DHAKA: Ruling Awami League has begun their campaigning through social media facebook soon after billboard.The party has opened a facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/albdorg/195913770465005) that contains various articles regarding development activities of government.The contents of the

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni categorically said that Bangladesh would continue to play its leadership role in upholding global peace and non-violence.“Bangladesh would continue to play its leadership role in upholding global peace and non-violence at the UN being the flag

BOGRA: A person died after miscreants chopped off his right Thai in Jolapara area of Ashekpur Union under Shahjahanpur Upazila of the district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Makbul Hossain, 52, a day laborer.Sources said that miscreants chopped Makbul’s right leg at

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel held a Bangladeshi spy of Indian security forces (BSF) in the district on Friday.The detainee was identified as Asanur, 30, son of Kawsar Ali, hailed from Harichandrapur village under Sharsha Upazila. Sharsha BGB Battalion-23

DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena had a meeting with Bangladesh ex foreign secretary Farooq Sobahan at his Gulshan residence in the city on Friday.Sources said ongoing political situation, upcoming national election, strategy and action of US diplomacy in the context of change of

DHAKA: Miscreants attempted to kill an activist of Ganajagaran Mancha at Paribagh over bridge in the city on Friday night.    The victim was identified as Arif Noor an activist of Ganajagaran Mancha.Quoting witnesses, Ganajagaran Mancha convener Dr Imran H Sarker told banglanews,

Illegal immigrants detained under Ops 6P Bersepadu would be given a chance to be legalised, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.Some 5,000 illegal immigrants have been detained since the start of the crackdown on Sunday but not all of them will face deportation, the Home Minister

RAJSHAHI: A student was slaughtered by miscreants at a under construction 4-storied building in Terokhadia area of the divisional city on Friday night.The identity of the deceased could not be found immediately.Local sources said hearing the screaming; locals rushed to the spot at around

DHAKA: A total of 444 Bangladeshis have been detained during September 1-3 nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants in Malaysia. A press release signed by Director General (External Publicity) of the Foreign Ministry M Shameem Ahsan confirmed the matter to banglanews on Friday. The

DHAMRAI, DHAKA: Two cousins drowned in a pond in Seeti village of Dhamrai Thana of the district Friday.The deceased were identified as class-3 student Moyna Akhter, 11, daughter of Shariful Islam and Ratul Islam, 5, son of Ramjan Ali of the village. Confirming the matter to banglanews,

KALIAKOIR: A college student drowned in a marsh in Kaliakoir upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam, 17, son of Bidya Bepari of Chatoilviti area and first year student of Alhajj Abdul Mannan College of Ashulia.Sources said Aminul went to local Kania

KURIGRAM: In the name of trial, India has staged a farce only, alleged Jahanara Begum, mother of unlucky girl Felani, who was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) on Kurigram border.  A court of Border Security Force (BSF) in India has acquitted BSF Jawan Amiyo Ghosh from

BAGERHAT: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate coal based Rampal Power Station in October.Power, Energy and Mineral Resource Ministry Secretary Monwar Islam made the disclosure to the journalists Friday. On Friday, the secretary visited Rampal Power Station and exchanged views

DHAKA: Minister of Textiles and Jute, Abdul Latif Siddique, has said that single digit bank interest rates are necessary for smooth industrialization in the country. Inaugurating the “Textech, Dye and Chem and Yarn/Fabric Exhibitions” in Dhaka, the Minister said it is not possible to

DHAKA: The Journalism Alumni Forum of Rajshahi University (JAFRU), an association of former students of Rajshahi University Mass Communication and Journalism Department, will organize a general meeting at 6.30pm on September 13 at the Daily Star Centre in the capital. Through a press

DHAKA: A domestic help was found died at residence of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official Lt Colonel Ronok Azad in BGB Headquarters –Pilkhana-- of the city on Friday.   The deceased was identified as Rima, 15, daughter of Ajar Ali, hailed from Kishoreganj.Confirming the matter to

SATKHIRA: A BNP leader was killed and nine others were injured in a clash between two factions of BNP over a trifling matter in the town on Friday.The deceased was identified as district Jatiyotabadi Matsyajibi Dal secretary, also former VP of Satkhira Govt College Aman Ullah Aman,

HABIGANJ: Law enforcers arrested novice lawyer and journalist Shafiqul Alam in Habiganj municipality Jamaat leader and businessman Mahibur Rahman killing case.Habiganj Thana police arrested him from Titumir college area in capital on Friday noon.Local sources said that on June 17,

DHAKA: A former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland helped launching a major national campaign calling for better rights for garment workers in Bangladesh.This follows the collapse of the nine-storey Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh where over 1,127 people were

CALCUTTA: A court of Border Security Force (BSF) in India has acquitted BSF Jawan Amiyo Ghosh from much-talked-about Felani murder case.The BSF court pronounced verdict in the case declaring Amiya Gosh innocent.Felani, a 15-year-old girl, was shot dead on Kurigram border by BSF personnel