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

DHAKA: A young Dutchman apparently posted a picture of the downed Malaysian airliner on Facebook minutes before he boarded it, writing: "If it should disappear, this is what it looks like." Cor Pan, who appeared to be going on a beach holiday to Malaysia, posted the photo as a joking

CU (CHITTAGONG): A former Chittagong University student on Thursday allegedly committed suicide in north residential area adjacent to the university.The deceased was identified as Farjana Binte Karim, 28, a former student of Mass Communication and Journalism.Sources said that she was

COMILLA: Two motorcyclists died in Chandina while another was seriously injured on Thursday evening as a covered van crashed into their bike.The deceased were identified as Anwar Hossain, 30, son of Abdul Barek, residing in Maheshpur village of the district’s Barura upazila and

HABIGANJ: A man after killing his wife and daughter surrendered to the police here in Madhabpur on Thursday night.Later, police recovered the bodies of Jarina, 40, and her daughter Masuma, 16, from Gauachnagar village of the upazila.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Madhabpur Thana

DHAKA: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday announced for a peaceful movement against the government instead of creating conflicting situations after Eid-ul-Fitr.“We have not called for war. We have called for a peaceful movement to establish the security, rights and the freedom

DHAKA: Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has said all the roads and highways of the country would be suitable for plying vehicles within the next three days.The communications minister came up with the assertion while visiting Babu Bazar Bridge area in the city on Wednesday

THAKURGAON: Two women were killed and eight others injured in a road accident in Guagao intersection area under Pirganj upazila of the district on Thursday afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said a passenger bus turned turtle as the

DHAKA: In Tripura, CPM MPs met the External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, demanding liberalization of the existing visa policy for Bangladeshi nationals visiting India. As because the Bangladeshi businessmen, students, academics, sports persons, and cultural activists intend to travel

KURIGRAM: Border Security Force (BSF) of India abducted three Bangladeshi women, including mother and daughter, while returning to the country from India from Khalishakotal border area of Fulbari upazila of the district early Thursday.The abducted are Hazera Begum, 45, her daughter

DHAKA: A mobile court recovered 45 bags blood of addicted persons during a drive at Mahakhali Patient Welfare Blood Bank in city on Thursday.Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) led by Magistrate AHM Anwar Pasa conducted the drive.Magistrate Anwar Pasa awarded two years of imprisonment to five

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked engineers of local government directorate to work for urbanization following the master-plan.The premier came up with the plea during her visit to local government, rural development and co-operatives ministry on Thursday.Presenting the

DHAKA: Speakers at a program said Bangladesh has comparatively progressed than any other county of the world in trying internationally recognized crimes.Though the country signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, referred to as the Rome Statute, on 2010 but

DHAKA: A court on Thursday placed Sub-Inspector Jahid and his source Nasim Sheikh on 5-day remand over the murder of Mahbubur Rahman Sujan, a Jhut (garments waste) trader of Mirpur. Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubur Rahman passed the order at noon in response to a 10-day remand plea of