DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad attended the oath-taking ceremony of the new cabinet on Sunday afternoon.A total of 48 members took oath as ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers, in the much-talked-about oath taking ceremony. Ershad for the first time came out of the

DHAKA: Six hours ahead of the oath taking ceremony of new cabinet, some 35 cars were reached at the secretariat for new ministers on Sunday morning.The transportation pool has sent the vehicles to cabinet division.   In a letter, the transportation pool said 35 cars were sent for new

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Sunday challenging the formation and oath of tenth cabinet.The petitioner also challenged the legality of the publication of gazette notification of 290 parliamentarians and their oath.The Supreme Court lawyer Dr Eunus Ali Akand

SAVAR: A fire broke out in a spinning mill in the Rajashon Mahalla area of Savar municipality early Sunday.Sources said that the fire originated from an auto-machine of Marhaba Spinning mill at around 2:00am and soon spread out to surrounding the factory.On information, two fire fighting

CHITTAGONG: At least 21 people were injured as a passenger bus plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Mithachhara area under Mirsarai Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The accident took place at 4:30am.Highway police sergeant of Zorarganj outpost Md Mehedi

NATORE: Miscreants chopped a man to death and left his wife injured critically at Bagdob village in Boraigram upazila of the district early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Haripada Mandal, 50.Sources said entering into the bed room, miscreants chopped Haripada Mandal and his wife

DHAKA: New government consisting fifty ministers, state ministers, deputy-Ministers is set to be formed on Sunday. A number of newly elected lawmakers have already received phone calls to take oath as cabinet members.Earlier on Thursday and Saturday, a total of 290 lawmakers were

DHAKA: British High Commissioner to Dhaka Robert Gibson said the United Kingdom would continue its all types of assistance to achieve Millennium Development Goal.Following a report published on ‘the telegraph’ headlined ‘Britain reviews aid to Bangladesh after election violence’,

DHAKA: Former chief justice Habibur Rahman passed away on Saturday night.He was 85.Habibur Rahman was declared dead at 10:30pm when he was taken to United Hospital after he fell sick.Hospital’s public relations officer Mostafizur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.Primary sources

DHAKA: The new cabinet will take oath on Sunday evening.President M Abdul Hamid will administer the oath at Bangabhaban, official residence cum office of the President, at 3:30pm.Cabinet Secretary M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan made the disclosure on Saturday night.BDST: 1955 HRS, JAN 11,

DHAKA: Thirty-year-old Rajon of Nathulla in Barisal got hooked to ganja and heroin way back in 2000.In 2005, he joined the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and was posted at the Barisal launch terminal.That year Rajon had his first taste of pethidine – the much abused

DHAKA: Deputy Speaker of the ninth parliament Shawkat Ali on Saturday sent a legal notice to Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) Secretary Dr Badiul Alam Majumder for providing defamatory information.Deputy Speaker’s lawyer Advocate Shyamol Kumar Roy issued the legal notice for providing

JESSORE: The spokesperson of Gonojagoron Moncho Dr Imran H Sarker on Saturday demanded the attackers on minority communities at Malopara must be brought under trial.He also condemned and expressed his condolence to the victims of the attack by poll-resisters after voting end in the 10th

DHAKA: US Senetor Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent letters to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urging them to end the current deadlock, eschew street violence, and begin negotiations on a path toward free, fair,

DHAKA: The law enforcement agency held three persons from the city on Saturday morning for their allged involvement in police killing case.The detainees are Robiul Islam Nayan, Jobayer, Anupam Chandra.Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police  media wing Abu Yusuf confirmed the

COMILLA: The rail communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet restored on Saturday morning after a nine-hour halt due to derailment of compartments of a train in Nangalkot area of the district. Confirming the matter, Feni Railway Engineer Abdul Halim told banglanews, “The train

DHAKA: Newly elected Awami League lawmaker Nazmul Hasan Papan and Jatiya Party lawmaker Nasim Osman took oath on Saturday noon.The Speaker of the 9th parliament Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury administered the oath at her room at Jatiya Sangshad building.Earlier in the day, Jatiya Party chairman

CHITTAGONG: Police rescued 60 Malaysia-bound people from Bahaddarhat bus terminal under Chandgoan thana of the port city early Saturday.Sources said that acting on tip off police conducted a drive at the bus terminal at around 1:30am and nabbed four brokers and rescued 60 people while

JESSORE: The Road March of Gonojagoron Moncho has reached at Malopara on Saturday morning with the slogan as “Fight back Bengla against communal violence.” The spokesperson of Gonojagoron Moncho Dr Imran H Sarker along with 500 activists of the organization has arrived at Malopara

GAZIPUR: A fire broke out at a readymade garment factory in Kuddus Nagar area under Konabari of the district on Saturday morning.The origin of fire at Shwadhin Garment could not be known immediately.On information, six units of fire fighters rushed to the spot and doused the fire after an