DHAKA: Japan has expressed deep concerned over the political violence which resulted in death and injury of so many people over the last several months in Bangladesh.   In a written statement on Tuesday, Japan ambassador to Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima said, “We strongly condemn all sorts of

DHAKA: Ganajagaran Mancha has announced a road-march programme in protest against the attack on minorities across the country.The road-march programme will begin from city’s Shahagh intersection to sectarian violence torn Malopara area of Jessore district from January 10 to 11 January.

DHAKA: Chris Tobit, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Bangladesh Limited, has been appointed as the Chairman of AMTOB, Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh.AMTOB is the national trade body representing all six mobile network operators--Airtel,

DHAKA: Opposition BNP-led 18-party alliance has extended 48-hour hartal by 12-hour till Wednesday 6:00pm in protest against detaining the party leaders.Vice-Chairman of the party Selima Rahman made the announcement while talking to journalist at her Gulshan residence on Tuesday

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has transferred eight Upazila Nirbahi Officers for their negligence in performing duty during the 10th parliamentary elections held on Sunday.The Election Commission issued the direction on Tuesday.    According to the orders, the UNO are Chilmari

BARISAL: An elderly woman along with her son was hacked to death by the miscreants in Gati area under Babuganj upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.   The deceased were identified as Monika Mridha, 65, wife of Anil Mridha and her son Sushil Mridha, 45, residents of the

DHAKA: Law enforcers held a man along with 22 gold bars weighting two-kilogram from city’s Roy Shaheb Bazar area on Monday night.The detainee was identified as Komol Das, worker of a jewelry shop. Police sources said a team of police was patrolling in the area around 10pm. At that time

DHAKA: Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad, who is now admitted to hospital, can go to home if he wants.The minister, also publicity secretary of ruling Awami League, made the assertion while talking to journalists at his

DHAKA: Metropolitan Detective Branch of police held BNP chairperson’s adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain, also Bangladesh Bar Council vice-chairman, from city’s National Press Club (NPC) area on Tuesday afternoon.Witnesses said a team of plain dressed DB police cordoned-off Mahbub in

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, is set to meet the President Abdul M Hamid on Tuesday afternoon. Ihsanul Karim, press secretary to the President, confirmed the matter to banglanews. The meeting will be held at Bangabhaban, the official residence of the

NOAKHALI: Two youths were killed in a road accident in Nababganj Bazar area under Sonaimuri upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Alamgir, 24, son of Khairul Islam, hailed from Harinakundu Thana of Jhenaidah district and Jasim Uddin, 23, son of Ziaul Haque,

KURIGRAM: A leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed in road accident in Ananda Bazar area of the district on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Khairul Kabir Jewel, 25, joint general secretary of district unit of JCD. Local sources said a power tiller trolley

DHAKA: Some 531 educational Institutions were torched by poll-resisters across the country during the 10th general elections.Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid came up with the disclosure on Tuesday.BDST: 1237 HRS, JAN 07, 2014Edited By: Shameem Reza, Newsroom Editor/ Rubaiat Saky,

DHAKA: A police member was run over by a requisitioned police vehicle at the playground of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) in city’s Uttara area on Monday evening.The deceased was identified as Rasel Mia, 28, son of Wasim Uddin, hailed from Char Chataria village of Sarisabari upazila of

DHAKA: A person, who tried to commit suicide by jumping from the window of the fifth floor of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) building-2, succumbed to his injuries at the Intensive Care Unit on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Hafiz, son of Mohammad Alamgir,

MANIKGANJ: The ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia river route resumed on Tuesday morning after a 10-hour suspension due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Paturia ferry ghat sources said ferry operation on the route remained

DHAKA: The indefinite roads, railways and waterways blockade and the second day of 48-hour hartal, enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance, are underway simultaneously across the country on Tuesday.A few goods-laden trucks were seen on highways though inter-district buses haulage was not

GAZIPUR: Wife of Assistant Superintendent of Industrial Police of Gazipur Sadar M Aminul Islam was found dead at her residence in the city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Sufia Islam, 32.On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered her body at around 9:15am

DHAKA: The United Nations, United States, Canada and Commonwealth also expressed their disappointment over the just-concluded parliamentary elections in the country as more than half of the parliamentarians were uncontested and the remaining ones showed little opposition.Terming that

DHAKA: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird on Monday expressed concern over electoral situation in Bangladesh.“Canada joins the United States and the European Union in expressing regrets that the major political parties in Bangladesh were unable to negotiate a solution that would have