DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed their profound shock at the death of legendary actress Suchitra Sen.PM’s press secretary Abul Kalam Azad and President’s press wing confirmed the matter banglanews.In the condolence message Prime Minister said

LONDON: After over 2-hour-long debate at the House of Commons of UK Parliament on Bangladesh, British Lawmakers came to a same point of suggestion that only constructive dialogue, not violence or political harassment, can dissolve the ongoing political crisis of Bangladesh.The British

FROM SHAHBAGH: The three-day long road march of Gonojagoron Moncho has begun from Dhaka to Thakurgoan on Friday morning, protesting the recent communal violence.People from all walks of life started thronging Shahbagh Chattar in the capital from morning to join the road march.Some five

MANIKGANJ: Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia water way resumed on Friday morning after a seven-hour halt due to poor visibility caused by dense fog. Confirming the matter, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Paturia Ferry Ghat Assistant Manager Salauddin Russell

DHAKA: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her assuming the office as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for second consecutive term.In a press release of the external publicity wing of the foreign ministry confirmed the matter on Thursday.The Maldives

DHAKA: Legendary actress Suchitra Sen`s last rites have been conducted at Kolkata`s Keoratola crematorium. She was given a gun salute by the West Bengal government, as announced by chief minister Mamata Banerjee earlier on Friday.  The actress, one of the leading lights of the golden age

DHAKA: Detective Branch of Police sealed off the Daily Inqilab office and its press for the violation of information technology act on Thursday night.Meanwhile, police seized computer CPU and held four journalists of the newspaper for publishing a report titled, "Indian army assist joint

DHAKA: Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Thursday passed a resolution commenting that Bangladesh parties which turn to terrorist acts should be banned.The resolution has been passed after a debate on recent Bangladesh elections at its debate chamber at Strasburg France. They

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for 113 upazilas of the country on Sunday.   EC sources confirmed the matter to banglanews on Thursday.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed will announce the schedule at 11:00am. The other commissioners of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the ministers and bureaucrats to work unitedly for a recovery of the post violence period of recent political unrest created by BNP-Jamaat men.The premier came up with the plea in the first cabinet meeting on Thursday.People are not afraid of

JESSORE: Awami League rebel candidate from independent Swapon Bhattacharya won unofficially in the polls to Jessore-5 (Monirampur) constituency on Thursday.  Swapon bagged 78,424 votes while Awami League candidate Khan Tipu Sultan got 58,518 votes in all 122 voting centers, according to

LAXMIPUR: Awami League-led 14-party candidate from Tarikat Federation Lion MA Awal won unofficially in the polls to Laxmipur-1 constituency on Thursday.  Awal bagged 49,888 votes in 81 while independent candidate Shafiqul Islam polled 21,790 votes, according to returning office at

DHAKA: Three people, including a lawyer, were injured as miscreants blasted three cocktails in Purana Paltan area in the city on Thursday evening. Sources said the miscreants blasted the cocktails near Darus Salam Market of Purana Paltan around 5:40pm, leaving them injured.Sub-Inspector

DHAKA: The diplomats from 50 countries and European Union on Wednesday urged the government to hold an urgent dialogue for holding a free, fair, credible and inclusive election as soon as possible. The plea came from a meeting with the foreign ministry at the ministry on Thursday

HABIGANJ: Some 40 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over previous conflict at Baniachang upazila of the district on Thursday.Witnesses said that the villagers of Ikram and North Sangar locked into a conflict over gambling in a village fair on Tuesday.Later,

DHAKA: Mollah Wahiduzzaman has been appointed as chairman of Privatization Commission with the status of state minister.A gazette notification was issued in this connection on Thursday.Prior to his new appointment, Wahiduzzaman served as secretary in food ministry and Prime Minister’s

DHAKA: The High Court on Thursday passed an order declaring the Ashiyan City’s residential project in the capital’s Dakkhin Khan area illegal. Based on the opinion of majority, an HC bench comprising Justice AB Mahmudul Haque, Justice Kazi Reza-Ul Haque and Justice ABM Altaf Hossain

NETROKONA: A district court on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to six robbers and fined TK 20,000 each for their involvement in killing of fellow robber Gaziur Rahman.Netrokona Additional Session Judge Abdul Hamid passed the verdict.The convicts are Abdul Barek, son of late Elahi Baks,

MYMENSINGH:  Five people were killed as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Beltoli under Gouripur upazila of the district on Thursday noon.Four deceased were identified as Rahimuddin, 45, Belal Uddin 35, Nizam Uddin 40 and Montu, 70 of Sherpur district.The passenger bus

DHAKA: The new cabinet on Thursday approved speech to be delivered by President Abdul Hamid at the first session of the 10th parliament starting on January 29.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the first meeting of the cabinet attended by ministers, state ministers, deputy ministers,