DHAKA: After hours-long frantic effort of 20 fire fighting units, the fire came under control at BSEC (Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation building) Bhaban at city’s Karwan Bazar area Friday noon. The Fire Service and Civil Defense Director General Brig Gen Ali Ahmed Khan made

DHAKA: A fire that broke out at Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation building (widely known as BSEC Bhaban) at Karwan Bazar has been brought under control, said Ali Ahmad Khan, Director General of Fire Service.100 fire fighters of 20 units from several fire stations tamed the

DHAKA: Private TV channels RTV and NTV have halted broadcasting immediately after devastating fire broke out at the top floor of the BSEC Building at capital’s Kawranbazar Friday. Broadcast departments of the TV channels confirmed the matter to banglanews. Fire service control room

DHAKA: Police detained seven people from in front of National Press Club in the city on Friday. Details of the detainees could not be known immediately. Witnesses said that a precession was brought out in the area at 10:15am demanding release of Jubo Dal president Moazzem Hossain Alal.

DHAKA: Government is likely to go for imposing ban on staging rally and demonstration in the city without holidays to ease the traffic congestion, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday. The minister was addressing a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar premises

NARAYANGANJ: A woman and her daughter were killed in a road accident at Missionpara area on Friday morning. The deceased were identified as Shirin Begum, 28, resident of that area, and her daughter Jayeeta, 6. A recklessly driven truck knocked down the rickshaw carrying the woman and

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation building (BSEC Bhaban) in the capital’s Karwan Bazar area Friday noon. Witnesses told banglanews that the fire is sweeping through the multi-storied building that houses the daily Amar Desh along with private TV

DHAKA: National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going to resume its domestic fights in December after adding two jets in its fleet, said a top official of Biman. Biman’s acting managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) AM Mosaddique Ahmed told banglanews that

DHAKA: The publication of Saptahik 2000, a Transcom Group published weekly magazine, shut down because of continuous loss. Publisher of the magazine Mahfuz Anam, also Editor of The Daily Star, shared the news of shutting down with the employees on Thursday. Confirming the matter,

BOGRA: A local Awami League leader was chopped and shot dead by miscreants at Anandabazar area in the Sadar upazila on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Moazzem Hossain, 55, vice-president of Ward-7 of Sakharia Union Awami League of the Sadar upazila.Wishing anonymity, two

DHAKA: Two messages are clear like crystal from question-answer session of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s post-UAE visit press conference at Gono Bhaban in this autumn afternoon. That she does not rule out the possibility of snap polls, and that she has firmest determination to carry

DHAKA: PeopleNTech has inaugurated activities of its Dhaka campus in city on October 24 with a target to make 10,000 IT graduates in Bangladesh.PeopleNTech founder and CEO Engineer Abu Bakar Hanip told banglanews that the organization set out its journey to train the talented and

DHAKA: A pedestrian was killed in a road accident in Banani area of the city on Thursday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Joy Acharya, 40, resident of Mirpur area.Police sources said a rashly-driven private car knocked him down while he was crossing road in front of Sainik Club

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday categorically said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government assured Bangladesh to recruit manpower. The premier, also ruling Awami League president, made the assertion while addressing a press conference at Ganabhaban, official residence

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned eight staffers of Chittagong Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA), including its Deputy Secretary M Jahangir Alam, for their alleged corruption in recruitment. The notice, signed by ACC deputy director Mir Zainul Abedin Shibli, on

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charge against former Dhaka City mayor Sadeque Hossain and his wife Ismat Ara for “amassing wealth beyond known source of income” and concealing the information.M Jahurul Haque of the Senior Special Judge Court of Dhaka framed the charge.BDST:

DHAKA: Some 15 new air-conditioned buses have been added to transport pool of Bashundhara Group, country’s leading business conglomerate, with a view to providing transport facility to its employees.Bashundhara Group Vice-chairman Shafiat Sobhan inaugurated the service at a function

DHAKA: The results of second year honours final of 2012 under National University (NU) have been published on Thursday.A press release signed by Faizul Karim, Director of NU Public Relations Department, made the disclosure in the noon.The percentage of the students promoted to the third

DHAKA: A Dhaka court granted bail to Farhat Quader Chowdhury, wife of convicted war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, and son Hummam Quader Chowdhury for allegedly leaking the draft verdict of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that sentenced him to death.  Judge KM Shamsul Alam of

DHAKA: Ending all uncertainties, the construction works of much-awaited Dhaka Elevated Expressway, linking from Airport to Jatrabari, began on Thursday.Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the construction works in the city’s airport area in the morning.The