BENAPOLE: Members of Border Guard Bangladesh detained 21 Bangladeshis while returning from India through Benapole border of Jessore Wednesday night.Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASP) of Benapole Port Thana Motiur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said a case under section 11-C will

DHAKA: Novera Ahmed, one of the sculptors of Central Shaheed Minar, died at 85 at a hospital in Paris Wednesday night.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed profound shock at her demise and prayed for her departed soul.PM’s Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri confirmed the matter to

BHOLA: Some 24 fishermen had gone missing as a fishing trawler capsized in the Meghna River adjacent to Dhalchar of Manpura Upazila of the district on Thursday evening.Confirming the matter, Coastguard South Zone lieutenant Jahangir Alam told banglanews that being informed, a team of

DHAKA: Middle Eastern country Jordan is likely to legalize about 8,000 Bangladeshis residing there.The process had already been started, confirmed Iftekhar Hyder, secretary of Expatriate Welfare Ministry.He made the disclosure after a meeting with Jordan delegation at the ministry in

ASHULIA, DHAKA: More than 50 readymade garments’ (RMG) workers fell sick after taking their tiffin provided by the authorities of Turag garment’s factory in Zirani Bazar area of Ashulia of the district on Wednesday night.The sick RMG labourers were admitted to local hospitals and

DHAKA: A 82-member delegation of National Defence Course-15 paid a visit to four media houses, including banglanews24.com of East West Media Group (EWMGL) at Bashundhara Residential area on Thursday afternoon.During the visit, they talked to newsmen about the news operations of print and

DHAKA: Indian Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs (Multilateral and Economic Relations) Sujata Mehta will visit Bangladesh from April 5-7 to discuss the ongoing India-Bangladesh development partnership and economic cooperation.She will be accompanied by Alok Kumar Sinha,

DHAKA: European Union (EU) urged to ‘stand together against violent extremists” in Bangladesh, and bring the perpetrators of bloggers Washiqur Rahman and Avijit Roy killings to justice.They also termed the murders of the bloggers as attacks on free speech and democracy.EU made the

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Thursday approved Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) as a party in the case filed against Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, for concealing wealth information.The bench of Justice Mohammad Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice JBM

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to turn challenged people into country's resources by giving them opportunity to flourishing their hidden talent.She was addressing a seminar marking the World Autism Awareness Day at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre

DHAKA: Four people including three of a family died and four other fell sick after taking contaminated food in Badamia village under Trishal upazila Thursday.The deceased were identified as Bithi, 8, Dilruba, 9, Nazma, 18 and Hajera Khatun, 60.The incident took place at the house of one

DHAKA: A bus helper was killed as another bus hit another bus on Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Ashulia Palli Bidyut area of Savar on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam.Ashulia Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mostafa Kamal confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said a

CHITTAGONG: A suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob in North Nischintapur area under Fatikchhari upazila of the port city early Thursday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Fatikchhari Thana Mafiz Uddin told banglanews that being

BANDARBAN: Four wild elephants went on a rampage in Bhaggokul area under Sadar upazila on Wednesday night, leaving one elderly man dead.The deceased was identified as Abul Kashem, 65.Suyalok UP chairman Ranglai Mro confirmed the matter adding three more people were injured in the

CHANDPUR: A driver was killed and three others burned badly as miscreants hurled petrol bomb on a truck in Chandra area early Thursday.    The deceased was identified as Jahangir Hossain, hailed from Jessore and injured are Khorshed Alam, 30, son of Abdus Shobhan, Rubel Hossain, 38,

NARSINGDI: At least four people were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Belabo upazila of the district Wednesday night.Belabo Thana officer-in-charge Badrul Alam told banglanews that a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Darikandi area at 8pm leaving four people dead on

DHAKA: The outgoing High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Seychelles, Shabbir Chowdhury, has ended his mandate feeling confident that relation between the two countries, which he described as being previously “dormant and inactive”, had improved.Speaking to the local press in an

SATKHIRA: An army person was killed in a road accident at Beltala area under Kalaroa upazila of the district Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Milon Hasan, 30, son of one Abdus Sattar, hailed from Chanduria Golpara village of the upazila.Milon’s father-in-law Nur

Dhaka: A total eclipse of the sun will occur on Friday, beginning at 1:41pm and ending at 5:50pm, says a press release of Inter Service Public Relations Directorate on Wednesday.The central eclipse will start at 3:12:42pm and end at 16:18:12pm. The greatest eclipse will occur at

DHAKA: A schoolboy was burnt as a group of miscreants set fire to a passenger bus in city’s New Market area on Wednesday afternoon.The victim has been identified as Mehedi Hasan, son of Mohammad Hasan Iqbal and a resident of Dhakaeshwari area. He is a student of class nine at