FROM NEW YORK: Over the corruption allegation in Padma Bridge project, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that her government won’t take the blame as there did not do so.The premier came up with the claim while addressing a program, hosted by expatriate politician, at 9:45am

RIYADH: A total of 28 Bangladeshi pilgrims, who came to perform the holy hajj this year, died in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The deceased include 22 men and six women. Of them, 21 pilgrims breathed their last in Makkah, six in Madinah and one in Jeddah.Confirming the matter to banglanews,

FROM HOTEL NEW YORK PALACE: The long awaited first meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi was held at the other end of the globe, on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday.The meeting was held at

SATKHIRA: Two siblings--brother and sister--were run over by a speedy truck on Satkhira-Ashashuni road in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Towfiqa Jaman Ruhina, 11, class-V student of Satkhira Government High School and her elder brother Mehedi Hasan.

FROM UNITED NATIONS HEADQUAETRS (UNHQ): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the authorities concerned to make Bengali an official language of the United Nations. “I once again call upon this august assembly to recognize Bangla, spoken by more than 300 million

BOGRA: A woman along with her daughter was crushed under the wheels of a train at Sadar railway station under Alamdighi upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Anisa Begum, 48, wife of Ansar Ali and their daughter Munzila Begum, 21, residents of

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested five more people, including Kamal alias ‘Jawra Kamal’, a close aide of Kala Babu, the key accused in sensational Moghbazar triple murder case. Besides Kamal, the other detainees are Raju, Opu, Sohel and Billal. RAB sources said the law

FROM UNITED NATIONS HEADQUAETRS (UNHQ): The whole Bangladesh is waiting for the Bangla speech that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will deliver at the 69th United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. The premier, in a press briefing on Friday, made the disclosure that she would deliver her

NARAYANGANJ: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandaker on Saturday said legal process is going on to bring back Nur Hossain, prime suspect of sensational seven-murder in Narayanganj, to the country. The police chief came up with the assertion after inaugurating the

JOYPURHAT: Miscreants looted about Tk 2 crore by breaking vault of BRAC Bank’s in Joypurhat branch sometimes between Friday night and early Saturday. The incident took place at the first floor of Shahjahan Manson in Bata intersection area on Bogra road. Joypurha Superintendent of

DHAKA: British High Commissioner Robert W Gibson opined that Bangladesh remained lag behind due to natural disasters.  The diplomat came up with the observation while inaugurating a solo photo exhibition by Fezit Sheikh Babu at the National Museum in city on Saturday morning. Robert

DHAKA: The first Namaz-e-Janaza of Ayesha Foyez, mother of noted writer Humayun Ahmed was held after Johr prayers at Masjid-ul-Aman mosque in city’s Mirpur area on Saturday. Educationist Prof. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, son of Ayesha Foyez, said that the body will be taken to Mohanganj

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a market in Chawk Mogholtuli area of Chawkbazar in the capital on Saturday noon.The fire originated at ground floor of the five-storey market around 1:30pm. On information, two fire fighting units from fire service headquarters and two more from Lalbagh fire

DHAKA: Litterateur Imdadul Haq Milon, also editor of country’s one of the leading Bengali daily Kaler Kantho, said people of the country became shocked at the results of Dhaka University admission tests this time. The famous novelist made the remark while addressing a roundtable at

DHAKA: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology(BUET) has been selected to Host local edition of Hult Prize as students answer former US President Bill Clinton’s “CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND THE WORD GAP” Challenge and go head to head for US$1M. Hult Prize Foundation

DHAKA: The advance train tickets sale ahead of Eid ul-Azha and Durga Puza is underway for second consecutive day on Saturday. Railway sources said that the advanced train ticket sale started from 15 counters targeting 11,500 tickets sale in a day.  However, the advance tickets will be

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested four more people, including Jowra Kamal alias Kamal, close aide of Kala Babu, the key accused in sensational Moghbazar triple murder case.Confirming the matter, RAB Media Wing Deputy Director Major Rumman told banglanews, law enforcers

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JOYPURHAT: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-5 detained five people with venom worth about Tk 68 crore from a residential hotel in the district on Friday night. Though law enforcer conducted the drive at 8:00pm Friday, RAB-5 Rajshahi Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Mahbub Alam, in a

FROM UN HEADQUARTERS: The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, praised the leadership of incumbent Bangladesh premier that is leading the country to development and peace.The UN chief welcomed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for taking the country’s leadership anew and said