DHAKA: Armed police battalion detained one person with 18 gold bars weighing 1.8 kilograms and foreign currency worth over $ 18,550 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Saturday. The detainee is Aslam Sheikh, Imam of Civil Aviation Mosque. Law enforcers recovered

DUBAI: Bangladeshi Hafezul Quran Mohammad Amdadulla Tajul Islam became sixth among the top 10 places at the ‘Most Beautiful Recitation Contest’ category of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award (Dihqa) on Friday. Sulaiman Abdulkarim Isah of Nigeria won the top position in the

DHAKA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $125 million loan to improve services and governance in pourashavas—or municipalities— across Bangladesh, making them more livable and attractive, and helping to ease population pressures in major cities. “The two largest

DHAKA: A 12-year old boy drowned in a pond behind Hazaribagh Sikder Medical College and Hospital in capital on Friday night. The deceased was identified as M Sabbir Ahmed Rabbi, 12, a class-VI student of Rayerbazar High School and son of one M Salauddin of Hazaribagh Tanarimal Gazmahal

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the journalist to criticize about the works of government, but not to create any obstacles to the works.The premier made the remarks in an iftar party organized by Bangladesh Federal Journalist Union and Dhaka Journalist Union in national

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has condoled and wrote to Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia on Friday. Hasina wrote “On behalf of my Government and the people of Bangladesh and on my own behalf, I would like to express our deep shock and profound

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali condoled the tragic crash of a Malaysian passenger Aircraft in Ukraine. The flight was traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur with 283 passengers and 15 crews on board. In his message to Foreign Minister of Malaysia Dato' Sri Anifah Haji

BANDARBAN: At least six people were killed in last three days and over four thousand people are affected by Malaria disease in Thanchi, Ruma and Ali Kadam upazilas of the district. The victims are Biren Tripura, 8, Joytimai Tripura, 12, Jagat Joyti Tripura, 12, Croisangpru Marma, 9, and

GAZIPUR: Rail communications on Dhaka-Dewanganj route halted as a collision took place between a train and a truck in Bhurulia area of the district on Friday afternoon.   Locals said that Dhaka-bound intercity Haor Express collided with a truck in Bhurulia rail crossing area around

SYLHET: Specially trained teams of female police members have been deployed in the city to give protection to the city dwellers, especially females, from teasers and woman pickpockets during busy shopping time on the eve of the Eid -ul-Fitr. In addition to these, four Close Protection

DHAKA: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Hasan Mahmud Khandakar said that police personnel will be punished if they are involved in any activities against the country. He issued the forewarning while replying to a query of the reporters at a prize giving ceremony in Razarbagh Police line

NARAYANGANJ: At least 10 people were injured when a passenger trawler capsized in the Shitalakkhya River at Central Kheyaghat area after a bulkhead knocked it on Friday noon. Police sources said that the trawler carrying 20-25 passengers sank in the river around 2:30pm after a sand-laden

DHAKA: 14-party alliance has decided to send a delegation to Gaza to covey sympathy to the affected people there. The party convener and presidium member Mohammad Nasim came up with the disclosure while addressing a press briefing after the meeting of 14-party at Awami League

DHAKA: Communications minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said punishment against the engineers would be taken, if they fail to make roads fit within Sunday for travel all over the country. “The repairing works of roads will have to be finished as soon as possible so that the homebound

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained 27 Bangladeshi people from Putkhali frontier of Benapole in the district on Friday morning. Of the detainees, ten were identified. They are- Nishi Begum, 25, Eva Mandal, 17, Banna Mandal, 19, Ritika Biswas, 2, Chadni,

KOLKATA: In a bid to lessen the pollution rate along with the messy traffic, the Babughat, Kolkata bus stand is likely to get shifted to Howrah Satragachi on September 30. Indian State Government has passed a law with a view to protecting the Victoria Memorial sculpture, and making a

KHAGRACHARI: At least a man was gunned down and two others injured in a gunfight between Santu Larma-led Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti (JSS) and United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) in Manikchari upzila of the district on Friday. Details of the deceased could not be known

DHAKA: A 14-year-old worker named Titon Chandra Das was killed as a wall of an under-construction building collapsed on him early Friday at Badda in the capital. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Sub-Inspector of Badda Thana Rahamat Ali said “Titon’s body was sent to Dhaka Medical

DHAKA: Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, USA ambassador-designate to Dhaka, on Thursday said she would ‘work hard to strengthen human rights and democracy in Bangladesh.”Bernicat came up with the remarks during her testimony before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee.She said,

Testimony of Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat Ambassador-Designate To The People’s Republic Of Bangladesh before The Senate Foreign Relations CommitteeJuly 17, 2014Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am honored to appear before you today. I would like to sincerely thank the