RAJSHAHI: Barrister Mahbubur Rahman was appointed as new Police Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) on Monday.RMP Deputy Commissioner Abu Saleh Mohammad Shah Golam Mahmud confirmed the matter to banglanews.Barrister Mahbubur Rahman is one of the DIG’s who were promoted to

BHOLA: At least five fishermen were injured in a clash between coastguard personnel and fishermen over setting up fishing nets and fishing Hilsha fish illegally in Tetulia River at Lalmohan upazila in the district on Monday.Sources said the fishermen locked into the clash with coastguard

DHAKA: Election Commissioner Abu Hafiz on Monday said the election commission would prepare a draft of ‘code of conduct’ for the upcoming 10th National Parliament Elections“The draft electoral code of conduct will be published on the website of the election commission within a

DHAKA: Alhaj Mohammad Shamsul Alam, a prominent businessman, renowned social worker and sponsor Director of Standard Bank Limited, has been elected ‘Executive Committee (EC) Chairman’ of the Board of Directors of the bank. Shamsul Alam was born in a noble Muslim family at Noapara of

MECCA: Six more Bangladeshi pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia from Monday last week to this week Sunday.The deceased were identified as Achhia Begum 62, passport number AF4282120, Abdul Malek Khandaker 63, passport number AF1940472, M Ali Bepari 85, passport number AF8962079, Abdur Razzak

DHAKA: The Dhaka Cyber Crime Tribunal fixed November 10 for hearing on the case against the human rights organization Odhikar’s secretary Adilur Rahman Khan.Justice KM Shamsul Alam on Monday fixed the date after hearing. Meanwhile, Adilur Rahman said that ‘Odhikar’ didn’t give any

DHAKA: Green Delta Insurance Company Limited, a leading Non-Life Insurance Company in Bangladesh, recently announced the appointment of Farzana Chowdhury as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to join this position, she was the Additional Managing Director and Group CFO

CHITTAGONG: A youth was killed and 35 others injured in a road crash in Fakirhat Eco-Park area under Sitakunda Upzaila of the district on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Shahrukh, 18, son of late Latif Hawlader.Witnesses said that a Dhaka-bound passenger bus stuck on

DHAKA: Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad categorically said that his party would not participate in any election if all political parties did not participate.He came up with the observation in a press briefing at his Banani office in the capital on Monday noon.HM Ershad said, “BNP is a

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that her government was firmly determined to make the country free from hunger and poverty by 2021.The premier came up with the observation while addressing a programme at Osmani Memorial auditorium in the capital on Monday.Sheikh

DHAKA: At least 15 people were injured in a road accident in Kabirpur of Ashulia, outskirts of the capital, on Monday morning.Witnesses said that a passenger bus of Palash Paribahan plunged into a roadside ditch and turned turtle when it tried to overtake another bus on Nabinagar-Chandra

DHAKA: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Bangladesh counterpart Dipu Moni here on Sunday to push forward the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor.Wang said China cherishes the traditional friendship with Bangladesh and attaches importance to China-Bangladesh

DHAKA: Awami League and Jatiya Party will participate separately in the election under interim government next, if BNP does not participate.The decision was taken in the meeting of high ups of the both parties on Sunday night. General Secretary of Awami league and Jatiya Party Secretary

DHAKA: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first in the first innings of Second Test at Mirpur Shere Bangla National Stadium in the capital Monday.Earlier, the first Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand ended in a draw in Chittagong.Bangladesh scored 173 for 3 in 48.2 over in

DHAKA: A 100-kilometer-long traffic gridlock on Dhaka-Rangpur highway pushed hundreds of passengers into serious sufferings on Monday morning.Due to illegal car parking, no using exact lane and lack of police patrolling, hundreds of vehicles could not move at all.After Eid and Puja

DHAKA: A 14-man delegation of Jatiya Party, headed by its chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad attended the dinner invitation by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban on Sunday.Ershad along with JP leaders have entered Ganabhaban at around 7.25pm.Sources said a meeting between the top

DHAKA: Indian high commissioner to Dhaka Pankaj Saran has praised Bangladesh as a land of prospect with enduring development efforts. The Indian diplomat made the observation while addressing a pre-departure interaction with the members of the delegation at city’s Indira Gandhi Cultural

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia reached at Sommilito Peshajibi Parishad’s convention at city’s Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) on Sunday afternoon.She is scheduled to address the programme as chief guest.Earlier in the afternoon, the convention began

DHAKA: Verdict in sensational Pilkhana carnage will be pronounced on October 30.Metropolitan Session Judge Sunday fixed the date after end of placing arguments at the special court set up at Bakshibazar Government Alia madrasa ground.Abdul Kahar Akhand, senior special superintendent of

DHAKA: Country’s first ever Bone Marrow Transplantation unit (BMT) has been inaugurated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)-2.Health Minister Prof Dr AFM Ruhal Haque inaugurated the foundation stone of the unit on Sunday morning.While speaking at the inaugural function of the much