DHAKA: The country incurred losses over two lac crores of Taka due to hartal and blockade in last two months. Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) president Kazi Akram Uddin made the comment while addressing a roundtable at a city hotel on Saturday.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nationalists Party (BNP) was established with the fund of Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI), said Dhaka University (DU) Education and Research Institute Professor M. Ohiduzzaman Chan. The eminent educationist made the remark while addressing a

JESSORE: Police, conducting nightlong drives, arrested 69 persons from different parts of the district. Jessore police control room sources said that the drives were conducted from Friday midnight to Saturday morning. According to the sources, out of detainees, one is BNP activist while

DHAKA: There should be no dialogue with the parties, who only want power as well as the country, not the countrymen, just alike Pakistani militia wanted in 1971. Eminent journalist Monzurul Ahsan Bulbul made the remark while addressing a roundtable at a city hotel on Saturday. Regional

BOGRA: At least five people, including three of a family, were killed and seven others injured after a truck stormed into a road side fruits shop in Bogra Sadar on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Loya Mia, shopkeeper Ismail, Nuru, Afroza Begum and Ahmed. Sub Inspector

COMILLA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered a total of 25 patrol bombs from nearby road of an under-construction house in Balutupa area of the district town early Saturday. BGB 10 Battalion commanding officer Lt. Col. Mokhlesur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the historic March 7. She placed floral wreaths at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi in the city on Saturday morning. She

DHAKA: The historic 7th March, a Red-letter day in the history of the Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, are being observed across the country on Saturday. On this day in 1971, great leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his epoch-making speech of independence at

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Tong market in Dholai Khal area of the city Friday evening.On informed, eight units of fire service rushed to the spot and doused the blaze after trying frantically for half an hour.Duty officer of fire service control room Nilufar Yasmin confirmed the matter to

GAZIPUR: The Mawna Flyover on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur’s Sreepur area will be inaugurated on the first week of April. Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader made the remarks while talking to reporters at Mawna at around 4:00pm Friday. Obaidul Quader earlier also

DHAKA: The historic 7th March, a Red-letter day in the history of the Bangalees’ long arduous freedom struggle, will be observed across the country on Saturday.On this day in 1971, great leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his epoch-making speech of independence at the

TANGAIL: Two people were killed and 25 others injured as a bus plunged into a ditch on Dhaka-Tangail Bangabandhu bridge highway in Natiyapara area under Delduar upazila on Friday. The identity of the deceased could not be identified immediately. Tangail Traffic Police Sergeant Asad told

DHAKA: The Labor Ministry of Saudi Arabia has said that foreign workers have right to keep their passports and official documents and employers would face serious penalties for holding on to employees’ passports. Quoting officers of the Labor Ministry of KSA the Arab News published a

DHAKA: An unidentified teenage boy died after falling from the rooftop of a train in a rail crossing located in city’s Hazrat Shahjalal International airport area on Friday.Officer-in-charge Abdul Mazid of Dhaka Railway Thana confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the teenager

DHAKA: National Committee for Protecting the Sunderbans and Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) have rejected the report of the government and UN Joint Mission on oil spill in the world’s largest mangrove forest.  They also termed the remark that stated in the report ‘short-term

DHAKA: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has carried out their field investigation on Friday to assist Detective Branch (DB) of police investigate the Bangladeshi-American writer-blogger Avijit Roy killing.Krishnapada Ray, Deputy Commissioner (detective branch) of Dhaka

COX’S BAZAR: A total of 108 Rohingyas along with a suspected trafficker were detained from Balukhali border in Ukhia Upazila of the district on Friday.  Fazlul Haque, a Subadar of Border Guard Bangladesh, sustained bullet injuries during the drive carried out in Balukhali betel leaf

DHAKA: US Federal Court in New York sentenced Rizvi Ahmed Cesear to 42 months imprisonment for his attempts to bribe an FBI agent to collect information on Sajeeb Wazed Joy to kidnap him and his family and to harm them.Rizvi Ahmed Ceaser (36) is son of Mohammed Ullah Mamun of

DHAKA: United Kingdom’s Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire urged all parties of Bangladesh to take the confidence-building measures necessary to stop the last 60 days of violence and disruption in the country.In a press statement issued by Foreign & Commonwealth Office on Thursday

DHAKA: Eleven US Congressmen expressed their deep concern over prevailing political situation in Bangladesh and urged Secretary of State John Kerry to “work with the country’s leaders to find a path away from violence and towards a resolution”.The Congressmen’s concern and call