KHAGRACHARI: Miscreants shot to death a local Awmai League leader in Logang union under Panchari upazila of the district around 8:00pm Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Nabo Ranjan Tripura, 42, vice-president of Logang Union AL.Local sources said miscreants shot Nabo Ranjan near

DHAKA: The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the EU Election Observation Mission in Bangladesh called upon Bangladesh government to open path for open democracy. In a statement on Wednesday the

DHAKA: The Federal Government of Germany urged the Bangladesh Government and all political parties to overcome their differences and to work together to bring about inclusive, peaceful and credible democratic elections.Federal Foreign Office of Germany came up with the urge in a statement

DHAKA: The first death anniversary of Nirmal Sen, a politician, eminent writer and journalist, was observed Wednesday.On January 8 in 2013 he passed away. As per his wish, the body was donated for medical research.Comrade Nirmal Sen Death Anniversary Commemorative Meeting Preparatory

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will ensure the security to all the examinees especially ‘O’ level and ‘A’ level students.Police Commissioner Benzir Ahmed came up with the announcement at a press conference at Media and Public Relations Center on Wednesday noon. The DMP

DHAKA: Australia has joined calls for a fresh election in Bangladesh after a weekend poll marred by deadly violence. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has expressed concern about the continuing political unrest that undermined the election on January 5, which was won by the Awami League

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) published the gazette notification on Wednesday noon, declaring the official results of the 10th parliamentary elections held on January 5.EC sources said names of some 290 successful candidates out of 300 constituencies in the country were published in

DHAKA: State University of Bangladesh (SUB) and Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), said a press release. The objective of MoU is to enhance collaborations for scientific research by both the

DHAKA: The government has appointed Ehsan-e-Elahi as new Deputy Commissioner (DC) in Gaibandha district.Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday.As per the notification, Secretary of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Deputy Secretary)

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the Supreme Court seeking its directives for the continuity of High Court bench proceedings amid hartal-blockade programmes.SC lawyer Advocate Yunus Ali Akand submitted the petition to the concerned department of the apex court on Wednesday morning.In

SIRAJGANJ: Another burned body of a person, who remained trapped under the truck after petrol bomb attack in Panchlia area of the district, was recovered early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Imran Hossain, 29, a potato trader and son of Amzad Hossain hailed from Goneshpur

DHAKA: Three top leaders of opposition BNP, including its vice-chairman Selima Rahman, chairperson’s adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain and organizing Secretary Fazlul Hauque Milon, were shown arrested in bomb attack case.Police will produce the BNP leaders before the court of Chief

DHAKA: The Home Ministry decided to use trained dogs to search suspects on two points of Cox’s Bazar border to stop the Yaba smuggling from Myanmar.Besides, the joint forces consisting Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), police, customs and forest officials will be deployed at the key points

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) took additional security measures on Wednesday apprehending subversive activities as hatral and blockade, called by 18-party alliance, are underway. Additional law enforcers were seen patrolling in capital’s Nayapaltan, Press club, Gulistan,

DHAKA: Adilur Rahman Khan, Secretary of human rights organization Odhikar, and its director ASM Nasiruddin Elan were indicted for publishing ‘fake, distorted and defamatory’ information.Cyber Crime Tribunal Judge AKM Shamsul Alam on Wednesday morning framed the charges against the duo

DHAKA: France urged all parties in Bangladesh to demonstrate calm and restraint and resume dialogue within the framework of the country’s democratic institutions.The urges made by the spokesperson of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press briefing on December 7 over the just

DHAKA: Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad sent a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina just a day after 10th parliamentary polls.JP senior leadership confirmed the matter to banglanews.Sources said Ershad sent the letter with an urge to give chance his brother GM Quader to contest in

NEW YORK: New York police recovered beheaded body of a Bangladeshi expatriate at Brooklyn in the city on Monday night (US time).The deceased was identified as Mohiuddin Mahmud Dulal, 57, son of Muhammed Hossain hailed from Sandwip Upazila of Chittagong district.Victim’s younger brother

KISHOREGANJ: A mail train derailed as blockaders unscrewed fishplates of rail line near to Halimpur railway station of the district on Wednesday morning.Due to the derailment around 7.00am, rail link of Kishoreganj with Chittagong was halted.Halimpur railway station master Jayanto

SYLHET: Four people were killed in a road crash on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Osmaninagar area of the metropolitan on Wednesday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said that a pick-up van collided head-on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw due to poor