MILAN, ITALY: Italian government placed Bangladesh in the ‘blacklist’ for it immigration policy on seasonal worker visa for the two successive years, excluding from its quota system.A gazette was issued in the first week of April to recruit some 15,000 workers on the seasonal visa

DHAKA: BNP Standing Committee member Gayeswar Chandra Roy termed Jatiya Sangshad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury immature in running JS session.He came up with the comment while addressing a human chain in front of Press Club in the city protesting the ‘propaganda’ against former

DHAKA: Mobile courts awarded different levels of punishment to 641 drug traders in the capital in last February and March.In narcotics prevention drives, Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested many more drug traders.DMP media center assistant police commissioner Abu Yusuf confirmed the matter

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY: The classes and exams were halted at Rajshahi University as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has enforced a strike on the campus protesting the killing of its former Joint Secretary Rustam Ali Akanda.Even the movements of campus buses were halted as well due to the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the scouts to get ready for leading the country by rising above hatred and moral erosion.“I firmly believe that you would be groomed as worthy citizens by containing the great motto of scouting in all spheres of life and being enlightened

DHAKA: Two robbers of notorious Jasu gang were killed in a gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion in Urir Char of Noakhali early Saturday. Confirming the matter to banglanews, RAB-11 operation officer ASP Shahriar Alam said, the gun fight took place at around 5:30am and 2 AK-47 rifles were

DHAKA: The national campaign begins on Saturday to feed vitamin ‘A-plus’ capsule over 20 million children aged between 6 months and five years.Children aged between six and 11 months are being given the blue-colored high-powered Vitamin A capsule, while children aged between one to

SYLHET: Stopping the vehicles plying, transports workers began an indefinite strike in the district on Saturday morning demanding arrest of the killers of a driver and attackers of another one.Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Oikya Parishad Union enforced the protest programme after an

LAXMIPUR: At least eight people including four policemen were injured in a gunfight in east Rajapur area of Chandraganj under Sadar upazila of the district on Friday. The injured police men are -Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Sohel Mia, Constable Arfan, Sumon Hossain and Sahab

KISHOREGANJ: At least 25 people including seven police personnel were injured in a clash between transport workers and law enforcers over boarding in a bus without ticket in Gaital area of the district town on Friday. Sources said that law enforcers allegedly beat a bus driver while he

CHANDPUR: A freedom fighter was killed by his younger brother centering land dispute in Maddhom Chandpur village under Faridganj upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.   The deceased was identified as Lutfar Rahman, 62.      Sources said that a long standing dispute was

MUNSHIGANJ: District Superintendent of Police Habibur Rahman was withdrawn on Thursday to Headquarters for his negligence in performing duties during recent upazila polls and failure to control of law and order in the district.The withdrawal order came by a letter from the police  

DHAKA: Country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group organized a story writing competition to awaken the spirit of the history of Liberation War among young generation. Noted persons assumed that this competition would help the young people to know accurate history of the

DHAKA: Police on Friday afternoon foiled a protest rally of Gano Jagoran Moncho at Shahbagh and nabbed 6 activists. More than 5 others injured in the action and one of them was sent to Dhaka Medical.The detainees were identified as Sohag, Dhiman, Joy, Titu and Badhan. The identity of the

COX’S BAZAR: Two persons were killed as lightning struck them in two separate areas in Pekua upazila of the district on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Taufiq, 13, son of Amir Hossain and Jamal Hossain, 25, son of Abu Taher.Sources said that wearing polyethylene bag,

MYMENSINGH: A woman committed suicide after killing her minor daughter in Purahata village of Bohit union under Ishwarganj upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased were Swapna Akhter, 26 and Jannatul Ferdous, 2.Local sources said that Swapna Akhter was mentally ill and on Thursday

DHAKA: Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu categorically said that the government was ready to provide all-out support to the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) to make the sector sustainable and a stronger one.He came up with the observation while addressing the inaugural session of the

SYLHET: At least three people were killed and 15 others injured in road accident in Mogla Bazar area of the district on Friday.The identity of the deceased was not known immediately.M Morsalin, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mogla Bazar Thana told banglanews that a bus collided head-on with a

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader said the fare of taxicabs, which will hit the city streets from Pahela Boishakh, would be re-fixed, if the commuters reject to ride.The minster was talking to the journalists after laying foundation of a new building of Bangladesh Road

LAXMIPUR: At least 15 shops were gutted when a fire broke out at Hazirhat Bazar in Kamalnagar upazila of the district early Friday.The incident took place at 3:00am.Affected shop owners claimed the damage was estimated about TK 1 crore.Hazirhat Union Parisahd chairman, also bazar managing