DHAKA: Bangladesh and India have decided in principle about the purchase of 100 megawatt (MW) electricity from India’s Tripura sate, said power division secretary Monwar Islam.The power secretary told media after the 7th meeting of India-Bangladesh Joint Steering Committee on

DHAKA: Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandaker stressed on working together among the police forces of the SAARC countries to prevent the inter-country crimes including militancy.Hassan was addressing as the chief guest at a certificate giving and closing ceremony of training

DHAKA: Chief Joshu gang was killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in Urirchar of Noakhali at 11:15am Thursday.Operation officer of RAB-11 ASP Shahriar Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1234 HRS, APR 03, 2014

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader started checking fitness of the vehicle in Sangsad Bhaban area in city on Thursday morning.During the drive, he has cheeked documents of both driver and vehicle strictly.Till filling the report Obaidul Quader seized some vehicles including two

DHAKA: Petrobangla, a state-run oil and gas company has pleaded to Dhaka Judge Court seeking permission to crook assets of Canada based oil and natural gas exploration company Niko in Bangladesh.Petrobangla chairman Dr Hossain Monsur confirmed the matter to banglanews.   He said a case

GAZIPUR: A cop sustained bullet injury in Noljani area of the district on Thursday morning.The victim is- Abdul Halim, 58, a police constable of Gazipur district police line. Police sources said that the victim went to take prisoners from Gazipur District jail around 9:15am and received

JAMALPUR: Police held three men including an Army major with 48 bottles phensedyl from Kamalpur area under Bakshiganj upazila of the district early Thursday.The detainees are- Major Imtiaz Nasim and his two cohorts Mamun and Sayed. Bakshiganj Thana Officer-in-Charge Nurul Islam Khan told

GAZIPUR: Four construction workers were killed and five others injured after an under construction bridge collapsed on Kapasia-Raniganj road on Thursday morning.Of the deceased, three were identified as Abu Bakar Siddique, 42, Fulu Mia, 40, and Azgar Ali, 42, of Anaria of Sherpur

DHAKA: Chairman of Tazreen Fashions Ltd Mahmuda Akhter Mita on Thursday morning was sent to jail.Senior Judicial Magistrate Kazi Shahidul Islam passed the order after hearing when she sought bail surrendering before court.Earlier, at around 10:00am, she surrendered before Dhaka chief

DHAKA: A man was shot to death by unidentified miscreants in Mohammadpur area of the capital on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman, 45, hailed from Mohammadpur Basila.Sources said that locals saw the victim lying on road in the area around 7:30am. Later he was

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia held a meeting with visiting UK state minister for International Development Alan Duncan at her Gulshan residence of the city Wednesday night.The meeting began at 9:00pm and continued till 9:30pm. But BNP maintained secrecy about the meeting.  After the

DHAKA: The first session of the 10th parliament is likely to be extended for one week.According to the decision of advisory committee the ongoing session was scheduled to end on April 3. But the session would be extended to April 10. But it depends on decision of advisory

DHAKA: A worker, who sustained burn injuries in a perfume factory fire in the city, succumbed to his injuries Thursday morning.The victim, Kabir Hoaaain, 30, was breathed his last at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital at 7:15am.Kabir sustained 85 percent

CHITTAGONG: Four members of a family were burnt alive after a fire broke out at a house in Sipahipara village of Adhunagar Union under Lohagara upazila of the district early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Abdur Rahim, 42, his wife Nasima Akhtar, 35 and their two daughters

DHAKA: Ashraful Islam of the Daily Ittefaq and M Shahjahan Mia of the Daily Samakal were elected as president and secretary in Dhaka Sub-Editors Council (DSEC)-2013 on Wednesday night.KM Shahidul Haque of BSS was elected as vice-president, Nasrin Geeti of Banglavision as joint secretary,

DHAKA: A bank official was found dead at his house in Shyamoli area under Sher-e-Banlgla Nagar Thana in the city on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Nuruzzaman, 50, Senior Vice-President of Prime Bank of Gabtali Branch, hailed from Gosairhat upazila of Shariatpur

PABNA: Ruling Awami League activist was killed in a clash between two factions of the party at Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Amzad Hossain, 55, of Char Balarampur village of Bharara union under Sadar upazila.Officer-in-Charge of Pabna Sadar

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government should publicly explain what efforts have been made to investigate the abduction, torture, and killing of the labor rights activist Aminul Islam two years ago, including alleged links to state officials, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.While police have

DHAKA: Visiting British Minister of State in the Department for International Development Alan James Carter Duncan on Wednesday said the January 5 poll is not an illegal but unusual manner.“The 10th parliamentary election of Bangladesh is unusually but not illegal as it was not an

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Wednesday said new pay-scale will be declared within the next (2014-15) fiscal year.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing parliament in response to a question from lawmaker Selim Uddin in the