DHAKA: The government has made a major reshuffle in Public Administration bringing changes in the higher 37 posts including nine additional secretaries.The Public Administration ministry issued separate orders to this effect on Sunday.  BDST: 2003 HRS, MAY 31, 2015BD/RS/SMS

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why its inaction to rescue trafficked Bangladeshis should not be declared unconstitutional.The court also ordered the government to submit a report within four weeks on the measures taken for

DHAKA: Asia-Pacific countries leaders praised Bangladesh and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for promoting the concept of Blue Economy regionally and globally in the post-2015 development debate.They came up with this assertion in a High-level Panel Discussion on, “Blue Economy for

DHAKA: Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) published 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) circular on Sunday.PSC examination controller (cadre) AIM Nesar Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the commission published the circular to appoint some 2,180 people against

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is collecting information from different sources about the wealth attained by human trafficking. The anti-graft watchdog will also inquire whether the traffickers are involved in the money laundering.ACC director general (Prevention and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent Helal Uddin, suspended Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khilgaon Thana to jail for serving there 3-year for torturing on a Dhaka University student Abdul Qader.First Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate M Alamgir Kabir passed the order Sunday after

GAZIPUR: A fire broke out in ‘Dignity Textile Mill Limited’ in Masterbari area under Sreepur upazila on Sunday noon.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Sreepur Thana Zahidul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Being informed, few fire fighting units of Gazipur Fire Service started for the

NARAYANGANJ: Three people died and two others injured after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank in Sonargaon Upazila of the district on Sunday noon. The deceased were identified as Sabbir, 8, his maternal uncle Osman Gani, 34, and Shahjalal, 36, son of local UP member Abul

COMILLA: A district court sentenced one to death and five others to life-term imprisonment for killing Anwar Master some 14 years back.Judges of Court-4 passed the order Sunday in presence of death convict Jahangir Alam.Court PP Mujibur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.The

DHAKA: Police are all set to submit charge-sheets against 42 people including building owner Sohel Rana on Sunday two years after the Rana Plaza tragedy that claimed 1137 lives and injured scores.The Criminal Investigation Department of police will submit charge-sheets in two separate

DHAKA: Police detained a militant of Ansarullah Bangla Team early Sunday from Badda area of the capital for masterminding the Ashulia broad daylight bank robbery that killed eight people last month. Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) SM Jahangir Alam confirmed

DHAKA: 75 percent people in Bangladesh expressed their confidence in the judicial systems and courts against that of 49 percent and 47 percent people in Europe and North America respectively.This good news was revealed in a statistic titled “Confidence in Judiciary System Worldwide

DHAKA: The Detective Branch (DB) police detained Abdullah Al Galib, coordinator of Ansarullah Bangla Team and Islamic State Bangladesh unit, from Baridhara DOHS area in the capital on Saturday night.DB Senior Assistant Commissioner Mahfuzul Alam Russell confirmed the matter to banglanews

DHAKA: The customs detective of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday seized 24 gold bars worth Tk 1.20-crore from an aircraft.The gold was recovered when the Dubai-returned aircraft was parked at hanger area of the airport in the afternoon.Assistant director of customs

MAGURA: Ruling Awami League endorsed candidate Major General (retd) MA Wahab has won the by-polls of Magura-1 constituency.Major General (retd) MA Wahab bagged 93,181 votes while his nearest candidate independent candidate former mayor of Magura Municipality Tapan Kumar Roy got 12,790

DHAKA: India is getting permissions from Bangladesh to use Chittagong and Mongla seaports during Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit on June 6-7.An agreement to this end was due to be signed by the two close neighboring countries during former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit

DHAKA: A crack was found at the northwest boundary wall of Sundarban Hotel Saturday following Wednesday’s collapse of its northeast boundary wall and basement adjacent to the construction site of the National Bank Tower.Officials concerned and experts expressed their helplessness saying

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries have to work concertedly as poverty was its common enemy.She also said there would not have been lamentations over food if the world powers spent a small part of

DHAKA: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dhaka, the Indian Union Cabinet Saturday approved the agreement on coastal shipping between India and Bangladesh to carry out coastal movement of goods between the two countries.They also approved signing of a Memorandum of

MAGURA: Counting in by-polls to Magura-1 constituency is underway as voting ended in 140 polling centers continuing from 8:00am to 4:00pm Saturday. Four contesting candidates are Awami League-backed Major General (retd) MA Wahab, independent candidate former mayor of Magura Municipality