DHAKA: A member of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) was shot to death by miscreants in front of Maghbazar wireless gate area in the city early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Alim, 28, son of Mirza Fakir, hailed from Sahgata area of Gaibandha

DHAKA: Former National Cricket Team captain Rakibul Hasan has been admitted at the Labaid Cardiac Hospital in the city on Wednesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest.A ring was set up in his heart by a bypass surgery at 10:00pm. He is now undergoing doctors’ observation at the

DHAKA: On the first day of his bilateral visit to India, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque met with Indian Commerce & Industries Secretary, Shipping Secretary and Water Resources Secretary on Wednesday.During the meeting with Indian Commerce & Industries Secretary, both

FENI: Just before four-day of upazila polls, law enforcers seized some 500 cocktails from Fulgazi upazila of the district on Wednesday night.Officer-in-Charge of Fulgazi Thana Nasir Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said, “Acting on tip off, police recovered the cocktails from

DHAKA: A female police was killed and her son injured under the wheels of a train in Khilgaon Rail Crossing area in the city on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Mukta Rani, 30. The fatally injured--Arjan Sarkar, 3—was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Anik Sarkar,

DHAKA: Bringing no-confidence on the lower court, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyers decided to move to the High Court for seeking justice in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.Besides, they also will plead to the court to dismiss the charge framed against

SAVAR (DHAKA): Law enforcers on Wednesday detained a couple on charge of killing their 4-month old child, Jannatul Ferdous Tanha, in Savar municipality area of the district.The detainees are identified Shahjahan Rubel and his wife Taslima Akhter Shukhi of the area.Local people said

JESSORE: Another schoolboy Yanur, who was injured in the Jessore tragedy, died in under treatment at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday.The death toll reached to nine in the tragic accident.He was a student in class IV at Gazipur Government Primary School in Benapole and

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Wednesday placed an accused on a five-day remand in a case of killing two friends in the port city.Metropolitan Magistrate Hakim Rahmat Ali passed the remand after police produced the accused before the court with 10-day remand.The accused is Jahangir,

RAJSHAHI: District Motor Sramik Union called indefinite transport strike in the district from Thursday morning demanding release of five truck drivers imprisoned at Rajshahi jail.President of District Motor Sramik Union Kamal Hossain Robi confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday

DHAKA: In the latest development in secretariat, seven secretaries were promoted to senior secretaries.Public Administration ministry made the disclosure on Wednesday.  They are- Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed, Land Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Planning Commission member

DHAKA: At least 37 children were allegedly killed over political harassment, claimed Social and Economic Enhancement Program (SEEP), an NGO on Wednesday.The organization also claimed the matter at a seminar titled ‘to do for the street children’ in IPD seminar room of the National

DHAKA: Written test for government primary school teacher recruitment, scheduled to be held on March 28, was postponed again for ‘unavoidable reason’.A statement signed by Rabindranath, Public Relation Officer (PRO), of the primary and mass education ministry informed this matter on

DHAKA: Bangladesh Navy did not find the Malaysian missing plane in the Bangladesh maritime area of Bay of Bengal in their five-day long frantic search.   Three ships of Bangladesh Navy have searched 87,059 squire kilometer areas by dividing eight blocks.          These were

DHAKA: Ambassador William Hanna, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, visited Sylhet division to see the progress of a number of European Union funded projects in the region.The visit covered an array of projects ranging from capacity building of tea plantation workers

DHAKA: A top terrorist of Bangladesh was held by INTERPOL in the United State of America.The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) detained the terrorist and sent back to Bangladesh.Confirming the matter, Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Abu Yusuf told

DHAKA: A top terrorist of Bangladesh was held by INTERPOL in the United State of America.The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) detained the terrorist and sent back to Bangladesh.Confirming the matter, Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Abu Yusuf told

DHAKA: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) member Dr Selim Mahmud said that if there is any specific complain against power department officials, the commission will take action.He came up with the assertion while replying a question of the readers of banglanews on the special

DHAKA: Bangladeshi expatriate in New York Ibrahim Chowdhury and consumer at Dhaka Al Mamun Hawladar urged the authorities concerned to withdraw the increased power price. They came up with the demand while taking part in a ‘Public Opinion’ program on power price hike arranged by

DHAKA: Solar energy cannot play a big role in Bangladesh socio-economic perspective. Solar energy can only be provided at free of cost when gridline cannot be established under green climate fund. Journalist Rafiqul Bashar came up with the assertion in reply to a comment of audiences at