DHAKA: The government has approved the proposal of forming foundation for poverty alleviation with the coordination of four projects implemented by Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC).The approval came from a regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA: The trainees of QuickBooks and Career Development course, organized by Center for Human Development (CHD-BD), were given certificates at Elmhurst Hospital in New York on Saturday.The organsiation also held the concluding ceremony of Free Workshop on English Language Basic Writing

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) urged acting Chief Election Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Mobarak to seek apology to the nation for the remark on the party.Party’s Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference at BNP

DHAKA: Standing committee for law, justice and parliamentary affairs ministry has recommended for running evening court.According to the committee, around 26 lakh cases are pending in both higher and lower courts.The recommendation has come to solve the cases, said president of the JS

DHAKA: The trainees of QuickBooks and Career Development course, organized by Center for Human Development (CHD-BD), were given certificates at Elmhurst Hospital in New York on Saturday.The organsiation also held the concluding ceremony of Free Workshop on English Language Basic Writing

DHAKA: The Election Commission postponed voting to 8 poling centers on ground of snatching ballot papers and forcibly casting fake votes before the voting began on Monday.Of the centers, seven are of Amtali upazila of Barguna district – polling center no. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 39--

FENI: Miscreants stuffed a total of 1,800 ballot papers after creating panic by exploding crude bombs at Chhagalnaiya Primary School polling center of in the upazila early Sunday.Confirming the matter to banglanews, presiding officer of the center Ahamad Hossain said “Some 15 to 20

JESSORE: Two female jute mill workers were gang-raped in Kashipur Mandartala area of Manirampur of the district on Sunday night. Police detained three people in this connection.The detainees are Hafizur Rhaman, 28, son of Yunus Ali, Jahangir Hossain, 26, son of Aziz Morol, and Ripon

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police marked six mugging-prone areas as danger zones across the city and decided to boost security measures in a bid to curb stanching.Police sources said list of the areas include Mirpur, Mohammadpur, Ramna, Old Dhaka, Jatrabari and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.A total

DHAKA: The hearing was held on Monday in a defamation case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for allegedly distorting history of liberation war terming Ziaur Rahman first President of the country.The court of Metropolitan Magistrate Shamsul Arefin recorded the statement of

SIRAJGANJ: A policeman died of heart attack while performing polls-duty in Shajadpur upazila of the district on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman, an assistant sub-inspector of Rayganj Police Station of the district, also son of Abdur Rashid of Dowlatpur uazila of

BACK FROM DHAKA COLLEGE: At least four people were injured when two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League locked into clashes in Dhaka College (DC) early Monday over establishing supremacy.One of the injured was identified as Saiful Islam, a third year student of the college, while identity

DHAKA: The voting to 73 upazilas in 35 districts in the fifth phase elections is progressing on Monday of the fourth polls to this local government body amid tight security. Voters started casting their votes at 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm without any break.The upazilas are Birol,

LAXMIPUR: A leader of Juba League, the youth wing of ruling Awami League, was shot to death by unidentified assailants at North Durgapur village under Sadar upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased was identified as Kabir Hossain, president of 6 no. ward unit Juba League of

DHAKA: The fifth phase elections to 73 upazilas in 35 districts will be held on Monday of the fourth polls to this local government body. Voting will start at 8:00am and continue till 4:00pm without any break.Election Commissioner Abdul Mobarak told banglanews that the EC has already

SIRAJGANJ: A Sirajganj court on Sunday awarded a father and uncle to life-term imprisonment for their involvement in killing an 8-year old child. The court also fined Tk 5,000, in default, three months more imprisonment to the convicts.Sirajganj District and Sessions Judge Abdus Salek

DHAKA: Foreign Affairs Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali on Sunday left Dhaka for Belgium to join in an international conference on preventing genocide scheduled to be held at Brussels on Monday. Foreign ministry sources confirmed the matter to banglanews.This is his first visit to any

DHAKA: Trials of the culprits of Pillkhana carnage have helped to restore the morale of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). They have become more disciplined now and their volume of work has also increased.Director General of BGB Major General Aziz Ahmed in an exclusive interview with

DHAKA: Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander A Nikolayeva on Sunday claimed that Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant project is safe.The Russian diplomat made the assertion while addressing a discussion on ‘country lecture on Russia in modern international policy’ at Bangladesh Institute

DHAKA: Visiting Yunnan province governor of China Li Jiheng has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate China-South Asia Expo to be held in Kunming, capital of the province, in June.State minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam told media on Sunday after a meeting with the