CHITTAGONG: Customs officials of Shah Amanat International Airport held a person with eight and half kilogram smuggled gold from an aircraft of Bangladesh Biman on Wednesday morning.Chittagong Customs Assistant Commissioner Moshiur Rahman Mondal told banglanews: “During regular checking

DHAKA: A hearing over prevailing political crisis of Bangladesh is going to be held in US Sub-committee for Asia and Pacific Regional Foreign Affairs. The subject was fixed as ‘Bangladesh in Turmoil: A Nation on the Brink?”The US Congress Foreign Affairs House Committee, in its

ASHULIA, DHAKA: The authorities of 30 garment factories declared shut their factories on Wednesday amid workers protest in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka city. Sources said that following the workers protest some workers of garments factories took position on roads and started

DHAKA: Notable poet and ATN Bangla chief adviser Saiful Bari died of old age complications at a city hospital on Wednesday morning. He was 77.Saiful Bari breathed his last at LabAid Hospital early hours of the day.He had been under treatments at the hospital for prolonged illness. The

DHAKA: Primary School Certificate (PSC) and equivalent examinations 2013 for class v have begun from Wednesday morning (November 20).The PSC examinations will end on November 28 as per schedule. Minister for Primary and Mass Education Minister Afsarul Ameen made the announcement at the

KUSTIA:  Rail services on Khulna- Ishwardy route halted for three and half an hours on Wednesday morning after a collision between goods-laden train and a Truck in BGB rail crossing area at Mirpur of the district. Mirpur rail station master Mir Israil Hossain told banglanews that a salt

FROM JATIYA SANGAD: The parliament on Tuesday passed the Legal Aid (Amendment) Bill-2013 with a view to making the government`s legal aid providing activities more dynamic and service-oriented.Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed moved the bill in the

SYLHET: Two people were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Fajilpur of Golapganj Thana of the district on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Salah Uddin, 30 and Zakaria Ahmed, 28 of Bianibazar and Jakiganj upazila.Eyewitness said a Sylhet bound CNG-run auto

TANGAIL: A district court Tuesday sentenced seven people, including two siblings, to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2004.The convicted are Sahar Ali and his brother Alauddin, Ghatu Mia, Ershad Ali, Hayat Ali, Bablu Mia and Yusuf Ali from Kalihati upazila of the district.The

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed on Tuesday said requested President M Abdul Hamid to ensure the participation of all-party polls. He also said the President was requested to take initiative so that all the parties take part in the upcoming polls.The chief

GAZIPUR: At least 20 people, including five bullet hit, were injured as police opened fire on agitating garments workers near BSIC area of Tongi industrial belt in the district on Tuesday.The incident took place at Zaber and Zubayer garments factory of Noman Group at Tongi industrial area

DHAKA: A five-member delegation of Election Commission (EC) reached at Bangabhaban to meet President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday afternoon for discussing the upcoming 10th parliamentary elections. The delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed reached at the

DHAKA: UNICEF expressed Tuesday deep concern over the impact on children who have been caught up in recent violent protests and the continued use of children in demonstrations held by political parties in Bangladesh. Alarmingly, a number of children have died or have been seriously

BARGUNA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, on Tuesday said the government would form a board to recognize the Qawmi madrasa education system.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing a rally on Sarwar Jahan Pilot School ground in the district on

BOGRA: Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation called a day long countrywide transport strike for Thursday demanding the release of its joint secretary Advocate Shimul Biswas, also special assistant to the opposition BNP Chairperson Khalda Zia.Confirming the matter, president of

SAVAR: The Readymade garments workers on Tuesday morning again took to the street to press demand of implementation of government declared salary scale.Sources said that taking position on roads in Palashbari area on Dhaka-North Bengal highway, agitating workers started vandalizing

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to meet President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday evening to request him to take steps for formation of non-party government to oversee the next polls.The Leader of the Opposition will meet the President at 6:30pm on the day as per the

DHAKA: Two Bangladeshis are facing deportation from Northern Ireland for working illegally.Home Office officials said the pair aged 23 and 25 from Bangladesh had overstayed their visas but were employed at a restaurant in Co Armagh.A third man, aged 53 also from Bangladesh was stopped

BARGUNA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit Bamna upazila and Taltoli upazila of the district on Tuesday.The leaders and activists of the local Awami League have already taken various programmes to welcome the premier.She is expected to reach in Bamna upazila by Helicopter

DHAKA: Four acting secretaries were made secretary in a latest reshuffle in the public administration.The new four secretaries are Abul Kalam Azad of Rail Ministry, Faizur Rahman Chowdhury of Anti-Corruption Commission, Mortuza Ahmed of Information Ministry and Dr SM Nazmul Islam of