Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan on Monday signed a framework agreement which will allow the movement of personal, passenger and cargo vehicles through roadways among the four countries, aiming to boost road connectivity in the region. The agreement titled ‘Motor…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in an interview with an Indian newspaper has said that she had to cancel her meeting with visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in 2013 as she faced a life threat. She also alleged that the Awami…
China wants to see a politically stable Bangladesh to strengthen the democracy in the country so that the development process is becomes meaningful. Deputy Minister for International Affairs of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Guo Ya Zhou said this during…
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a young man along with 2,367 bottles of Phensidyl from Bhagail Bridge area of Godagari upazila on Sunday.
A mobile court here on Sunday sentenced four people to six months imprisonment each for their involvement in drug peddling.
An elderly woman was burnt to death and three others suffered injuries as a fire broke out at a house in Uposhahar area of the district town early Monday.
Police arrested an Islami Chhatra Shibir activist from Hasannagar area in Sunamganj district town on Sunday night in connection with ‘subversive activities’.
A 12-Km-long tailback was created on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Monday morning after a vehicle became dysfunctional on the highway at Bashbaria in Sitakunda upazila earlier on Sunday midnight.
Robbers looted valuables from a house after injuring three of its inmates at Kamargram in Alfadanga upazila early Monday.
An accused in a police assault case died at the jail ward of Comilla Medical College Hospital on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Sabir Khandaker, 38, son of Rafiq Miah, a resident of Sujanagar area of the district…
City Mayor Moniruzzaman Mony today said Khulna city Corporation (KCC) has taken up a development plan for building a modern Khulna city.He was addressing as chief guest in a view-exchange meeting held at Shaheed Altaf auditorium of the Corporation.
Three human traffickers were injured in a gunfight with police at Shikri frontier under Sadar upazila last night. The injured were Abdul Alim, 32, son of Sirajul Islam of Bakchara village, Abdus salam, 45, son of Mafizuddin of Kasempur village…
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque today said that none will be spared if found involved in trading drug and human trafficking.“The culprits who are mastermind behind these crimes will be brought to book and given exemplary punishment.…
A meeting for maintaining the sanctity of ensuing Ramadan and to ensure unadulterated food items at a reasonable price to the members of Muslim community was held yesterday (Sunday) at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner.The meeting chaired by ADC…
Speakers at a seminar in Rajshahi said adverse impact of climate change has been posing a serious threat to the overall public health especially relating to water and sanitation in the region including the vast Barind tract. To face the…
Mostafa Kamal Majumder A senior journalist-turned writer has said to this writer the other day that the main opposition Bangladeshis Nationalist Party commands the support of at least 70 percent of voters but has not succeeded to mobilise them to…
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has indicated that necessary cost and fee for providing transit facility to another country to be fixed as per the World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) policy. The Finance Minister said this while replying to a query from…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday night said Bangladesh’s friendship with any country must be based on equality and any country should use its land giving transit fee. “Friendship [with any country] is good, but it should be based on…
Neymar scored a goal and set up the injury-time winner for Douglas Costa, helping Brazil open its Copa America campaign with a 2-1 over Peru on Sunday. Costa found the net from close range after receiving a perfect pass from…
Nepal is set to reopen all the heritage sites in the Kathmandu valley to the public, in a bid to attract tourists after April’s devastating earthquake. Among those sites set to open are the historic Durbar squares or “noble courts”,…
A report from the Indian water resources ministry underlines, for the first time, the importance of ‘e-flows’ in river basin planning, so that the rivers are able to carry out all the functions needed to sustain entire riparian systems. Shripad…
Senior jounanlist Habibur Rahman Milan, chairman of the Press Institute of Bangladesh is no more. Advisory editor of the Itefaq and a senior member of the National Press Club, and a recipients of the Ekushey Padak, Habibur Rahman Milan breathed…
A Dhaka court on Sunday deferred the hearing on charge framing against Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain to July 23 in a case filed for money laundering. Judge Ataur Rahman of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-1 passed the order after hearing on…
BNP yesterday complained that the law and order has been deteriorating day by day as there is no government with accountability. “Ruling party people are spared even they are involved in criminal activities but the opposition leaders and activists are…
Customs officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport seized foreign currencies worth around Tk 17.80 lakh and arrested one Bangkok bound passenger on Saturday night. Deputy Commissioner (Customs) Ruhul Amin tsaid that the arrested passanger Anisur Rahman, 45, was scheduled to…
A farmer was killed by lightening in Manikganj today. The victim was identified as Abdul Halim, 45, son of Hazrat Ali.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 50,000 pieces of Yaba tablet from Sabrang border point area of the Naf River in Teknaf upazila on Saturday night.
Police in a drive arrested a man along with 43 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup near a restaurant in Babna point area of Dakhshin Surma upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a young man in possession of 400 pieces of Yaba tablet from Daulatdia Ghat area in Goalundo upazila on Saturday night.
CBA and non-CBA Oikya Parishad of eight state owned jute mills in Khulna has enforced a 3-hour road-railway blockade in the city to press home their five-point demands.