LONDON: A Bangladeshi expatriate was shot dead by miscreants at North East Lincolnshire in Grimsby town of London on Tuesday.  The deceased was identified as Maulana Zubayer Hamidi, 50, a former Imam of East London man park mosque. Police said that on information police rushed to

DHAKA: Bangladesh won membership of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council.The country has been selected for the post for three years, said a press release signed by Khaleda Begum, senior information officer of the ministry of external affairs.Bangladesh bagged 149 votes to

DHAKA: The UK government and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have produced a study that focuses on investment issues that impact on inclusive economic growth.The UK government and USAID have jointly surveyed the investment climate in Bangladesh, said a press release

BRAMHANBARIA: Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pankaj Sharan on Tuesday said the discussion is continuing over the transit through India-Bangladesh-Nepal-Bhutan, which would be benefited for Bangladesh.The diplomat came up to the assertion while visiting Brahmanbaria Ashuganj

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved seven projects, including four new projects involving Tk 2,170 crore.The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC at NEC conference room at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city.Sources said among

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said that issue based research findings can be useful for the parliamentarians to discuss in their parliaments in the way to formulating bilateral or multi-lateral treaties. She was speaking in a roundtable entitled ‘India Bangladesh

SIRAJGANJ: Two persons including a minor were killed in two separate road accidents in Sadar and Salanga upazilas on Tuesday noon. The deceased were identified as Sadia, 7, daughter of Saju Ahmed resident of Sadar upazila and Sahadat Hossain Liton, 38, van driver of Salanga

DHAKA: Bangladesh ambassador to the Philippines Major General (retd) John Gomes violated diplomatic rule by inviting the Israeli ambassador for a dinner at his residence in Manila recently.Since the Independence in 1971, no Bangladesh government established any sort of diplomatic tie

DHAKA: A Dhaka Court issued an arrest warrant against Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) vice chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka in a case filed for blasting bombs during hartal.Senior Special Judge M Jahurul Haque passed the order on Tuesday afternoon.Bench clerk Iftekher Alam confirmed the

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday sued Syeda Hasina Sultana, wife of former housing and public works minister Abdul Mannan, over attaining illegal and hiding information in wealth statement. ACC deputy director Nasir Uddin filed the case with Ramna Thana of the city. The

DHAKA: Country’s largest mobile operator Grameenphone (GP) targets to bring all of its 5 crore customers under internet services. GP chief corporate affairs officer Mahmud Hossain disclosed the company’s goal at cake cutting function at the Finance Ministry in the city on the day. 

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she found her beloved younger brother Sheikh Russell among the new generation. The premier was addressing a program on the occasion of 50th birth anniversary of Russell, youngest son of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur

DHAKA: A delegation of DU admission seekers handed over a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University on Tuesday morning demanding second chance in admission test.  According to the previous schedule, the admission seekers started gathering in front of Aparajeyo Bangla since

NEW YORK: ShahriarAlam MP, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, visited the Consulate General of Bangladesh in New York on Monday.  Shameem Ahsan, ndc, Consul General, and other Officers and Officials of the Mission welcomed him there.  While interacting with the Mission officials, he

COMILLA: A youth was electrocuted in Dowapara village of Gouripur union parisahd under Daudkandi upazila of the district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Akhter Hossain, 25, son of Almas Mian of the village. Local sources said Akhter died after he had come in contact with live

NATORE:  12 people, out of 33 victims who were killed in Monday’s road accident, were laid to rest at local graveyard of Shidhuli village of Gurudaspur upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.  Earlier, the namaz-e-janaza of the 12 people of Shidhuli village was held on Shidhuli

DHAKA: A total of 56,048 people were killed and 44,588 others severely injured in countrywide road accidents from 1994 to March 2003. In an average, eight people died everyday and most of the road mishaps took places from 1997 to 2008. This shocking data was revealed by private

DHAKA: Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader visited assured to give compensation to the victim’s family members who were killed in a road accident on Banpara-Hatikumrul road at Baraigram upazila in Natore. Baraigram Circle Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)

DHAKA: The European Commission (EC), executive body of European Union, praised the ‘much progress’ in the ready-made garment and knitwear industry of Bangladesh on Monday. The EC said the country has made ‘much progress’ in improving the country’s labor rights, working

DHAKA: A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in city’s Dakkhinkhan-Jamtola area on Monday.The deceased was identified as Israt Jahan Nipa, 19.The victim’s father Yusuf said Nipa got married two and half months ago and she had many allegations against her