DHAKA: The committee to compile books on Architecture of Dhaka will publish its exploratory report titled ‘Lost Inscriptions of Dhaka’ at 10:30am Saturday at Senate building of Dhaka University.Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University AAMS Arefin Siddique, also the chairman of the

DHAKA: BSF Jawan Amioyo Ghosh, accused of killing a Bangladeshi girl on the border in 2011, will face a fresh trial after being acquitted by a General Security Force Court earlier this month.The Competent Authority in the case, which is an Additional Director General rank officer of the

DHAKA: Rushanara Ali, the Bangladeshi-born British MP, said that Bangladesh itself has to take initiative to solve political crisis through dialogues.She came up with the assertion while addressing a press conference at a city hotel on Friday noon.About Rana plaza collapse, Rushanara said

NEWYORK: Young Bangladeshi-origin politician to New York Monzur Chowdhury elected as judicial delegate of Queens County in New York, United States.On September 10 Tuesday, he was elected in New York City primary election for the second time.Earlier in 2010, he was also elected on the same

DHAKA: The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC Thursday organized the screening of a documentary titled The Ultimate Jihad by Shahriar Kabir, noted author, film-maker and human rights activist of Bangladesh. The screening took place in the Bangabandhu Auditorium of the Embassy in

DHAKA: Dacoits shot to death a youth in capital’s north Jatrabari area early Friday.The deceased was identified as Bakhtiar Latif, 20, son of Jahid-Al-Latif of the area.Family sources claimed that it was a preplanned killing because two pet dogs were senseless and no valuables were lost

DHAKA: International clothing makers have failed to reach a deal on the creation of a compensation fund for victims of two Bangladeshi factory disasters.Only a third of the retailers who used the factories turned up for a two-day meeting on the issue in Geneva.Only Primark was reported as

SYLHET: Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Model Thana Ahmed Nasir Uddin Mohammad has been withdrawn for his failure to maintain law and order.Metropolitan police commissioner (SMP) Nibhas Chandra Majhi in a letter confirmed the matter on Thursday.Shahporan Thana Officer-in-Charge Akter Hossain

DHAKA: India`s secretary of border management, Gauri Kumar says integrated check-post at Indo Bangladesh Border in Tripura is going to be functional by November.A high-level Indian delegation led by the Secretary Border Management reviewed the Integrated Check Posts under construction at

DHAKA: Primark has pledged to pay three months more emergency aid to the victims of the Rana Plaza building collapse which killed over 1,100 people.More than 1,100 people were killed and more than 2,500 injured after the eight-storey Rana Plaza factory building near Dhaka, Bangladesh

DHAKA: The first Namaz-e-Janaza of bangla film legend Anwar Hossain (82) is set to be held at Jatiya Masque Baitul Mukarram after Juma prayers.Later, the second Janaza will be held at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) at around 3:00pm.After completing the Janazas, he will be

MYMENSINGH: Three people were murdered by the miscreants at Fulbaria upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Johara, 55, her daughter Sima and grand son Farooque, 6.Sources said miscreants slaughtered the trio around 9:00pm at their house and left the

DHAKA: A meeting held between a European Union (EU) delegation team and three former election commissioners. The meeting held at a hotel of capital’s Gulshan on Thursday evening.Various important issues including upcoming parliament election were discussed in the meeting.Ambassador

CHITTAGONG: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident at Chhoto Kamoldah of Mirsarai upazila of the district on Thursday.Of the deceased, one was identified as Bishnu Kumar Nath, 25, son of Upendu Nath of Purba Mayani village. Sources said an iron rod-laden lorry

CHITTAGONG: Three people, including a student and a garments worker, were found dead in different areas of CEPZ Thana in the city on Thursday.Of the deceased, two were identified as Josna Begum, 24, a garments worker and wife of Mansur Ali and Riyadh, 11, a student of class-IV, son of M

DHAKA: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Wednesday said the government might appeal if it seems that fair justice is not reflected in the final verdict in Felani murder case.The foreign minister came up with the assertion in a press conference at her secretariat office in the afternoon.In

DHAKA: Indian Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rahman Khan will visit Bangladesh from September 14-18 at the invitation Shahjahan Miah, State Minister for Religious Affairs of Bangladesh. During his visit, he will hold discussions with Shahjahan Miah on issues related to welfare of

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday categorically said the next general elections would be held within January 25 as per the constitution.She came up with the assertion in her opening speech of the 19th session of the parliament on Thursday afternoon.Dr

DHAKA: The 19th session of National Parliament began at 5:00pm Thursday without main opposition BNP and its allies.On August 18, President M Abdul Hamid under section 72(1) of the Constitution summoned the session.It is also the fourth session of the year and decision about poll-time

DHAKA: The peak Asian-Pacific parliamentarian and civil society groupings on sexual and reproductive health rights are joining forces to create a stronger voice for progressive change in our region. The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) and the