Saturday, 18 Jan, 2025

National

State FM to sit with diplomats

DHAKA: Shahariar Alam, state minister for foreign affairs, is set to sit with the diplomats of different countries on Thursday afternoon for the first time after the new government took charge.State Minister will brief the foreign envoys about post-election situation of the country around

Bangladesh issue in UK parliament

LONDON: Bangladesh issue is going to be discussed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom on Thursday like in the European parliament.Sources said that the discussion will be held ongoing politics, just-concluded election, formation of new government and attacks on minority communities in

Voting ends, counting on

DHAKA: The voting is counting on as it ended in seven postponed constituencies of the 10th parliamentary elections Thursday.   The voting started at 8:00am and continued till 4:00pm without any break.  On January 5, the Election Commission (EC) postponed the voting in 392 polling

Debate on BD polls in EP Thursday

DHAKA: The European Parliament (EP) is scheduled to see a debate on recent Bangladesh elections at its debate chamber in Strasbourg France on Thursday.According to the European Parliament, the debate will focus on fundamental freedoms, human rights and democracy in general in

HC postpones Kurigram-4

DHAKA: The rescheduled poll in two polling centres of Kurigram-4 constituency was postponed by an order of the High Court. Jatiya Party (JP) candidate Ruhul Amin bagged 30,544 votes while his nearest opponent Zakir Hossain of Awami League got 23,946 votes in 104 polling centres out of 106

Belarus congratulates PM Hasina

DHAKA: Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich congratulates newly elected Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the confident victory in the recent General Parliaments Elections.External Publicity Wing of the Foreign Ministry made the disclosure in a

Rabbani made acting secy of LGRD

DHAKA: Director General of Environment Department Golam Rabbani was made acting secretary of Local Government and Rural Development Ministry.Public Administration Affairs Ministry issued a gazette notification to this effect on Wednesday.BDST: 1640 HRS, JAN 15, 2014Edited By: Shameem

Road crash kills 2 in Comilla

COMILLA: Two people were killed and another injured in a road accident in Barapara area under Daudkandi Upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Ruhul Amin, 55 and Moti Mia, 60.Sources said that after the driver lost control over the steering, a covered

PM pays homage to Bangabandhu

GOPALGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, paid homage to the father of nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Wednesday.A team of three forces consisting Army, Navy and Air forces gave guard of honour.Later, the primer joined in a special prayer

Shibir observing hartal in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: The dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, is underway in the port city on Wednesday.The organization is observing the shutdown in protest against killing of its leader of Chittagong University.Metropolitan Deputy Police

Ferry services resume after 6-hr

DAULATDIA: Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route resumed on Wednesday morning after a 6-hour disruption due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.Zillur Rahman, manger of Daulatdia branch of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) said to banglanews that due

80-maund Jatka seized in Bhola

BHOLA: Coast Guard of Bangladesh in a drive seized 80-maund Jatka (young hilsa bellow nine inches long) from a passenger launch in Ilisha Bishwaroad area of the district Tuesday night. Coast Guard South zone operation officer Lieutenant Rakibul Hassan said to banglanews that a team of

Another burn victim succumbs

DHAKA: A man, who sustained burn injuries when election protesters attacked him, succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Bachchu Pradhania, 50, son of late Abdul Mazid Pradhania.Earlier on January 6, miscreants

4 of a family slaughtered in Kurigram

KURIGRAM:  Miscreants slaughtered four members of a family at Diadanga village under Bhurungamari upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Sultan Mia, 55, his wife hazera Begum, 45, their granddaughters Romana Begum, 14 and Anika, 7.Another granddaughter

2 ‘muggers’ killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’

CHITTAGONG: Two convicts of police killing case and ‘professional muggers’ were killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops at Beribadh in Halishahar of Chittagong Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Nasir, 25 and Razib, 25.Sources said that acting on a tip off police went to the

Russia congrats Hasina’s govt

DHAKA: After India and China, the two big powerfull countries, Russia congratulated the newly formed Awami League government as it assumed on power.Russian ambassador Alexander Nikolaev handed over a letter on congratulate to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Gono Bhaban on Tuesday

Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed

DHAKA: Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) observed on Tuesday across the country as elsewhere in the Muslim World with due respect and religious fervour.  Various religious, socio-political and cultural organizations have chalked out

2 motorcyclists killed in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ: Two motorcycle riders were killed in a road accident at Singair upazila of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased are Roni, 21, son of Aiyub Khan and Sajib, 22, son of Abdul Salam of Binodpur village under the upazila.Singair Thana officer-in-charge Liakat Ali said

3 killed in city road accident

DHAKA: Three persons were killed in a road accident at capital’s Shanir Akhra at 12:00pm Tuesday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that a bus knocked an easy-bike on Shanir Akhra Bridge, leaving one dead on the spot and two others injured.The

1 killed in Satkhira, blasts

SATKHIRA: A Shibir leader was killed and few others injured as Chhatra Shibir activists locked into gunfight with joint forces in Debohata of Satkhira at 9:30am Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Anwarul, 25, son of Hannan Gazi, resident of Nangla village. He was accused in 13 cases