For people were killed in separate road accidents in Barhmanbaria and Noakhali districts yesterday morning, reports UNB. In Brahmanbaria, a man and his son were killed when a truck hit a motorcycle on the Brahmanbaria- Comilla highway at Suhilpur area of Ashuganj upazila. The deceased were identified…

On the occasion of the opening of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing yesterday, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao congratulate the AIIB founding members, its first president Jin Liqun and the staff members of AIIB Multilateral Secretariat. “ADB will…

Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Benoît-Pierre Laramée has said Bangladesh is a very important market for their grains, reports UNB. He underlined the importance of private sector buyers of Canadian grains in deepening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Canada. Laramée…

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 250 kgs of jatka (hilsa fries) from a launch on the Meghna River near Chandpur launch terminal early yesterday. Coast Guard Station Commander Lt M Enayetullah said acting on a tip- off, a team of coast guards intercepted the launch -- MV Raj Hangsa-- and seized…

The Election Commission is going to allow Upazila Parishad chairmen to participate in the electioneering for the upcoming Union Parishad elections. “There’ll be no provision in the election code of conduct of Union Parishad preventing Upazila chairmen from participating in electioneering,”…

A teenage boy was murdered by his relatives on Saturday night. The victim was identified as Jewel Rana, 14, of Mohishmara Nedurbazar village in Madhupur Upazila. Jewel’s uncle Mozafor Hossain said Azam Ali, husband of his sister, took Jewel, a student of class-VIII, on January 11 for sightseeing.…

Project in-charge of Navana Construction Alamgir Hossain was assaulted by Chhatra League men at his office at Char Bewtha in the district yesterday morning after he refused to pay illegal toll. Alamgir Hossain alleged that Samapta Hossain, former vice president of district unit BCL, had been demanding…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an emergency meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of its Member States at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah on Thursday, reports UNB. The meeting has been called for by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to discuss the 'repercussions' of the…

India wants to invite Bangladesh to join its massive initiative ‘Namami Gange’ to clean up the Ganges of its pollutants to increase its water flow. And the Indian water resources minister Uma Bharati has said she would like to invite Bangladesh to join the project, BBC reported yesterday.…

Fourteen stalls at Dhaka International Trade Fair have been fined Tk 48,000 for violating the Consumer Rights Protection Act, reports UNB. The Directorate of National Consumers Rights Protection slapped the fine on the stalls on January 10-16, said a PID handout on Sunday. The stalls were fined for…