DHAKA: Coalition for Communal Harmony, Bangladesh (CCHB) in association with Shompriti Mancha & Centre for Human Security (CHS) is going to organize a seminar on ‘Oppression and Intimidation on Minority in Bangladesh: Causes and Way-out’.The seminar will be held at 11:00 am on Sunday

DHAKA: Chairman to National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh Dr Mizanur Rahman categorically said the war criminals should not been given any chance to appeal.He also said: “I am not informed of such rights given to war criminals around the world.”He came up with the

DHAKA: Ahsania Mission is going to receive ‘UNESCO Confucius Literacy Award’ for their outstanding performance in increasing literacy in root level.Ahsania Mission Chairman Kazi Rafiqul Alam will receive the award at UNESCO headquarter in Paris on Sunday in ceremony marking the World

DHAKA: The first hajj flight of this year took off from Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on Saturday afternoon. Bangladesh Airlines Boeing-747-419 carrying the first batch of 419 pilgrims left the Shahjalal International Airport at 1:40pm. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Farooq Khan and State

NEWYORK: A Bangladeshi youth committed suicide at Philadelphia jail in United States of America.The deceased was identified as Maharram Ali, 21, hailed from Natore.Sources said winning Diversity Visa (DV) in lottery, Maharram Ali came to US but in a robbery case he was detained in

DHAKA: Ruling Awami League has begun their campaigning through social media facebook soon after billboard.The party has opened a facebook page (www.facebook.com/pages/albdorg/195913770465005) that contains various articles regarding development activities of government.The contents of the

NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni categorically said that Bangladesh would continue to play its leadership role in upholding global peace and non-violence.“Bangladesh would continue to play its leadership role in upholding global peace and non-violence at the UN being the flag

BOGRA: A person died after miscreants chopped off his right Thai in Jolapara area of Ashekpur Union under Shahjahanpur Upazila of the district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Makbul Hossain, 52, a day laborer.Sources said that miscreants chopped Makbul’s right leg at

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel held a Bangladeshi spy of Indian security forces (BSF) in the district on Friday.The detainee was identified as Asanur, 30, son of Kawsar Ali, hailed from Harichandrapur village under Sharsha Upazila. Sharsha BGB Battalion-23

DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena had a meeting with Bangladesh ex foreign secretary Farooq Sobahan at his Gulshan residence in the city on Friday.Sources said ongoing political situation, upcoming national election, strategy and action of US diplomacy in the context of change of

DHAKA: Miscreants attempted to kill an activist of Ganajagaran Mancha at Paribagh over bridge in the city on Friday night.    The victim was identified as Arif Noor an activist of Ganajagaran Mancha.Quoting witnesses, Ganajagaran Mancha convener Dr Imran H Sarker told banglanews,

Illegal immigrants detained under Ops 6P Bersepadu would be given a chance to be legalised, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.Some 5,000 illegal immigrants have been detained since the start of the crackdown on Sunday but not all of them will face deportation, the Home Minister

RAJSHAHI: A student was slaughtered by miscreants at a under construction 4-storied building in Terokhadia area of the divisional city on Friday night.The identity of the deceased could not be found immediately.Local sources said hearing the screaming; locals rushed to the spot at around

DHAKA: A total of 444 Bangladeshis have been detained during September 1-3 nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants in Malaysia. A press release signed by Director General (External Publicity) of the Foreign Ministry M Shameem Ahsan confirmed the matter to banglanews on Friday. The

DHAMRAI, DHAKA: Two cousins drowned in a pond in Seeti village of Dhamrai Thana of the district Friday.The deceased were identified as class-3 student Moyna Akhter, 11, daughter of Shariful Islam and Ratul Islam, 5, son of Ramjan Ali of the village. Confirming the matter to banglanews,

KALIAKOIR: A college student drowned in a marsh in Kaliakoir upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam, 17, son of Bidya Bepari of Chatoilviti area and first year student of Alhajj Abdul Mannan College of Ashulia.Sources said Aminul went to local Kania

KURIGRAM: In the name of trial, India has staged a farce only, alleged Jahanara Begum, mother of unlucky girl Felani, who was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) on Kurigram border.  A court of Border Security Force (BSF) in India has acquitted BSF Jawan Amiyo Ghosh from

BAGERHAT: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate coal based Rampal Power Station in October.Power, Energy and Mineral Resource Ministry Secretary Monwar Islam made the disclosure to the journalists Friday. On Friday, the secretary visited Rampal Power Station and exchanged views

DHAKA: Minister of Textiles and Jute, Abdul Latif Siddique, has said that single digit bank interest rates are necessary for smooth industrialization in the country. Inaugurating the “Textech, Dye and Chem and Yarn/Fabric Exhibitions” in Dhaka, the Minister said it is not possible to

DHAKA: The Journalism Alumni Forum of Rajshahi University (JAFRU), an association of former students of Rajshahi University Mass Communication and Journalism Department, will organize a general meeting at 6.30pm on September 13 at the Daily Star Centre in the capital. Through a press