DHAKA: As the new crescent moon brings in the holy month of Ramadan, US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama send their warmest greetings to all those observing the month of fasting in the United States and around the world.A press release from US embassy to Dhaka sent on

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested four ‘professional killers’ from city’s Rupnagar area.Moreover, four foreign-made pistols, a single-barrel shooter, three knives and 21 rounds of bullets were seized during the drive, conducted on Thursday early morning.The

DHAKA: Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested 21 thugs of notorious ‘aggyan party’ conducting special drives in different parts of Dhaka city.The drives were conducted from Wednesday night to Thursday morning in Jatrabari, Shahbagh and High Court areas in the city.A mobile court,

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s newly appointed press secretary Ihsanul Karim joined the office on Thursday morning.He was replaced of outgoing press secretary AKM Shamim Chowdhury.Earlier, eminent journalist Ihsanul Kaarim was made press secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

DHAKA: Neighboring India has moved for securing the installation and post-installation works of ‘Bangabandhu Satellite Launching Project’ as an Indian diplomat has been reportedly lobbying for tender.The first-ever domestic geostationary communications satellite is scheduled to be

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday extended her heartiest greetings to the people of the country on the occasion of the holy Ramadan.She made the Ramadan greetings from a reception program at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet earlier in the day.However, Sylhet district

SYLHET: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Dhaka on Thursday noon. After an hour stopover at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet, the PM landed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 12:00pm.Earlier, the premier held a meeting with ruling Awami League leaders in

BENAPOLE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members on Thursday arrested 41 Bangladeshis, including children and women, while they were returning home illegally.They were arrested from Benapole-Gatipara road of the upazila around 6:00am.Police and BGB sources said the arrestees, who worked at

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday filed time petition to defer the hearing of Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust cases.The BNP chief started for court around 9:30am from his residence in city’s Gulshan area and reached there at 10:30am to attend the hearing.However,

DHAKA: Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) detained 20 members of ogyan party from separate areas of the city on Thursday.Additional Deputy Commissioner of DMP media centre SM Jahangir Alam confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said they conducted the overnight drivers in

DHAKA: On the occasion of holy Ramadan, the British Prime Minister David Cameron issued a message wishing the Muslims of Britain and around the world.A press release was issued on Wednesday regarding the matter.He said, “I’d like to send my very best wishes to everyone observing the

DHAKA: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) will determine the volume of taxes as per regulations of their own for facilitating connectivity among the countries.Road Transportation and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader made the observations to journalists at Hazrat Shahjalal

DHAKA: Holy month of Ramadan will begin in Bangladesh on Thursday as the moon was not sighted on Wednesday evening.The National Moon Sighting Committee sat this evening to fix the beginning date of the holy Arabic month of Ramadan – the month of fasting.The meeting was held at the

NABABGANJ (DHAKA): Two minor boys were killed as an under-construction wall collapsed at old Bandura village under Nababganj upazila of Dhaka district on Wednesday.The victims were identified as Rahat, 8, son of Khorshed Bepari and Hasan, 6, son of Hashem Bepari of the village.Locals said

DHAKA: Cabinet has approved the construction cost of a rail track from Kashiani to Tungipara of Gopalganj district.Moreover, it has also approved the projects of constructing floor floors of a 6-storey building and 15 floors of a 20-storey building for people with physically

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members on Wednesday detained 41 Bangladeshis, including children and women, as they were returning home illegally.They were held on Benapole-Gatipara road at noon.Police said the detainees used to work at different houses and factories in

DHAKA: The people, who have issued death threat to 25 eminent citizens, will be brought to justice soon. ‘There is no reason to be panic about trial of the culprits,’ said state minister for home Asaduzzaman Khan.In reply to a question, he made the comment on Wednesday noon.Recently

DHAKA: The government has taken decision to construct eight buildings providing 608 flats for its officials at Paikpara in city’s Mirpur area.Housing and public works ministry will build the houses from July 2015 to June 2019. The project cost has been estimated at Tk 455-crore.Public

NETRAKONA: A district court sentenced three persons to life-term imprisonment for killing a child in Kalmakanda upazila of the district. Netrakona additional district and session judge M Abdul Hamid passed the verdict around 11:45am Wednesday.The convicts – Jewel Bhoumik, Moloy Datt,

COX’S BAZAR: A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sustained bullet injuries as a gang of armed people, riding on a boat of Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP), fired on them after entering inside Bangladesh waters in Teknaf early Wednesday.The injured was identified as sepoy