DHAKA: Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali and M Nazrul Islam, ruling Awami League lawmakers, took oath as minister and state minister of the incumbent government respectively on Wednesday noon.  President M Abdul Hamid administered the oath of them at 12noon.  Election time government’s foreign

JOYPURHAT: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed a cattle trader in Hatkhola Fortier under Panchbibi Upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Azizul Haque, 30, son of Tofazzal Haque, hailed from Satbaria village of the district.Sources said that BSF

DHAKA: The voting in Dhaka Bar Association election 2014-15 has begun at lawyers’ association auditorium of Dhaka Bar in the capital on Wednesday morning.The two-day voting started at 9:00am and will continue till 5:00pm with an hour break.Election Commissioner Nazrul Islam Shamim told

DHAKA: Bangladeshi American Qazi Shahriar Rahman Sujan have conquered Uhuru peak of Mount Kilimanjaro of Tanzania.Shahriar ascended 5,895 -meter (19,340 ft) altitude of Kilimanjaro at 2:30pm on February 14 (Tanzania locla time).He, earlier, ascended Rainier of USA, Shasta, longs Peak,

NILPHAMARI: More than 100 houses of 40 families were gutted in a devastating fire at ward no.5 of Gorgram Union under Sadar Upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The origination of fire could not be known immidiately.Locals said that the fire originated at a house around 10:00pm and

DHAKA: Sri Lankan bowlers crumbled Pakistani batsmen before they reach to the target of 297 runs. Though Pakistan bagged a total of 284 runs by loosing their all wickets finally received a loss. After a good approach Pakistan could not fight back to the best.However, Sri Lankan bowlers

LAXMIPUR: At least 25 people were injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Hajiganj area under Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday.Witnesses said that a local passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch in the area around 6:00pm, leaving at least 25 people injured

PIROJPUR: US Ambassador in Bangladesh Dan W Mozena said that Bangladesh is a prospective country which can turn its population to manpower and promote the country to a developing one.The US envoy came up with the observation while addressing a view exchange meeting with government

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved five development projects including the safe drinking water and sanitation facilities project involving Tk 615 crore.The approval came from ECNEC meeting at the capital’s Sher-e-Banglanagar with Prime

DHAKA: The election commission Tuesday announced the reschedule of elections of reserve seats for women of the 10th parliament.  Now, the election will be held on April 3, instead of March 29.  Election commission announced the reschedule on Tuesday evening.     The date for

DHAKA: Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali, ruling Awami League lawmaker, is going to take oath as foreign minister of the incumbent government.  President M Abdul Hamid will administer him as the minister on Wednesday.   A competent source from the ministry confirmed the matter to

SAVAR: The Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Heather Cruden and high officials of a Canadian company Loblaws Incorporation visited two rehabilitation projects of Rana Plaza victims on Tuesday.The Canadian government and the Canadian company are funding the ‘Centre for the

DHAKA: A youth was killed as a hearse hit him in front of the north gate of the national mosque Baitul Mokarram in city’s Paltan area on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as M Alamgir, 25, son of Syed Mohammad and a workshop worker, hailed from Bhola district.Police sources said

DHAKA: Serik Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her appointment as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time.External Publicity Wing of the Foreign Ministry made the disclosure on Tuesday.          In a message, the Prime Minister

DHAKA: The relatives of slain army personnel of Pilkhana carnage met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday morning.The premier talked to the family members and relatives of killed army officials and handed over checque to them.Army Chief Lieutenant General

KHULNA: Two siblings were killed in a road crash in Sangram   intersection area under Koira upazila of the district on Tuesday noon.  The deceased were identified as Azmal Hossain and Kabir Hossain, sons of Ali Sardar of Sharishamut area under the upazila.Witnesses said a pickup van

DHAKA: Customs officials seized 40 gold bars weighing 4.5 kilograms from the air freight unit at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday.Assistant revenue officer Mahbub-e-Khuda of the airport customs confirmed the matter to banglanews.Mahbub said on information, officials

DHAKA: Customs officials seized 40 gold bars from a bathroom commode in abandoned condition at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday. Duty and Detective Commissioner Juyela Khatun told banglanews that they recovered the gold bars worth about Tk 1.60 crore at 11:00am.BDST: 1605

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to eight people, including three siblings, in the Ward Commissioner Abdul Alim murder case. The convicts are M Harun, M Siraj, M Shawkat, M Shiblu, M Kamal and Syed Ahmad and his two brothers Rashid Ahmad and Farid Ahmad.  Additional

TANGAIL: Police recovered fire arms and bombs from Garo Bazar area under Ghatail Upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.Sources said that after the prisoners’ hajcking, Madhupur and Ghatail Thana Police in a joint drive were trying to hold the escaped prisoners.Then police found an