DHAKA: The US embassy’s consular section has announced interview waiver for certain Bangladeshi nonimmigrant applicants renewing their visas.      A press release from US Embassy made the disclosure on Wednesday.                                  

DHAKA: A teenager committed suicide after she got upset over “eve teasing” in East Jurain area under Kadamtali Thana in the city on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shuva Akhter, 17, daughter of one Sohrab Bepari, hailed from Shibchar upazila of Madaripur

HABIGANG: Three adolescents, including two girls, were killed as lightning struck them at Bulla and Surma village under Madhabpur upazila of the district on Wednesday.             The deceased were identified as Rekha Begum, 12, daughter of Shafique Mia, Kalon Begum, 12,

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday categorically said that the fare of CNG-run auto-rickshaws would not increase.The minister came up with the disclosure after a meeting with the leaders of Dhaka Metropolitan CNG Auto-Rickshaw Malik Samity Oikya Parishad at

DHAKA: Election Working Group (EWG), a non-partisan election monitoring organization, on Monday claimed that the level of violence in the 5th phase of the 4th Upazila election was comparatively lower than that of the previous phases.The EWG made the assertion at a press conference held at

DHAKA: Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will begin from Thursday. A total of 11.41 lakhs students will take part in the examinations this year under eight education boards.Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid told media at his secretariat office

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the parents of autistic children not to keep them confined to houses.Many guardians keep their autistic kids locked up and hidden inside home that’s not fair, they would have to give opportunity as if they can live with the

DHAKA: The government made fresh reshuffle in the administration in changing positions of two director general-level officials and appointed two new commissioners to two divisions.    The ministry of Public Administration issued an order on the changes on Wednesday.    According to

DHAKA: The voting to Dhaka Sub-Editor Council Elections is underway from Wednesday noon.The election began at 1:15pm at national Press Club auditorium.A total of 926 voters are expected to cast their vote in the elections.BDST: 1517 HRS, APR 02, 2014

DHAKA: A Dhaka court awarded Abdul Malek, a superintendent engineer of Roads and Highways department, seven years jail for corruption.Dhaka metropolitan session judge Zahurul Haque on Wednesday passed this verdict.The court in the same case acquitted Malek’s wife Ambia Khatun. The

DHAKA:  Metropolitan Detective Police, in a nightlong drive, held 14 suspected people and recovered 41 snatched vehicles from city and adjacent areas.DMP (media) assistant commissioner Abu Yusuf confirmed the matter to banglanews.Details would be disclosed later in the day in a press

DHAKA: Journalists are observing a huger-strike in front of the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity in capital’s Segunbagicha area Wednesday demanding trial to the killing of journalist couple Sagor Sarwar and Meherin Runi.Members and leaders of Dhaka Reporters’ Unity started staging the strike

RAJSHAHI: A dawn-to-dusk strike, enforced by Rajshahi Battery-run Easy-Bike Workers’ Union, is underway across the district on Wednesday demanding arrest of killers of a driver.Union president Rashedul Islam announced the strike at a human chain, formed to protest the killing, on

DHAKA: Harkat-ul-Jihad leader Mufti Hannan has been admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday morning, following a complained of feeling sick.He fell sick on the way to court from Kashimpur High security jail.Kashimpur jail on-duty Sub-inspector Nazim Uddin confirmed the

DHAKA: The 7th World Autism Awareness Day is being observed across the country as elsewhere of the world with a pledge to bring autistic people into the mainstream of development.Bangladesh is observing the Day with the slogan: `Autism shachetonota bridhdhite amra sobai (We all for

DHAKA:   Four people including a woman were killed and several others injured when a passenger bus ran over them in front of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of the city Wednesday morning.The accident took place at 10:30am.Three of the deceased were identified as Abdul Kudus, head

NEW YORK: Autistic children are not the society’s burden, they are our children, and they have equal rights to grow up as like the normal children, said Saima Wazed Putul, National Advisory Committee chairperson of Global Autism, a public health initiative in Bangladesh.Saima was

DHAKA: The government has formed 26 parliamentary standing committees and passed the bodies unanimously at Jatiya Sangshad Session on Tuesday night.Dr AFM Ruhul Haque was made chairman of Standing Committee on Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology while Minister

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunals, Bangladesh were set up in 2010 to end the culture of impunity, establish the rule of law and bring justice to the victims and their families.The Foreign Minister informed the International Conference on Prevention of Genocides Chaired by the

NARAYANGANJ: A minor was killed in a road accident in Siddhirganj area of the district on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Jishan, 7, student of Siddhirganj Government Primary School, son of Afsar Uddin of the area.Local sources said that a truck rammed Jishan while its