DHAKA: To mark the second International Day of the Girl Child, UNICEF on Friday highlighted the power of innovation to get more girls in school and improve the quality of learning for all children.Despite the decreasing number of girls out of school, too many around the world are still

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said country’s largest flyover (Jatrabari-Gulisthan) Mayor Hanif Flyover is an Eid gift for the city dwellers.The premier came up with the observation at Osmani Memorial Auditorium after inauguration of the flyover on Friday

DHAKA: Signaling the new momentum in bilateral ties, Bangladesh decided to open additional diplomatic missions in the neighboring country India.Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni told Khabar South Asia, "We decided to open three more missions after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s

DHAKA: The social network, Facebook, said Thursday that it is, as promised 10 months ago, killing off a privacy setting that allowed members to prevent themselves from appearing in search results. Facebook first put the setting, called "Who can look up your Timeline by name?," on life

DHAKA: An unidentified man was killed and three others were injured in a road accident at Bijoy Sarani of the capital on Friday.Sources said that a Mirpur-bound passenger bus collided head-on with a CNG-run auto rickshaw around 3:00pm, leaving one dead on the spot and injuring three

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the much awaited country’s largest flyover ‘Mayor Mohammad Hanif (Gulistan-Jatrabari) Flyover’.She cut lace at 3:49pm on Friday afternoon with a view to easing traffic jam in the area.LGRD minister Syed Ashraful islam, state minister

DHAKA: An unidentified man died after being doped by city miscreants group known as ‘Oggyan Party’ early Friday.Sources said that passersby saw the man lying on the street of Moghbazar unconsciously on Wednesday night. Later, he was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he

JESSORE: An extremist was chopped to death by miscreants in Ranagati village under Avaynagar Upazila of the district on Friday morning.  The deceased was identified as Jahangir Alam Mallik, 32, son of Sobahan Mallik of the village.Sources said miscreants chopped to death near his village

Gazipur: A 65-kilometer-long traffic gridlock on Dhaka-Tangail highway pushed hundreds of homebound passengers into serious sufferings on Friday.The jam started from Bangabandhu Bridge to Gorai. Vehicles of some 26 district ply through the area.Besides, centering Chandra intersection, the

RIYADH: Following General Amnesty declared by the Government of Saudi Arabia for illegally working or residing foreigners, Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh will be opened during Eid vacation sans the Eid day.Bangladesh ambassador to Saudi Arabia confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said that

DHAKA: Capital’s largest flyover Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover (Gulisthan-Jatrabari) is set to be opened for plying vehicles on Friday afternoon.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the flyover at around 3:10am on Gulisthan point.As part the inauguration, plaque of flyover is to

DHAKA: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal said 15,000 illegal pilgrims have been prevented from performing Haj because they lacked permits.The prince, who is also the head of the Hajj Central Committee, said 63 unlicensed Haj-catering companies were discovered, of which one was in the

DHAKA: Metropolitan Detective police in a nightlong drive detained seven people with arms and huge drugs from Demra in capital. Meanwhile, law enforcers recovered two pistols, three magazines, nine round bullets and 1005 bottles phensidyls from the spot.Dhaka Metropolitan police deputy

GAZIPUR: Four policemen of Gazipur Metropolitan police outpost were suspended on the charge of extortion from vehicles in Mirer bazaar on Tongi-Ghorashal road.The suspended cops are- Traffic police Assistant Sub-inspector Abul Kawsar, Constables Khairul Islam, Rustom Ali and Krisna

GAZIPUR: Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan was released on bail on Friday morning after two months of his arrest under ICT act.He was freed from the Dhaka Central Jail, Kashimpur (Part-1) at about 10.45am, said jailer Abdul Kuddus to banglanews.Earlier on October 8, the High Court

TANGAIL: Two truck drivers were run over by another truck on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Bhatkura area of the district early Friday.The deceased were identified as Halim Mia, 45, of Denbari area under Savar upazila of Dhaka and lNazim Uddin, 50, of Pollabi in the capital.Alenga highway

GAZIPUR: Four people were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Naojor area of the district on Friday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Quoting hospital sources, Gazipur Sadar police outpost SI Saidur Rahman said, “A bus collided head

KHULNA: Four workers died after inhaling toxic gas in a newly-built septic tank of under construction building in the city on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified Imran, 20, Nazrul, 22, Ramjan, 22 and local rescuer Shaon.Local sources told banglanews that some workers fell sick

DHAKA: The cyclonic storm “Phailin”(with ecp 1002hpa) over east central bay and adjoining Southeast Bay & North Andaman sea moved northwestwards and now lies over east central bay and adjoining west central bay.It was centered at 9:00am Thursday about 920-km South-Southeast of

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police, in a nightlong drive, held five members of a carjacker gang from different parts of the capital.The law enforcers also recovered 13 vehicles from their possession including nine private cars, a microbus and three motorbikes.Police Media Center