MANIKGANJ: The ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia river route halted for two hours due to poor visibility caused by dense fog since Tuesday 6:30 am to 8:30 am.Sources said that eight ferries got stranded in the mid of Padma river at around 6:30 am and three ferries were waiting at

DHAKA: The first session of the 10th parliament is set to resume on Tuesday afternoon after a five-day recess. The session will resume around 4.30pm with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. Earlier, President M Abdul Hamid convened the inaugural session of the new parliament

SUNAMGANJ: Eleven people, including five children, were killed and 16 are missing from the boat which caught fire on the Surma River, near Duarabazar upazila of the district on Monday night. Sylhet fire service senior station officer and rescue operation’s team leader Jabed Hosain

RAJSHAHI: Four separate cases were filed against 600 students of Rajshahi University in connection with student’s demonstration and violence on the campus on Sunday.The cases were filed at Motihar Police Station on Monday afternoon.Saad Ahmed, Deputy Registrar of Rajshahi University,

DHAKA: The government made reshuffle in the administration    in changing positions of five secretary-level officials in different ministries.The Ministry of Public Administration issued an order on the changes on Monday.According to the order, Water Resources Ministry Senior Secretary

DHAKA: Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo organized a condolence program on February 2 in commemorating Tsuyoshi Nara, former Professor of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS).Around 30 eminent Japanese nationals including six Friends of Bangladesh, who were conferred honor by the

NARAYANGANJ: Four people were arrested on charge of allegedly raping a housewife in front of her tied husband at Habibpur village under Mugrapara union of Sonargon upazila of the district on Sunday night.     The arrestees are -- Sahin Mia, son of Mustofa, Sakil Ahmed, son of Moharaj

DHAKA: The government will continue its pro-active foreign policy towards strengthening every facet of its relations with immediate neighbor Myanmar for reaching higher trajectories of bilateral as well as regional trade, economy and connectivity.Shahriar Alam, State Minister for Foreign

DHAKA: Advisors to the prime minister will not attend the cabinet meeting of the incumbent government.A minister from the cabinet meeting on Monday told the matter to banglanews.As said by the minister, the recent cabinet meetings spotted a new format. So, the advisors of premier didn’t

DHAKA: The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to attend her office on Thursday as a Minister for Power, Energy & Mineral Resources at the Power ministry.On Monday, the whole office is seen in a festive look with well furnished equipments in redecorating the office.Deputy Secretary of

DHAKA: Speaker of Islamic Parliament of Iran Ali Larijani has invited Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to attend The Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States conference.Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Mohammad Beheshti Monfared handed over the invitation letter to the Speaker on a

DHAKA: The first session of the 10th parliament is set to resume on Tuesday after a five-day recess.The session will resume around 4.30pm with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.Earlier, President M Abdul Hamid convened the inaugural session of the new parliament on January

GOPALGONJ: A man was killed and five others injured in a road accident in Gerakhola Bridge area under Moksedpur Upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as ABM Ehasanul Kabir, 68, a retired bank officer, hailed from Shyamali in Dhaka. Sources said, the victim,

DHAKA: The High Court on Monday directed home secretary and inspector general of police (IGP) to handover the case over Sonali Bank robbery in Kishoreganj to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) within 48-hour.An HC bench comprising Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain passed

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Monday quizzed BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed at Kashimpur Jail gate in a case filed against him for allegedly capturing a government abandoned house.     He was interrogated for grabbing a land worth Tk 300 crore in

FARIDPUR: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Mashaujan area of Dangi Union under Nagarkanda Upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Sabuj and Nasir.Witnesses said that a Dhaka-bound passenger bus of Sakura Paribahan rammed them in the

DHAKA: An elderly man was killed in a road accident at Darus Salam Technical intersection of the city on Monday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Sources said that the victim was critically injured as a speedy vehicle rammed him at around 6:00am. On

DHAKA: Miscreants shot a businessman for extortion in Uttor Basabo area under Sabujbagh Thana of the capital on Sunday night.The victim was identified as Mujibur Rahman, 50, a flex load trader.Family sources said two youths came to Mujibur’s shop and demanded Tk 20,000 as extortion

DHAKA: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urged the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to avoid such matters like the recent inauguration of projects by its chief.TIB executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said, in a statement on Sunday, inauguration of bridges and joining political

DHAKA: Some seven doctors were suspended for absence at their work stations at several hospitals under Narshingdi district on Sunday.The suspended doctors are Shibpur Upazila Health Complex medical officer Dr Rajib Mahmud, Dr Ashfaque Nabi, Jessore Upasasthya Kendro assistant surgeon Dr M