GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina underscored the need for mutual understanding and regional cooperation in alleviating poverty.The Premier made the assertion while addressing a programme, arranged in honour of visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, around 11.30am Monday. She

The Obama administration is set to allow some relatives of U.S. service members living in the country illegally to stay, according to a policy directive issued Friday.The nine-page memorandum is the latest in a series of immigration policy changes made by President Barack Obama since he

DHAKA: Sporadic clashes between agitated ready-made garments (RMG) workers and police continued in Ashulia and Hemayetpur industrial areas of Savar on Monday.The clash triggered while Standard group workers placed 10-point demand and locked into clash with members of factory

DHAKA: Visiting US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal hold a meeting on Monday morning with Gowher Rizvi, International Affairs adviser to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The one-hour long meeting was held at US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W

GAZIPUR: A total of seven platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Ashulia, Konabari and Kashimpur area of the district on early Monday.Due to rampant agitation of garments workers in the areas, the BGB was deployed in a bid to avert any untoward situation and to

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League, is scheduled to visit in Saudi Arabia on November 19.Sources said the Premier will reach Jeddah by a flight of national flag carrier on Thursday.  During the visit the Premier will perform Umrah and offer Jumma

DHAKA: Air pollution entails a massive cost amounting to Taka 124 billion a year in the capital alone in terms of lost human health and life, an economic evaluation of the contamination shows.The figure comes to 3-4 percent of the country’s national GDP. After evaluating economic

DHAKA: A girl was found dead and police recovered her body from a drain at Uttara Section-4 in the city on Sunday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Uttara Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Jakir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said, “On information,

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formed a four-member investigation committee to look into the much-talked-about Bismillah Group Loan Scam case. As per the ACC step, deputy director Syeed Iqbal Hossain will lead the team with four members--assistant director Taufiqul Islam,

DHAKA: A police man was killed and another one injured critically in a road accident on Dhaka-Dohar road of Gorabon Balur Math area under Dohar upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Constable Manjurul Haque, 40, hailed from Lebubari village of

HILI (DINAJPUR): Leaders of Banglahili C&F Agents Association, also the importers’ group, declared strike for export and import business through Hili Land Port on Sunday evening.The leaders made the announcement after an emergency meeting at the local Dakbunglow around 5:30pm in protest

DHAKA: A new cabinet of the polls-time all-party interim government will take oath at the Bangabnaban on Monday to oversee the 10th parliamentary elections in line with the constitution.President M Abdul Hamid will administer oath to the new ministers of the cabinet in the afternoon.

DHAKA: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in Dhaka on Sunday night after commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka to sign several treaties between Bangladesh and Malaysia.The Malay premier landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:07pm by a special flight.Prime Minister

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the regular cabinet meeting of incumbent government ended and the all-party polls-time government would be formed soon. However, the concluding cabinet sitting was scheduled to begin on Monday but it was rescheduled as Malaysian Prime

DHAKA: Miscreants torched three vehicles in front of National Press Club, Sayedabad and Rampura in the city on Sunday afternoon.Sources said some youths torched a passenger bus in front of the press club around 5:00pm. On information, two fire fighting units rushed in and doused the

KHULNA: A physician was chopped to death by the miscreants at his chamber at Fhulbari Gate in the town on Sunday afternoon.The victim was identified as Gauranga Das, a doctor of Moitree clinic of the town.Locals said Gauranga was staying at his chamber around 3:00pm. At that time a group

NARAIL: Six Junior School Certificate (JSC) candidates were injured in a road accident on Narail-Kalia road of Dariapur area of the district Sadar on Sunday afternoon.The injured were identified as Eti, Nipa, Taslima, Suraiya, Sharmin and Noyon, students from Dariapur High School. Police

ASHULIA: At least 200 garments workers, including police were injured, in separate clashes with police at Beron, Jamgora, Jirabo and Norsinghopur of Ashulia, the outskirt of capital Dhaka on Sunday.Sources said hundreds workers of many garments of the area blocked Bipail-Abdullapur road

DHAKA: The hearing of three writ petitions filed with the High Court (HC), challenging the legality of cabinet members staying in power even after resigning is set to be held on Monday.An HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam fixed the date on

DHAKA: India`s second international-standard multi-purpose Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the first along the Bangladesh border opened Sunday to people at Akhaurah.Bangladesh Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde inaugurated the check post,