filed by Kabir Reza.             The accused are Badrudduza Sagor, Shah Mohammad Ashraf, Nuruzzaman, Manjur Hossain and Mujib Khan.      Earlier Paltan Thana

SIRAJGANJ: The salvation work of eight compartments of Dinajpur-bound Drutajan Express that derailed on Bangabandhu Bridge during a storm at 11:00pm Sunday completed on Monday afternoon.   Confirming the matter, conductor guard of the train told banglanews that the rescued compartments

DHAKA: Government Railway Police (GRP) detained two passengers with firearms after they arrived in city’s Kamlapur Railway Station from Chittagong on Monday noon.   The detainees are Nurul Islam and Shamim Abdullah.   Railway Police sources said law enforcers conducted a special

DHAKA: Islamic Development Bank (IDB), a multilateral development financing institution, will set up 180 schools-cum-cyclone centers in coastal areas of Bangladesh.         As part of the project, visiting IDB President Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali inaugurated 24 schools-cum-cyclone

DHAKA: Islamic Development Bank (IDB), a multilateral development financing institution, will set up 180 schools-cum-cyclone centers in coastal areas of Bangladesh.         As part of the project, visiting IDB President Dr Ahmad Mohamed Ali inaugurated 24 schools-cum-cyclone

DHAKA: The government has given approval the draft of metro-rail act-2014 in principle to develop the county’s rail sector.  The approval came from a regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League, in the chair on Monday. After the meeting,

DHAKA: Investigation Agency found evidence of five charges of wartime crimes against former Jatiya Party lawmaker Abdul Jabbar committed during the country's 1971 War of Liberation. The probe team will submit the final report to the prosecution of International Crimes Tribunal Tuesday.

COMILLA: A suspected robber was killed and three persons, including two policemen, sustained injuries in a ‘gunfight’ between police and robbers in Hasanpur area under Daudkandi upazila of the district early Monday.   The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. 

DHAKA: The first meeting of much-talked Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) between the United States and Bangladesh is underway at a city hotel on Monday morning.   Commerce secretary Mahbub Ahmed is leading the 21-member Bangladesh team while 12-member US

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna urged concerned all to make migration process safe, disciplined and beneficial to all.  “I often meet ordinary Bangladeshi migrants at airports or overseas, I see the need to make migration safe, orderly and beneficial. Rights of migrants should be

DHAKA: Police arrested five directors of Hotel Regency in a case for beating up one Kabir Reza and demanding extortion on Sunday night.   The detainees are Badrudduza Sagor, Shah Mohammad Ashraf, Nuruzzaman, Manjur Hossain and Mujib Khan.   Confirming the matter to banglanews,