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

DHAKA: Amid pressure of official duties in first working day of the week, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid visit to SOS Shishu Palli in Shyamoli area of the capital.In the visit, the PM also distributed chocolates, sweets, flowers and balloons among the orphan boys and girls. On

DHAKA: The Election Commission has postponed polls to Thakugaon Sadar upazila for three months over legal complications.Assistant secretary of the EC Ashfakur Rahman made the disclosure to media.He said the voting to the upazila has been postponed as some complexities created on vote

DHAKA: The Election Commission suspended 19 election officers including presiding officer of Ghechua Government Primary School center in Tangail-8 by-elections over vote manipulation.Amongst them, one presiding officer, six assistant presiding officers and 12 poling officers.The penalty

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and the intelligence units are preparing an up-to-date list of the drug businessmen around the city. DMP will begin anti-drug moves soon as the list is about to be completed.Recently DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed hinted at a program organized by

DHAKA: A fire broke out on third floor at the gallery of the national museum in capital’s Shahbagh area on Sunday morning.The fire originated around 9:00am and then soon engulfed the whole floor.On information, five fire fighting units rushed the spot and brought the blaze under control

DHAKA: BNP founder, also seventh president of the country, Ziaur Rahman’s younger brother Khalilur Rahman passed away at Washington in United States of America on Sunday morning.He was 71.Khalilur Rahman was suffering from old-age complications for a long time.He was a chemist by

NOAKHALI: A leader of Awami League was shot dead when two groups of Juba League locked into clash in Chowdhury Haat area under Companiganj upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Jahidul Alam Maruf, 30, China AL unit organizing secretary, son of Jahangir Alam

DHAKA: Three members of a family, including an 18-month-old baby boy, who sustained severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at Kamrangirchar, died at burn unit of Dhaka Medical from Saturday afternoon to early Sunday.The deceased were identified as mother Aklima Begum, 50, her

DHAKA: State Minister of Labour and Employment affairs Advocate Mujibul Haque Chunnu on Saturday said an act would be formulated to issue appointment letter to the domestic help.The labour minister made the assertion while addressing a discussion meeting at the National Press Club in the

DHAKA: A readymade garment (RMG) worker was killed in a road accident in Mukki Mosque area under Rampura Thana of the city on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Rokeya Begum, 30.Sources said a rashly-driven motorbike knocked Rokeya while she was returning home around 8:00pm,

DHAKA: Bangladesh is observing the ‘Earth Hour’ along with over 150 countries by turning off its all non-essential lights for an hour from 8:30pm.The event is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).“Earth Hour aims to encourage an

DHAKA: Hawkers, who sell goods on footpaths, pay Tk 850 crore annually as extortion to several “illegal” organizations across the country. Hawker leaders came up with the assertion while addressing program of Third National Hawkers Convention at Photojournalists Association

NARSHINGDI: Three people were killed and four others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Narayanpur area of Raipura upazila of the district on Saturday.Of the deceased, two were identified as Sagir Mia, 28, Kabita, 17. Sources said a Dhaka-bound private car collided with

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader categorically said that the work order of Padma Bridge would be issued in June after evaluation.He came up with the observation while visiting Mawa Ghat Saturday.Obaidul Quader said, “Padma Bridge is most priority project of the government

GAZIPUR: An SSC examinee was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Naojor area of the district on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Ashiquzzaman, 17, son of Abdul Salek Miah.Witnesses said that a rashly driven bus rammed Ashiq while he was crossing the