DHAKA: Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah adjourned the parliament till 5:00pm Monday.Earlier in the day, the sitting of the parliament resumed at 5:17pm with Speaker Dr Shirin Chaudury in the chair.The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran.On the day, 48 women

DHAKA: Law Minister Advocate Anisul Haque on Sunday said the government has already initiated the investigation of extrajudicial killings.The law minister came up with the disclosure while addressing “Meet the Press” at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity, organized by Law Reporters’ Forum.The

DHAKA: A mechanic worker was killed by a gang of Agyan Party in Farmgate area in city on Sunday after being senseless.The deceased was identified as M Shafique, 38, son of M Ali hailed from Islampur village of Shahadatpur under Sirajganj. Tejgaon Thana Assistant Sub-Inspector Mozammel

DHAKA: In consistent with the posts, own rank badge for the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was introduced on Sunday in order to reforming.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina adorned the new rank badges to BGB Director General Major General Aziz Ahmed at her office in the morning.The other

DHAKA: Four people, including two Awami League men, were killed and scores injured in violence in Munshiganj, Jhalokati, Brahmanbaria and Comilla districts during fourth phase of upazila election Sunday.Banglanews Comilla Correspondent reports: A Jubo Dal activist was killed in Barura

BRAHMANBARIA: An Awami league activist was killed in a clash with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) men at Akhaura upazila in the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Hadis Mia, 30, son of Aftab Miah, hailed from Taraganj of the upazila.Lieutenant Colonel Ershadul

DHAKA: Sir Jim Bolger, Special Envoy to the Prime Minister, on Sunday said the New Zealand government would continue its support to guide their continued efforts to know each other better and forge stronger bilateral relations based on cooperation in different areas.The special envoy came

JHALOKATI: A Juba League activist was killed in polls violence between ruling Awami League and BNP in Rajapur upazila of the district on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ripon Hossain, 28, activist of local Juba League activist.Officer-in-Charge of Rajapur Thana Nazrul

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) on Sunday placed a complaint against an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) to the Home Affairs Ministry for beating of an Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO).EC alleged that Lauhajang Thana Assistant Sub-Inspector Emdad beat Dr ATM Mahbubul Karim, the UNO of Gazaria

DHAKA: Counting is going on after voting in 91 upazilas of 43 districts in fourth phase of elections on Sunday amid stray incidents of violence.The counting of votes started immediately after the end of voting at 4:00pm.The voting began at 8:00am and continued for eight hours without any

DHAKA: The government will not take financial assistance from Islami Bank for the program of singing national anthem ‘Aamar Sonar Bangla’ by hundreds of thousands of people on the occasion of upcoming Independence Day that falls on March 26.The disclosure came from a statement signed

DHAKA: A devastating fire broke out at garment factory in city’s Farmgate area, near to Purnima Cinema Hall, on Sunday afternoon.Local sources said that the fire broke out at the seventh floor of a multi-storey building in the area around 2:10pm.On information, three units of fire

DHAKA: BNP led 19-party alliance called hartal in three upazilas of Khulna, Feni and Barisal districts for Monday protesting the vote manipulation in the ongoing fourth phase upazila election.In Barisal, BNP-backed candidate SM Afjal Hossain, Awami League rebel candidate Jothindranath

MUNSHIGANJ: Baluakandi Union Parishad Chairman was shot to death in a clash with two groups of the party in Gazaria area of the district during the fourth phase of upazila Parishad elections on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Samsuddin Prodhan, 40, Chairman of Baluakandi union

DHAKA: The 48 newly elected members of parliament (MPs) from the reserved women seats in the National Parliament took oath on Sunday morning.Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the 48 female lawmakers from Awami League (AL), Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) Saomajtantrik Dal

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) postponed voting in 32 polling centres in different upazilas on allegation of snatching of ballot boxes and stray violence.Election Commissioner Abdul Mobarak made the disclosure in a press conference at EC secretariat on Sunday afternoon.Postponed centers

DHAKA: A woman, aged around 50, was killed in a road accident in city’s Dayaganj area on Sunday morning.The identity of the victim could not be known immediately.Rickshaw Van puller Karimullah said that he found an injured woman lying in a pool of blood  on the road around 8:00am and

CHANDPUR: A Presiding Officer, appointed at Shahrasti upazila of the district for the fourth phase of upazila polls, has been withdrawn from his duty over allegation rules violation.The withdrawn presiding officer is identified as Delwar Hossain.Executive Magistrate also Deputy

JESSORE: The prize giving ceremony of “Bashundhara Cup Golf Tournament-2014” was held in Jessore Golf and Country Club playground on Saturday night.Area Commander of Jessore and 55 Infantry Division, General Officer Commanding Major General SM Matiur Rahman distributed the prizes

NARAYANGANJ: Three people were killed and three others sustained injuries when railing of a garment factory collapsed on a running auto-rickshaw during storm at Fatullah in Sadar Upazila of the district Saturday night.The deceased were identified Wazuddin, the driver of the auto-rikshaw,