DHAKA: OLX, the global leader in online classifieds, and global market research firm MetrixLab Sunday revealed the results of a new research.  The study shows that Internet users in Bangladesh hold a whopping 105 million used goods, illustrating the potential for OLX’s growth in the

DHAKA: US ambassador in Dhaka Dan W Mozena commented that after the bargaining of twelve years the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) between Bangladesh and the US is now a reality. The US envoy said he had worked along with Assistant US Trade Representative for

DHAKA: The government is planning to appoint political administrators in two bifurcated city corporations of Dhaka.  But in the Local Government Law (City Corporation), there is no scope to appoint political persons except the first class government officers in the post.  Yet the

DHAKA: Government on Thursday punished a total of 208 hajj agencies on charges of irregularities and mismanagement including human trafficking and cheating with the pilgrims.Ministry of Religious Affair secretary Choudhury Babul Hasan revealed these at a press conference at the

DHAKA: Bangladesh was elected as a member of the executive board of the United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday, says a Foreign Ministry press release Thursday.The election was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Wednesday. Bangladesh will hold the

COX’S BAZAR: Three policemen and a Yaba trader were injured in a gunfight at Naf River dam area in Alikhali union under Tenkanf Upazila of the district at 11:00pm Wednesday. The injured were identified as assistant sub-inspector Joynal, constables Jasim Uddin and Mahammudul Haque of

DHAKA: Many of Rana Plaza victims and their families are still waiting to meet the compensation. As a result the foreign buyers are being averse to the factory owners in this issue.Earlier on 24 April in 2013, Rana Plaza, an eight-storey commercial building, housed five garment factories,

DHAKA: The Rana Plaza Coordination Committee has agreed to award Tk50,000 (US$650) each to victims of the building collapse as advance compensation payments.The money, which will be paid using the BKash system, will go to all injured workers, dependents of the dead and missing, and

DHAKA: Frans Timmermans, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, said as an expert in water management, the King of the Netherlands took keen interest in Bangladesh’s work with flood control and climate change adaptation. Timmermans expressed the Dutch Government’s continued interest in

DHAKA: An unidentified auto-rickshaw driver was killed and four others were injured when a truck rammed a CNG-run auto rickshaw at Paltan intersection in the city at 5:00am Thursday.Paltan Thana Sub-Inspector Sushangkar Paul told banglanews, “Four traders were going to Kaptan Bazar of

DHAKA: A terrorist, enlisted of Bangladesh Police, was shot dead by a group of miscreants in Khilgaon area of the capital on Wednesday evening.  The deceased was identified as M Mia, 42, a big terrorist of the area.     Sources said miscreants shot Mia around 7:30pm, leaving him

KURIGRAM: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 225 sacks of betel-nuts worth of Tk 15 lakh while they were being smuggled from India through Jatrapur frontier of the district on Wednesday.Kurigram BGB-45 Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Mofazzal Hossain Akhand told banglanews that

DHAKA: Fire Services and Civil Defense department is going to be formed a Special Response Team consisting of 60-person to face any kind of large scale natural disaster.Director General of Fire Services and Civil Defense Brigadier General Ali Ahmed Khan told this in a special interview to

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) Wednesday accepted the appeals of four convicts against the death and life sentences verdict issued by Chittagong Special Tribunal-1 in the 10 truck arms haul case.    An HC bench comprising M Rezaul Haque and Gobinda Chandra Tagore accepted the appeal for

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina distributed cheques of financial assistance to the families of 53 Rana Plaza tragedy victims Wednesday.The cheques were handed over Gono Bhaban while identity of the 53 victim families was ascertained through DNA test of members.The Prime Minister so

DHAKA: Agitating doctors at Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) Hospital on Wednesday observed a sit-in program in Shahbagh intersection of the city demanding the detention of the assaulters.They took position on the

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has appointed an investigative officer to investigate corruption of Jatiya Party (JP) former Secretary General Ruhul Amin Hawladar.      In a regular meeting on Wednesday, the anti graft body appointed ACC assistant director Hamidul Hasan

DHAKA: The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule upon the government to form a monitoring cell to supervise all public and private hospitals and clinics.An HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam passed the order after holding a primary hearing on

DHAKA: The government decided to exempt duties on goods and machineries for setting up 5-star hotels to 5 percent in the country.This concession came amid the government’s move to extend the tourism industry and boost the private investments in this sector.The duty free facility was

DHAKA: Apollo Hospitals Dhaka, STS Group’s first venture in healthcare industry, stepped into its 10th year Wednesday.Babies who were born on the month of April on various years in the last decade came on the stage and launched its theme of a Decade of Dedicated Service in a special