DHAKA: The government has finalized the draft of the National Broadcast Policy to ensure freedom and accountability of the press and media of the country.The Information Ministry finalized the draft of National Broadcast Policy at a meeting at the ministry on Sunday.The draft policy will

FROM IJTEMA GROUND, TONGI: Lakhs of people participated in the Akheri Munajat, final prayer, of the first phase of 49th Biswa Ijtema, second largest religious congregation for Muslims around the globe, in Tongi, near Dhaka on Sunday.The munajat, conducted by Maulana Zubayerul Hasan from

FROM GONO BHABAN: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the immunization campaign to protect children of the country from the deadly Measles and Rubella and the 21st national immunization day.The campaign will continue till February 13.Inaugurating the campaign at the Gono

DHAKA:  BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has arrived Biswa Ijtema ground on the bank of Turag river to join Akheri Munajat or final prayer on Sunday morning. Party sources said she will participate in the munajat taking position at special stage set up at the rooftop of Atlas Company near to

DHAKA: Law enforcers freed five people, including one of the top models and actor of small screen Pallab, after detention as they were not involved in keeping illegal arms.Meanwhile, Rampura Thana police showed the rest six accused as arrested in an arms case.Earlier in the day, police

DHAKA: Kiran Kumar Saha Kochi, the Jessore bureau chief of daily Jugantor, also former president of Jessore Union of Journalists (JUJ), died of a heart attack on Saturday night. He was 60.He left behind wife, a daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers.Jugantar journalist

SATKHIRA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel, in a drive, recovered 25.5 Kilogram silver from border area under Kalaroa upazila of the district on Saturday night.Subedar Abul Kalam of Madra BOP under Satkhira-8 battalion BGB told banglanews that acting on tip off, they conducted a

DHAKA: A person died and five others were injured after falling from the roof of a running train at Nakhalpara of Tejgaon area of the city on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Rahim.Of the injured, critically injured two were sent to National Institute of Traumatology

FROM IJTEMA GROUND: Final day of the first phase of Biswa Ijtema, second largest religious congregation for Muslims around the globe, will end through offering Akheri Munajat or final prayer on Sunday.Sources from the Ijtema ground said that the Akheri Munajat will start at 12:30pm and

DHAKA: Dr Anisuzzaman, Professor Emeritus at the University of Dhaka, has been nominated for Padma Bhushan award this year, the third highest civilian award in India.Among the 25 people who got the nomination, two other foreigners are US professors Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne H. Rudolph,

DHAKA: Three more pilgrims died at Ijtema ground on the bank of Turag River early hours of the third day of three-day meet.Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Gazipur civil surgeon Dr Shah Alam Sharif confirmed the matter to banglanews.Murubbi of Biswa Ijtema Md Gias

SATKHIRA: Two activists of Chhatra Shibir were killed in a clash with police in Nasikeli area under Debhata upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased were identified as Maruf Hossain, 24, and Abul Kalam, 22, secretary of upazila unit Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of

JHENAIDAH: A leader of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in a clash with joint forces at Naodapara village under Kotchandpur upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Enamul Haque Biswas, 55, finance secretary of Kotchandpur upazila unit Jamaat.Kotchandpur thana

NARAYANGANJ: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Prosecutor Barrister Turin Afroz on Saturday said the trial of Jamaat-e-Islam and Shibir will begin in March for the party alleged involved in crimes against humanity committed during 1971 liberation war.Turin Afroz made the assertion while

FROM TONGI: More devotees are still thronging Tongi to join the Biswa Ijtema, known as the world’s second-largest congregation of Muslims, on Saturday, the second day of three-day meet.However, some six pilgrims, including a Yemeni citizen died of old age complications and due to cold

MOULVIBAZAR: A freedom fighter (FF) was killed and three others were injured in a road accident at Komolganj upazila in the district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as freedom fighter Roma Pada Dey, 58, hailed from Salon village in Tilagaon union under Kulaura

FARIDPUR: Two drivers were killed and at least 20 passengers injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Senkhali Bridge area under Madhukhali upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Assistant Police Super of the

NEW YORK: Nisha Desai Biswal, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs in the United States Department of State, termed the new government of Sheikh Hasina as elected.She also said the government is elected and US would continue to work with the incumbent

GAIBANDHA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that the culprits, engaged with recent violence, would not be spared.She came up with the observation while handing over cheques among victim of BNP-Jamaat’s recent violence at Gaibandha Circuit House on Saturday noon.Sheikh

DHAKA: The immunization campaign to protect children of the country from the deadly Measles and Rubella began across the country on Saturday.Under the immunization campaign 5.20 children aged between nine moths to 15 years are to be administered with measles-rubella (MR) vaccines and all