CHITTAGONG: Police recovered two bodies-- a male and female-- from a hotel at Alangkar intersection under Pahartoli Thana of the port city on Saturday morning.The identity of the bodies could not be found immediately.Metropolitan police west zone Additional Deputy Commissioner Arefin

DHAKA: The days of the India Bangladesh passport seems to be numbered.The passport is issued by the state government on behalf of the central government.According to an official of the state home department, the number of such passports being issued is going down day by day.The passport

DAULATDIA (RAJBARI): Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia river route resumed Saturday morning after a nine hour suspension due to poor navigability.All of 12 ferries of the route started carrying vehicles from 9:30am.Earlier on Friday night, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport

DHAKA: China has conducted 3-4 nuclear blasts in Tibet to divert the Brahmaputra river, raising India’s concern that its share of water would be reduced and that China could use it as a leverage against India by releasing water at anytime it wished, according to The Times of India, a

DHAKA: Finance ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries held a meeting in the Sri Lankan capital Friday to discuss of the South Asian Region and poverty alleviation.The Sixth SAARC Finance Ministers Meeting commenced Friday in Colombo with the

BAGERHAT: A man was killed and 12 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Ghoshgati village under Mollahat upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman, 40, son of Mohammad Ali Molla of Ghoshgati village of the

DHAKA: A key reason why Bangladeshi expatriates in the UAE end up violating the labour law is due to the phenomenon of unscrupulous recruiters who overcharge desperate job-seekers, said a top Bangladeshi diplomat.A few of them abscond from employers in search of better paid jobs or get

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Some 10 ferries out of 12 of Daulatdia-Paturia waterway could not be operated from Friday morning due to navigability crisis in the river Padma and Jamuna.A long tailback was seen on both the banks as only two K-type ferries were giving services currently. Passengers

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League alleged that Ziaur Rahman rewarded the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “We made the nation free off blame by hanging the killers of Bangabandhu and setting up the ongoing trials of war criminals,” she

JESSORE: Two minor siblings drowned in Chanchra Bablatala area under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were identified as Russel 6 and Babu 7, sons of Mintu Mia of Chanchra area.Police sources said the brothers went to take bathe in a pond near their residence, but

DHAKA: An army person died after being doped by city miscreants group known as ‘Oggyan Party’ on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Tajirul Islam, 36, a member of Bangladesh Army.Officer-in-Charge of Khilkhet Thana Shamim Hossain said that on information, police identified the

DHAKA: An army person died after being doped by city miscreants group known as ‘Oggyan Party’ on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Tajirul Islam, 36, a member of Bangladesh Army.Officer-in-Charge of Khilkhet Thana Shamim Hossain said that on information, police identified the

NATORE: A Dhaka-bound train from Dinajpur went out of order due to break of an equalizer of a compartment near Yeasinpur Railway Station under Sadar upazila around 1:30pm on Friday.As a result, train communications between Dhaka and North Bengal were halted since noon.A Parbartipur and a

DHAKA: US ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena hoped one day Bangladesh will be a dominating economy with the proper utilization of fertile land, enough water, favourable climate and natural gas and mineral coal it has.He came up with the assertion while addressing in the inauguration

GAZIPUR: A suspected mugger was beaten to death by a mob in Voran Mazar slum area under Tongi town of the district on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Khan Babu, 32, of the area.Local sources said mob beat up Babu badly as they suspect him snatcher, leaving him critically

DHAKA: Promoters of hand-printed and handwoven textiles in the South Asian region have adapted different techniques to keep pace with changing times to cater to buyers who believe in promoting indigenous handicrafts without putting their fashion quotient at stake.The ongoing Dastkar South

SHARIATPUR: The law enforcement agency arrested a local Jamaat-e-Islam Ameer with bombs in the district. He was arrested from in front of Charsundi Nurani Madrasha under Rodrakar Union on Thursday night.The detainee is- Dr Maulana Habibur Rahman, Rodrakar Union Jamaat Ameer.Sources said

DHAKA: With recitations from Holy Quran, Geeta, Bible and Tripitaka, the rally of ruling Awami League began at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the city around 3.00pm Friday.With acting president of Dhaka Metropolitan Awami League MA Aziz in the chair, the rally is attended, among others, by AL

SAVAR: A fire broke out at the third floor of a six-stored readymade garment factory of Chaurangi supermarket in Savar bazar bus stand area on Friday morning.On information, two fire fighting unit from Savar fire service station rushed to the spot and doused the fire after two hours

DHAKA: Airport customs police recovered 18 kilogram gold bars from a passenger bus of United Airways at Shahjalal International Airport on Friday morning.Airport Customs Assistant Commissioner Ayesha Akter told banglanews, “A United Airways fight from Muscat of Oman landed at the