DHAKA: A total of 127 personnel of the Bangladesh Army and the Bangladesh Navy will leave for Mali, a West African country, to join United Nations (UN) Peace Keeping Operation on Tuesday afternoon.Of them, 112 are from Bangladesh Army and 15 from Navy.Army Headquarters and Vehicle Wing

DHAKA: A meeting between power secretaries of Bangladesh and India will take place with a view to settling joint working deals.A press release issued by Indian High Commission confirmed the matter on Tuesday. The meeting will be held here on April 2 and 3 (Wednesday, Thursday).A high

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A motorcyclist was killed in a road accident at Shibganj upazila in the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Hakim, 35, son of Manirul Islam and resident of Chakla village of Daipakhuria union.Local sources said a motorcyclist plunged into a

DHAKA: The customs officials held two people with 62 gold bars weighing 7.23 kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Tuesday. The detainees are- Dulal Hossain and Saidur Rahman.Sources said that the gold bars seized from the two people of flight FZ-583 at

DHAKA: A total of 149 gold bars, which went missing earlier, were rescued from several policemen of Rapmura Police Station of the city on Tuesday morning. Police detained three lawmen and one other in this connection.The detainees are Sub-Inspector Monjurul Islam, Constables Akash

DHAKA: Dr Anisuzzaman, Professor Emeritus at the University of Dhaka, has been conferred on Padma Bhushan award, the third highest civilian award in India.The professor received the award with a gold medal from Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. A total of 66 persons were

DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena on Monday the United States regretted for abstention of Bangladesh from joining the large majority regarding the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Crimea issue. “I regret that Bangladesh was not able to join

DHAKA: According to unofficial results of 73 upazila council polls, ruling Awami League (AL)-backed candidates won in 54 upazilas while Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-backed candidates won in 12 upazilas in the fifth phase of upazila elections.Awami League:           Awami

DHAKA: Controversy has again created on Musa Ibrahim’s Everest scaling for the first time by a Bangladesh. Some people claim that Musa’s name is absent in ‘Nepal Parbat’, a periodical published by Nepal Mountaineering Association.Some say that names of people, who climb from Nepal

LALMONIRHAT: Four people were killed and 16 injured in a road accident on Rangpur-Kurigram highway in Sadar upazila of the district on Monday evening.Of he deceased three were identified as Farida Begum, 60, Riaz Mia, 32 and Nuruzzaman Mia 70, hailed from Fakirer Takea area of the

DHAKA: A college student committed suicide by hanging himself from ceiling fan in city’s Jatrabari area on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Anik Sarker, 18, an HSC examination candidate of Abdul Mannan School and College and son of Suresh Chandra Sarker.Uncle of the

JHENAIDAH: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-6) held a smuggler with 24 gold bars after searching him from Jadobpur border area under Maheshpur upazila of the district on Monday.The detainee is Sarowar, 28 and resident of the area.RAB-6 sources said that, acting on a tip off, RAB personnel led

DHAKA: Director General of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Joan Miranda said the Padma Bridge is a necessity for Bangladesh but how it will be constructed and who will finance it, is not necessary.Miranda came up with the observation while briefing after a meeting with finance minister AMA

DHAKA: The government has appointed Shameem Ahsan NDC as consul general in New York consulate office.Foreign ministry sources said Ahsan is expected to join his office in the second week of April.A career diplomat, Shameem Ahsan joined the Bangladesh Foreign Service on April 1 in

DHAKA: The UK’s Minister of State for International Development Alan Duncan arrived here Monday to check progress on health and safety standards in the garment industry.He also will check how such an important industry for Bangladesh’s economic and social development is supporting its

MADARIPUR: Three police personnel, including Officer-in-Charge of Madaripur Police Station, were withdrawn following allegations of negligence of their duty as an accused fled from the police station on Monday.Earlier in the morning, the accused—Akash--fled from the police station.The

DHAKA: Counting is going on after voting in 73 upazilas of 35 districts in fifth phase of elections on Monday 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: A domestic help was found dead at the resident of a Crime Investigation Department (CID) officer in city’s Rampura area on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ambia Khatun, 16, daughter of Alim Uddin, hailed from Pabna district.The householder Jahangir Alam is an

DHAKA: The government has approved the proposal of forming foundation for poverty alleviation with the coordination of four projects implemented by Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC).The approval came from a regular cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA: The trainees of QuickBooks and Career Development course, organized by Center for Human Development (CHD-BD), were given certificates at Elmhurst Hospital in New York on Saturday.The organsiation also held the concluding ceremony of Free Workshop on English Language Basic Writing