DHAKA: The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will deliver its verdict on Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute on Monday and Bangladesh will have to wait to know the results of the verdict till Tuesday as the court publish the verdict after 24 hours. Prime Minister Office

DHAKA: The railway authority has taken special measures for safe and easy movements of passengers during the Eid-ul-Fitr. Like every year, additional compartments will be added and special trains will be introduced to face the load of passengers in Eid. Railway sources said that

DHAKA: The railway authority has taken special measures for safe and easy movements of passengers during the Eid-ul-Fitr. Like every year, additional compartments will be added and special trains will be introduced to face the load of passengers in Eid. Railway sources said that

DHAKA: Bangladesh ambassador to Iraq Major General (retd) Rezanur Rahman Khan has expressed his surprise over a report telecast by Delhi-based television channel, NDTV. The report said 10 Bangladeshi nurses also used to work with 46 Indian nurses in a hospital in Tikrit of Iraq which he

SATKHIRA: A passenger burnt to death in Tujulpur area of Satkhira-Jessore highway on Saturday when a gas cylinder of a Shohagh Paribahan bus exploded. Identity of the deceased is yet to know while six others were critically injured in the explosion. Witness told banglanews that the

CHUADANGA: Bangladesh has recovered around 75 bighas land, which India enjoyed as occupied property for last 66 years, along with Benipur border area of Jibonnagar upazila of the district. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel also distributed the land among the cultivators on Saturday

GAZIPUR: A fire broke out at a readymade garment factory in Sataish area of Tongi in the district on Saturday afternoon. The cause of fire origination could not be known immediately.  On information 11 fire fighting unites rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control around

RANGAMATI: Two persons, including Kotwali Thana Officer-in-Charge were injured as Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Commissioner’s motorcade was attacked by Bangalee settlers. The injured are Monu Sohel Imtiaz, Officer-in-Charge Kotwali Thana and former leader of Women Federation also Hill

DHAKA: Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka district proposed of holding power to cancel the declaration of newspapers on the ground of publishing reports against national and religious sentiments. He also proposed to modernize the law of 1973 regarding printing, presses and publication. The

TANGAIL: A mother along with her daughter was electrocuted at Charbashi village under Elenga municipal area of Kalihati upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Samala Begum, 80, wife of Sayeed Ali, residing in that village and her daughter Vasani AKhter,

DHAKA: State-owned Basic Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu resigned following the allegation of irregularities in loan disbursement against the bank surfaced. Bacchu tendered his resignation letter to Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Friday. Bangladesh Bank (BB) sent

DHAKA: The promises by World Bank (WB), the world leading money lender, has been increased for many development projects of Bangladesh but in the same time money disbursement rate have been decreased. This was found by information analysis provided by Economic Relations Division (ERD).

DHAKA: A three-day long conference of the district deputy commissioners will begin in the city on Tuesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is secluded to inaugurate the function. The Cabinet Division is organizing the conference at its conference room where issues related to implementation

DHAKA: The probe committee on gruesome seven-murder in Narayanganj is waiting the return of Nur Hossain, the prime accused of the case, said the chief the committee. Earlier on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali told the parliament that the issue of bringing back Nur had

JOYPURHAT: Miscreants abducted a girl after stabbing her brother to death at their house at Paikortoli village under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday night. The deceased was indentified as Sobuz, 28, son of Abu Taleb while the abducted girl was his sister Khadiza Khatun. Sadar

COMILLA: Two minor boys drowned in a pond in Kalemsar village of Chandina upazila in the district on Friday. The deceased were Nazmul, 8, son of Bashar Miah of the village and Zian, 10, son of Jahangir Alam of Madarpur village of the upazila. Locals said that Nazmul and Zian drowned in

BAGERHAT: Pirates abducted 40 fishermen and hijacked a trawler from Takdia and Laldia area of the Bay of Bengal early Friday.  Quoting some returned fishermen Saramkhola upazila National Fishermen’s Association chairman Abul Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews. Witnesses said

DHAKA: At least 13 people died and nine others injured in different incidents including road accidents, drowning and gas cylinder blast across the country on Friday. Staff, district and upazila correspondents of banglanews send the reports. Dhaka: Two pedestrians were killed and two

COMILLA: Two minor boys drowned in a pond in Kalemsar village of Chandina upazila in the district on Friday. The deceased were Nazmul, 8, son of Bashar Miah of the village and Zian, 10, son of Jahangir Alam of Madarpur village of the upazila. Locals said that Nazmul and Zian drowned in

DHAKA: Incumbent Awami League lawmaker Suranjit Sen Gupta, also Advisory Council member of the party, Friday urged the government to amend Money Laundering Prevention Act.He came up with the urge in a discussion meeting at the auditorium of Institution of Diploma Engineers in city at