DHAKA: The foreign secretary-level meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar, which was earlier scheduled to be held on June 18, will be held in August, says foreign ministry.  Bangladesh foreign secretary and Myanmar deputy foreign secretary will lead the respective delegation in the

DHAKA: The cabinet on Monday approved, in principle, the draft of Railway Board (repeal) Act-2014 with a view to strengthening the legal basis of the management of railway. The approval came from the regular meeting held at cabinet division at the secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh

DHAKA: The government is going to publish a gazette on maritime boundary verdict between Bangladesh and India soon. The decision came from a regular cabinet meeting held at the secretariat on Monday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary

DHAKA: A court on Monday rejected remand and bail pleas of 12 members of Hizb-ut Tahrir, a banned outfit, who were arrested for allegedly instigating people at Ramna Siddheswari Kali Mandir on Saturday. Metropolitan Magistrate Yunus Khan passed the order when sub-inspector of Ramna Thana

DHAKA: The cabinet has taken a censure motion protesting attacks on women and children in Palestine by the Israel.     Cabinet also urged the world community to put pressure to Israel to stop the inhuman tortures and killings during holy Ramadan.   Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

DHAKA: Sadkatul fitra for the Hizri-1435, which will be given to the poor before holy Eid-ul-Fitr, has been fixed at minimum Tk 65 and maximum Tk 2,000.      Fitra can be given either in cash or kind. Sadkatul Fitra Committee has fixed the amount at a meeting at Baitul Mukarram

FROM GABTOLI BUS TERMINAL: The advance bus ticket sale has started in all bus counters for home-bound people ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. Tickets for 15 July to till the previous day of Eid will be available in the counters. Sources said that the people were seen to collect tickets

DHAKA: Indian popular media NDTV has published a report on Sunday about recent verdict by PCA on Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute where the television channel claimed India has won in the verdict.   Here is the full report of NDTV without any change:     Ending a

KHULNA: An indefinite strike, enforced by district bus-minibus owner association, is underway in the district which began from Sunday night. The strike caused untold sufferings to traders and common people as road communications on the route remains suspended since 8:00pm. Khulna

DHAKA: A Mirpur Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Jahidur Rahman has been closed as allegation brought against him for killing a man in custody. Mirpur Zone additional deputy police commissioner Jashim Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday. He said that Jahid has been sent to the

DHAKA: Monday, July 14, “Bastille Day”, French will celebrate the day with due respect and honour as like very year. On the occasion of the day French Ambassador to Bangladesh Michel Trinquier has given a message on Bangladesh and French relation on various issues.Here is the

DHAKA: Customs authorities detained seven people along with 119 pieces of gold bars from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Sunday. The detainees are Jashim Uddin, Amir Hossain, Rashed Chowdhury, Md Nazim, Salauddin, Lokman Bhuiyan and Anwar Hossain. Confirming the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh lost its rights on continental shelf due to failure of the then BNP-led government. The premier, also ruling Awami League president, came up with the observation, during her visit to the posts, telecommunications and

DHAKA: A three-member probe committee was formed to investigate into the death incident at Mirpur police station in the city on Sunday. Dhaka Metropolitan police (DMP) Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasim Uddin was made head of the three-member committee.   The probe committee was

MADARIPUR: At least four people were killed and 34 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Ghatak Char area of the district on Sunday afternoon. Of the deceased, one was identified as Bhanu Ghosh, 55, of Basitpur of the district. Police sources said a passenger bus

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Benazir Ahmed said that the city dwellers should know the culture of the city and should obey by the traffic rules and signals. He came up with the observation on Sunday noon while speaking to public to encourage using Banani foot over

DHAKA: Pope Francis is interested in Professor Muhammad Yunus's concept of social business, and his view on the role of selflessness in the economy. To consult about Social Business Francis invited Dr. Yunus at Vatican City. Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was invited by

DHAKA: Three-day conference of the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America, widely called as FOBANA, will be held in New York from August 29. FOBANA informed media at a press conference held in National Press Club in city on Sunday. Speakers at the conference placed some

BANDARBAN: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained a Myanmar citizen from Tumbru frontier under Naikhangchhari Upazila of the district on Sunday morning. The detainee is- Ong Thing, 29. BGB Cox’s Bazaar Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Saif told banglanews, “Recently

DHAKA: A youth was killed and two others injured in DOHS area of cantonment Thana in city early. The deceased was identified as Shamim, 19, son of Abdus Sobahan, hailed from Amtali of Barguna. Family sources said that a private car rammed the motorbike ridding by the victim along with