DHAKA: Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud welcomes BNP’s long-march towards Teesta barrage demanding due share of Teesta water from India.The long-march begins at 8:00am Tuesday from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport square in the capital.It will conclude through a public

DHAKA: Health and family welfare minister Mohammad Nasim Monday categorically said punitive actions would be taken against doctors if they call strike.“I personally do not support any strike and the government also does not support it. So, punitive actions will be taken if they call

RAJSHAHI: A seven-member committee was formed after an emergency meeting of the Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) managing committee on Monday over attacking journalists by intern doctors.Director of the hospital Brigadier General AKM Nasir Uddin will lead the investigation

MYMENSINGH: A Mymensingh court on Monday placed four leaders of banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on 10-day fresh remand for their involvement in snatching three death-row convicted extremists.Mymensingh Amali Court-4 passed the remand order in the noon.Sources from the court

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) asking about the property statement of former Jatiya Party Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader.Senior Assistant Secretary of EC Farhad Hossain told banglanews that they had received

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday asked detective branch of police to submit an investigation report on May 11 over case of assaulting journalist at Mitford Hospital in the city.Magistrate of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court Keshob Roy Chowdhury passed the order.Earlier in the

DHAKA: The leaders of journalists demanded an exemplary punishment to intern doctors of Mitford Hospital and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for their alleged involvement in beating journalists and vandalizing cameras.Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President Monjurul

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Monday awarded death penalty to three people, including a mother, for their involvement in killing an 18-month child.The convicts are victim’s mother Latifa Begum, Monir Mollah, son of Ain Uddin and Nazma Begum, daughter of Ain Uddin, all hailed from

CHITTAGONG: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) submitted charge sheet against Hefazat-e-Islam Senior Nayeb-e-Amir, also president of a part of Islami Andolan Oikkojot, Mufti Isharul Islam for not submitting property statement.Deputy Director of Chittagong divisional office HM Akhtaruzzaman

DHAKA: Ekushey Television (ETV) sued five persons including the Director of Sir Salimullah Medical College and Mitford Hospital Brigadier General Jakir Hasan for their alleged involvement and negligence of responsibility in journo assault case.The Director of the private terrestrial

DHAKA: The cabinet emphasized on recruiting more human resource and gear up the recruiting process to implement the decisions taken in the cabinet meeting.Cabinet division secretary Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan came up with the disclosure after the cabinet meeting on Monday.The secretary

DHAKA: Private Television Channel Jamuna TV’s cameraperson Rassel Mahmud has been kept at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Apollo Hospital in city on Monday morning.Jamuna Television Staff Correspondent of Rajshahi Sohrab Hasan told banglanews that the critically injured Rassel was kept at

DHAKA: Newly elected Awami League lawmaker from Tangail-8 (Basail-Shakhipur) constituency Anupam Shahjahan took the oath on Monday noon.Speaker of the national parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at her office in the Jatiya Sangshad bhaban around 12:00pm.Meanwhile,

DHAKA: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandaker Monday asked the law enforcers to work with more efficiency against the terror.The IGP came up with assertion in a workshop titled ‘Responding to Terrorism Alternative Approach’ at the Conference room of Police Staff

DHAKA: Bangladesh Ministry of Defense concluded with the company “Rosoboronexport” contract for the supply of five military transport helicopters Mi- 171SH. On this, as reported by ITAR – TASS news agency, said the director of the Special Assignments “Rosoboronexport” Nikolai

NARAYANGANJ:  The fire which broke out at export-oriented garment factory in Fatullah under Sadar Upazila of the city is now under control on Monday morning.The cause of fire could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that the fire originated around 10:00am at dying and printing

ASHULIA, DHAKA:  The fire that broke out at a print factory in Ashulia industrial area, on outskirt of the Dhaka city, is now under control on Monday morning.The fire originated from electric short circuit at 10:00am.On information, two units of fire fighters rushed to the spot and

NATORE: Two people received bullets injury in a clash between Jamaat-e-Islami and police in Harishpur upazila of the district on Monday morning.The injured are- Samsul Islam Kollol, former General Secretary of Natore MS College unit Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat, and another

JHENAIDAH: An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami was found dead at Mamunshia village under Sadar upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 38, Union Parishad member of Elangi union under Kotchandpur upazila of the district and resident of the

DHAKA: The intern doctors of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) assaulted eight journalists when they were filming doctors’ attacking scenes on patients on Sunday night.Over the allegation of negligence in discharging duty during the RMCH incident, took place around 10:30pm, the