RAJBARI: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, is scheduled to visit Pangsha upazila in the district on Saturday.Awami League lawmaker of Rajbari-2 constituency M Zillul Hakim confirmed the matter to banglanews.The premier will inaugurate a total of 11

FROM JOY’S MOTORCADE: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Thursday categorically said the Padma Bridge would be built if Awami League assumes power again.The adviser to the premier came up with the assertion while addressing a street rally at Shibchar Ferry Ghat of

DHAKA: The Burmese security forces arrested at least 36 boat people from Bangladesh till Tuesday evening, said Maungdaw district police chief U Shwe Than.“We have detained 36 boat peoples from Bangladesh in the ongoing operation along the international border. The border security force

DHAKA: Low-lying Bangladesh is prey to typhoons and hurricanes every year. Salty ocean water routinely destroys the flat country`s arable farmland. Many of the millions of garment-factory workers take their lives into their hands when they show up for work at derelict factories, 95 per

MANIKGANJ: At least 20 people were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Baniajury bus stand under Ghior Upazila of the district on Friday morning.The identity of the injured could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that a Dhaka-bound bus village line paribahan

DHAKA: Some 86,043 students appeared in the admission test this year under ‘D’ unit of Dhaka University (DU) for the session 2013-14. The test was held in different educational institutions in the capital from 10:00am-11:00am Friday.Besides, two applicants were held for violating

FARIDPUR: Two persons were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Arkandi Bridge area under Madhukhai Upazila of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Asit, 35 and Jalil, 25, hailed from Srirampur village of the district. Sources said that the

DHAKA: Sajib Wajed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, categorically said that they (Awami League) do not want to see unelected government anymore. Any unelected person won’t be allowed in the state power. He came up with the assertion on Friday morning while addressing a

NARAYANGANJ: At least 30 people were injured in a clash between cricket fans and police in Narayanganj on Friday morning.Witnesses said that around 300 fans were waiting from early Friday in front of United Commercial Bank ltd, Chashara Branch for tickets of the third match which will be

DHAKA: Sajib Wajed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, is now on way to Gopalganj by road on Friday morning.Jay, the information technology adviser to PM, started his journey from Dhaka at around 9:30am.Party sources said on his way to Goplaganj, Joy is set to address several

BENAPOLE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel held 31 people including children, male and female from Putkhali area of Benapole frontier on Thursday evening.All the detainees hailed from Jessore, Jhikargasa, Barisal and Magura districts.Khulan BGB-23 Battalion Commanding Officer

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel arrested 48 people on Thursday night while they were trying to go to Malaysia illegally through sea route.Acting Commanding officer of BGB-42 Battalion of Teknaf Major Shafiqur Rahman told banglanews,

DHAKA: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the latest wave of deadly violence in Bangladesh ahead of the parliamentary elections.The concern came from a statement issued by spokesperson of Ban Ki-moon on Thursday.He said, “He calls on all concerned to respect the

DHAKA: President Advocate Abdul Hamid returned to country after a three-day official visit to London on Thursday evening.The president by a flight of Emirates Airlines landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:30pm, reports banglanews correspondent.On Monday, the President

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday sent a former Major to jail for five-day for contempt of court on Thursday.Metropolitan Joint Session Judge of Dhaka-1 Nur Nahar Sheuli passed the order against former Major Mahbubul Haque, the plaintiff of a cheque fraudulent case.Sources said that the

KISHOREGANJ: A Kishoreganj court awarded death penalty to three youths for killing madrasha a student, Nadira Akter.The convicts are Rubel son of Nayan Mia, Mamun, son of Bulbul Ahmed and Abdul Momen, son of Sirajul Haque of Hosendi Purbopara village under Pakundia upazila.District

GAZIPUR:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Thursday asked the people of the city to cast vote for her party to complete the unfinished works of her government.“I hope you will cast vote again for the Awami League like last parliament to complete our

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal-2 will pronounce the verdict on November 3 in the cases against Jamaat leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan for their alleged involvement in killing of intellectuals during 1971 liberation war. The three-member ICT-2 headed-by Justice

FROM LONDON: President Abdul Hamid was accorded a mass reception by Bangladeshi expatriate in London on Wednesday evening (London Time).The reception giving programme was held at Westminster central hall in the capital of United Kingdom with Eminent journalist and litterateur Abdul Gaffar

Bangladesh is planning to sell a dollar-denominated bond worth $500 million to $1 billion next year, the central bank`s chief economist said Thursday.The bond sale will likely come toward the end of 2014, after getting the blessing of the incoming administration, Hassan Zaman told The