DHAKA: Underscoring the need for more mechanization of the Agricultural sector, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged educated persons to be involved in agricultural sector as this the biggest economic arena of the country. The premier came up with the urge while addressing senior

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court seeking its directives to halt a government initiative to bring back article 96 of 1972 constitution word by word by amending the constitution.Supreme Court lawyer Dr Yunus Ali Akand filed the writ with related department of the High

HABIGANJ: Two persons were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Mirpur Natun Bazaar area under Bahubal Upazila of the district on Sunday noon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Locals said that a pickup van rammed a Bahubal Upazila-bound auto

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to start judicial investigation into the incident of killing a businessman in police custody. Metropolitan Session Judge Court Justice Jahurul Haque passed the order after hearing on the cases filed by victim’s wife

DHAKA: Customs officials detained two men with 10 kilograms gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early Sunday. The detainees are- Amirul Islam, 27 and Iqbal, 32.Customs Intelligence Deputy Director Mostafijur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 2033

It was very encouraging to note that there had been virtually very little or no issues with power supply over the entire duration of FIFA World Cup and ensuing month of Ramadan. Power Division of MOEMR and all its agencies must be credited for that. Highest Power generation was also

DHAKA: The advance ticket sale of Bangladesh railway ahead of holy Eid-ul-Fitr has been started from Sunday morning.Twenty counters of Kamalapur railway station has started advance ticket sale at a time from 9:00am. Thousands passengers have thronged Kamalapur station from midnight to

BAGERHAT: A suspected forest robber was killed in a gunfight with police in North Razapur area under Sarankhola upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Nomir Talukdar, 37, member of Belal Bahini, son of Sultar Ali, hailed from Arjunbahar village of Sadar

DHAKA: Bangladesh expressed condolence to Netherlands for the 189 Dutch citizens who lost their lives on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.In a condolence message to her Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, “I am deeply shocked and saddened to learn that

DHAKA: With a view to increasing income of city corporations, the government is likely to collect city duty setting up toll plazas in all entrances of the capital Dhaka.    Two city corporations (South and North) have already sent proposals separately to government in this regard. 

DHAKA: A plastic factory and at least 12 shops were gutted in a devastating fire in Namapara area of Lalbagh Islampur in city early Sunday.Fire service and witness sources said that the fire originated in the plastic factory from an electric short circuit around 4:15am and soon

CHITTAGONG: The winners of ‘Auge-banglanews Chittagong Protidin World Cup quiz’ got prizes in the port city on Saturday. Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed, State Minister Ministry for Land, handed over the prizes among winners at Chittagong Press Club auditorium. Banglanews24.com

DHAKA: A total of 3,770 people were killed while 10,278 others were injured and 923 disabled physically for life across the country in the last six months. Those people were victims of 3,356 road accidents during the period of January to June 2014. Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity on

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained 29 Bangladesh nationals, including men, women and children, while crossing the frontier illegally. They were sent to Benapole Thana. Members of BGB Battalion-23 and 26 raided Putkhali area, along with few other areas,

RANGPUR: Kotawali Thana Police, in drives in various areas of the district early Saturday, detained 38 people for their alleged involvement with drugs business, robbery, terrorism and various other atrocious activities. High up of Detective Police of Rangpur branch Shariful Islam

DHAKA: The government has decided to increase BCS cadre posts for housing and public works ministry by changing current structure for its work force. Regarding the matter, Public administration ministry has sent their recommendation to Public Service Commission. Earlier, housing and

DHAKA: In a bid to boost trade and commercial relations with business partner countries, the government will give priority to monitor performance of commercial councilors in abroad. If any councilor has failed to fulfill government assigned works, he will be withdrawn from respective

DHAKA: Three people were caught red handed with 1280 pieces of Yaba tablets from capital’s Dakhinkhan area early Saturday. The detainees are Omar Faruk Sheikh, 32, Jahangir Alam 26, and Rakesh Mukherjee, 20. On Saturday morning, Akram Hossein, Assistant Commissioner, ASP of Rab-1

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to fly for the UK on Monday on a three-day visit to attend the first Girl Summit. The summit aims to mobilize domestic and international efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) within a

DHAKA: Fifteen more Bangladeshi expatriates have returned here from war-torn Iraq on Saturday morning.    An Air Arabia flight carrying them landed at Dhaka airport around 9:30am.    Foreign ministry sources confirmed that these expatriates were stranded at Erbil airport of Iraq.