DHAKA: The Bangladesh government urged the United Nations to resolve all international conflicts, the Syria crisis, through diplomatic and peaceful means. The plea came from a statement sent by Foreign Ministry on Saturday afternoon.  The statement said, “Bangladesh believes in

DHAKA: With great power comes great swag. The State Department is out with its annual list of gifts bestowed upon US officials by foreign governments, and the most eye-catching item is the $500,000 worth of white gold jewelry that Saudi King Abdullah gave Hillary Clinton. Think "teardrop

MADARIPUR: At least 25 people were injured as a passenger bus hit a roadside tree on Madaripur-Mustfapur road in Ukilbari area of the district on Saturday morning.Locals said rashly driven local passenger bus knocked a roadside tree as its driver lost control over the steering at around

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a Chinese restaurant in capital’s Sat Masjid road area on Saturday noon.On information, three fire fighting units rushed to the spot and doused the fire at around 12:45pm. Sources said the fire originated at around 12:00am in ‘Golden Spoon’ restaurant

GAZIPUR: Oishee Rahman, daughter of slain SB Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman, was shifted to central jail from Gazipur adolescent development centre on Saturday.As per court order, Oishee has been shifted to jail at around 11:00am, said Department of Social Services

DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena clearly asserted that America would not interfere in the political crisis of Bangladesh.He came up with the observation while addressing a seminar titled ‘United States-Bangladesh Relations with Special References to Security in the Bay of

TANGAIL: A person was killed in a collision between an express train and a pickup van in Mirzapur Upazila of the district on Saturday morning.The identity of the deceased was Alamgir Hossain, 50, son of Abdur Rashid in Barpakhia village under Delduar Upazila.Gharinda Station master Jalal

NAOGAON: A pair of lovers committed suicide having poison in Raninagar Upazila of the district on Friday night.The deceased were identified as Naren, 22, son of Nikhil of Kaliganj village under Singra Upazila and Popi, 18.Naogaon Sadar Hospital’s residential doctor Mahfujur Rahman told

DHAKA: Quoting the latest report of TIB, Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) general secretary Dr Badiul Alam Majumder on Saturday said around ninety-seven percent lawmakers involve in negative activities.He was addressing a roundtable titled “Necessity of MP Behaviour Act” at Jatiya

DHAKA: Miscreants chopped to death a leader of Juba League, the youth wing of ruling Awami League, in capital’s Mirpur area on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Shah Ali Roki, president of Juba league’s ward no. 53 unit in the city.Sources said miscreants chopped Roki

TEKNAF, COX’S BAZAR: Myanmar Navy released the detainees with the ship on payment of Tk30-40 thousands per head as ransom on Wednesday afternoon. Around 200 passengers out of 350 of the ship were identified as Bangladeshi nationals. The Myanmar Navy force seized the ship while they

CHITTAGONG: Police recovered two bodies-- a male and female-- from a hotel at Alangkar intersection under Pahartoli Thana of the port city on Saturday morning.The identity of the bodies could not be found immediately.Metropolitan police west zone Additional Deputy Commissioner Arefin

DHAKA: The days of the India Bangladesh passport seems to be numbered.The passport is issued by the state government on behalf of the central government.According to an official of the state home department, the number of such passports being issued is going down day by day.The passport

DAULATDIA (RAJBARI): Ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia river route resumed Saturday morning after a nine hour suspension due to poor navigability.All of 12 ferries of the route started carrying vehicles from 9:30am.Earlier on Friday night, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport

DHAKA: China has conducted 3-4 nuclear blasts in Tibet to divert the Brahmaputra river, raising India’s concern that its share of water would be reduced and that China could use it as a leverage against India by releasing water at anytime it wished, according to The Times of India, a

DHAKA: Finance ministers of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries held a meeting in the Sri Lankan capital Friday to discuss of the South Asian Region and poverty alleviation.The Sixth SAARC Finance Ministers Meeting commenced Friday in Colombo with the

BAGERHAT: A man was killed and 12 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Ghoshgati village under Mollahat upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman, 40, son of Mohammad Ali Molla of Ghoshgati village of the

DHAKA: A key reason why Bangladeshi expatriates in the UAE end up violating the labour law is due to the phenomenon of unscrupulous recruiters who overcharge desperate job-seekers, said a top Bangladeshi diplomat.A few of them abscond from employers in search of better paid jobs or get

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Some 10 ferries out of 12 of Daulatdia-Paturia waterway could not be operated from Friday morning due to navigability crisis in the river Padma and Jamuna.A long tailback was seen on both the banks as only two K-type ferries were giving services currently. Passengers

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League alleged that Ziaur Rahman rewarded the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “We made the nation free off blame by hanging the killers of Bangabandhu and setting up the ongoing trials of war criminals,” she