DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, returned home from Saudi Arabia early Sunday after performing Umrah.A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage landed at Shahjalal International Airport around

MADINAH: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Madinah for home on Saturday afternoon after a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Umrah. A special flight of Bangladesh Biman Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and members of her entourage took off the Prince Mohammad Bin

DHAKA: A seven-member delegation is set to take part at the second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) between Bangladesh and South Africa in Pretoria on November 25-26.Ambassador Mustafa Kamal, Secretary (Bilateral), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is leading the delegation.External Publicity

DHAKA: Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Saturday categorically said presidium member Kazi Zafar Ahmed has no right of giving statements, the way he has given one.He also claimed that he violated the discipline of the party.The chief of the party came up with the assertion in a 

DHAKA: The 23rd South Asian Teaching Session (SATS) on international humanitarian law (IHL) this year is going to be held in Bangladesh on November 24-29.The six-day training course, jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh and the International

BANDARBAN: A businessman was killed and three others injured in a road accident in Baslan Para area in Ruma Upazila of the district on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Mustak Ahmed, 35.Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge of Ruma Thana Zakir Hossain told banglanews that a

DHAKA: A joint survey of the boundary line between India and Bangladesh has begun at Katigorah border area in Cachar district of Assam.The survey covering 32-km of the international border in Cachar district began on Friday (November 22) in the presence of the representatives of both the

NEW YORK: Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) of Bangladesh, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Yunus held a meeting at Capitol Hill of New York on November 20 (Wednesday).They met on the day when a hearing on the ongoing political situation

DHAKA: A college student was killed in a road accident in front of Gausul Azam market in Nilkhet area of the capital on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sajedul Islam alias Saddam, a HSC University Laboratory School and College, son of Rafiqul Islam hails from

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday categorically said there is still scope for holding dialogue to resolve the prevailing political crisis of the country.“The main two political parties—Awami League and BNP--should sit in unconditional dialogue in this regard,”

GAZIPUR: Cracks were detected in a seven-storey factory building in Tongi area of the district on Saturday morning.Workers of Fame Sweater and SS Sweater in Dorail area traced the cracks around 10:00am, sources said.After the cracks were found at the factory building, workers of the two

CHITTAGONG: Railway thana police held a person with five gold bars from Chittagong railway station platform in the port city on Saturday morning.The detainee is Shafiqur Rahman, 35, hailed from Satkania Upazila of the district.Sources said that acting on a tip off, police held Shafiqur

DHAKA: One year after the Tazreen factory fire in Bangladesh, many retailers that sold garments produced there or inside the Rana Plaza building that collapsed last spring are refusing to join an effort to compensate the families of the more than 1,200 workers who died in those

ASHULIA, DHAKA: The scenario of Ashulia was totally different on Friday as garment workers staged a peace rally with police and Home Owners’ Somity.Thousands of readymade garments workers joined in the peace rally at Fantasy Kingdom in Jamgora area arranged by Lions Club of Dhaka.In the

DHAKA: At least three passengers including two women and a kid were injured as a gas cylinder of a bus exploded at city’s Purana Paltan area on Friday afternoon.Sources said that a gas cylinder of a passenger bus exploded in the area at around 04:45pm, leaving three passengers

DHAKA: The Election Commission will announce the schedule of the 10th general election by Monday.Election Commissioner M Shah Newaz made the disclosure while talking to journalists at Chandpur on Friday.BDST: 1848 HRS, NOV 22, 2013

DHAKA: New Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali said he will go ahead by understanding the importance of work.“Foreign ministry is wide area of work. It is very important for our country. I took my office toady. I will go ahead by understanding importance of work.”Abul Hasan came up

DHAKA: The severe cyclonic storm “Helen” (with estimated central pressure 992 hpa) over west central bay and adjoining area moved slightly westwards over the same area.It was centred at 6 am Friday and is about 1285 kms southwest of Chittagong port, 1250 kms southwest of Cox’s Bazar

CHITTAGONG: A man was killed and 19 others were injured in a road accident Chatri Choumohoni area under Anwara Upazila of the district on Friday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Patia highway police assistant sub-inspector Md. Fakhrul told banglanews,

DHAKA: Some 30 shops were gutted in a fire at Shanir Akhra in the capital on Friday morning.The fire originated from a road-side tea stall at 8:30am and spread to adjacent shops.Fire service officer Asma Akter said that on information two fire fighting units rushed to the spot and doused