DHAKA: Kolkata Knight Riders are facing Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 49th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday. The match started at 4:30pm Bangladesh time. Earlier in the day, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli won the toss and

Most of female workers of Middle East are residing in Lebanon where there are about 60 thousand domestic helps out of two lakh Bangladeshi female workers. According to a survey conducted by ‘Kafa’ and ‘Legal Agenda’ on the Bangladeshi and Nepalese female workers it is understood

LAMA, BANDARBAN: At least three people died of diarrhea and 32 more affected in Thang Pong Mro Para of Rupasipara union under Lama Upazila of the district. The deceased were identified as Long Pong Mro, 12, son of Barai Mro, Songru Mro, 17, daughter of Kingpoy Mro and Champaw Mro, 18,

DHAKA: A press conference and Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) demo day awards ceremony will be held on Saturday afternoon.                                   The programme will begin at 5:00pm at Ballroom-3, Hotel Westin, Gulshan 2, said a press

SIRAJGANJ: Rail communications of northern region halted with the capital city Dhaka as the engine of Rajshahi-bound Dhumketu Express train went out of operation at Ullapara of the district on Thursday afternoon.Sub-Inspector of GR Thana Hyder Ali said, “The engine went of operation

DHAKA: The slum children has lagged behind to register their birth certificates as only 37 percent of them have the birth registration and 27 percent do not take registration fearing money expenditure.Of the unregistered children, guardians of 41 percent do not understand the importance

DHAKA: The US Embassy to Dhaka, including the Consular Section and the American Center with the Archer K Blood American Center Library and the Education USA Student Advising Center, will remain closed on Sunday on the occasion of Memorial Day, an American national holiday.    However,

DHAKA: Body of a youth was recovered by police from city’s Mugda area on early Thursday. The deceased was identified as M Masum, 29. Police sources said that a youth was found dead in the area around 2:30am. There were several injury marks on his body, they added. Some unidentified

BAGERHAT: A district court awarded lifetime imprisonment to five people in a murder case. Judge of District and Session Court SM Solaiman passed the order on Thursday noon. The court also fined them one lakh taka each, on default five more year imprisonment to all. BDST: 1355 HRS, MAY

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi's life is going to change in more ways than one. His residence will now be the coveted 7, Race Course Road in the heart of New Delhi, and his office will be situated at South Block near Raisina Hills. There is going to be another major

DHAKA: The flights of new US-Bangla Airlines Limited are likely to fly in the domestic sky by the end of month of June with attractive fares for and some of its best service to the air travellers, said sources concerned. “The air fare will be relatively lower than that of other

ASHULIA: A tea-stall owner died early Thursday allegedly because of excessive torture in police custody in Savar industrial area, on outskirt of capital Dhaka.The deceased was identified as Ripon, 30.Victim’s relatives alleged that Ripon was beaten to death by the police at Ashulia

MONGLA, BAGERHAT: A devastating fire broke out in the east zone of the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, in Mongla of the district from Wednesday evening. Divisional forest officer of the Sundarbans east zone M Amir Hossain Chowdhury said forest guards first spotted the

DHAKA: Department of Immigration and Passport of the country has taken initiatives to accelerate the process of making the Machine Readable Passport (MRP) ready for the Hajj pilgrims. M Siraj Uddin, additional Director General of the department, has already given instructions to its

RAMU, COX’S BAZAR: Two minor siblings drowned in Bakkhali River in Bandorjar Kom area of the upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Nargis Akther, 09, and Anisa Akther, 07, daughters of Moulana Enam Ullah of the Purbapara village of Kawarkhop union of the upazila. Ramu

DHAKA: A mild earthquake jolts Dhaka and some others parts of the country at 10:25pm Wednesday.  No casualties reported immediately. BDST: 2244 HRS, MAY 21, 2014

DHAKA: Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, MP called upon the member and observer countries of CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) for working together for achieving peace, security and stability in Asia through sustainable

GAZIPUR: Rail communications from Dhaka to the country’s northern region has resumed after six hours on Wednesday afternoon.                            Earlier Rangpur Express was halted at Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila’s Matikata rail crossing area due to the technical

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Haisna, will join the oath talking ceremony of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi. State minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday evening. Earlier, PM among

DHAKA: Members of the Parliament will hold a cycle rally on Thursday to create awareness among the people about environment.     The rally will start at 10:00am from South Plaza of the parliament.   Parliament Standing Committee Chairman on Environment and Forest Ministry Dr Hasan