DHAKA: Shipping minister Shahjahan Khan urged workers to establish trade union in all garments factories to press home their demands as the owners denied to give workers rights. The workers leader made the call while addressing a rally demanding to pay the arrear of the workers of five

DHAKA: Determination of strategies to address the Islamic State' (IS) is the main agenda of this year’s 25th NATO Summit, has commenced on Thursday at Newport city in United Kingdom (UK). Top leaders of members countries of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), including its

DHAKA: Whole Dhaka is looking like a gallery. Thoroughfares have been adorned with two types of flags which are almost similar.  Both have red suns; red sun on the green ground is the symbol of Independent Bangladesh the other flag has red sun to remind us about the land where the sun

DHAKA: A devastating fire broke out at a readymade garment (RMG) factory’s depot in city’s Mughda area, at Manda Shesh Matha, on Friday afternoon. Local sources said that the fire broke out at the Ethical Garment’s depot building in that area around 5:45pm. On information, two

DHAKA: A case was filed with Khilgaon Thana over the killing incident of Saimon in city.  Victim’s uncle Muzibur Rahman filed the case on Friday evening.    Khilgaon Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Liakat Ali confirmed the matter to banglanews.  Earlier on Thursday night, a gang of

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence arrested a man with 1.5kg gold worth Tk 75 lakhs, concealed in a vacuum cleaner, at Shahjalal Airport on Friday.The detainee is- Mahibul Khan, 39, son of Nurul Haque Khan, hailed from Munshiganj.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Assistant Director of

DHAKA: The United States experts, to help Bangladesh, are going to create a network of plant pest and disease diagnostic laboratories to enable local research institutions to better share resources and experience.However, it will help to improve the capacity of diagnosing plant

CHITTAGONG: A district court on Thursday issued arrest warrant against three including the chairman and Managing Director (MD) of MM Vegetable Oil Products Limited, a sister concern of Mostafa group, in a cheque dishonor case.Chittagong Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge M

CHITTAGONG: Customs officials have recovered 240 gold bars worth Tk 12 crore from a flight of Regent Airways at Shah Amanat International Airport in the port city.The flight landed at the airport from Bangkok around 6:00pm on Thursday.Sources said they recovered the gold bars weighing

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday issued notice to three directors of Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited asking the statement of their moveable and immoveable properties.Three notices, signed by ACC Deputy Director Sheikh M Fanafillah, were sent to the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charge against 13 members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-Al Islami (HUJI), including its chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, for bomb explosion at a CPB rally at Paltan in the city.Dhaka third additional metropolitan judge Mohammad Imrul Kayes

FROM PARLIAMENT: The fourth working day of ongoing third session of tenth parliament resumed on Thursday.The session began at 5:09pm with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.The Parliament started with the question-answer session of the ministers.They will also discuss the

DHAKA: The second additional Metropolitan Session Judge Court has framed a supplementary charge on Ramna bomb blast explosive case.Besides, the date for depositions has been scheduled on September 14.Justice Mohammad Ruhul Amin on Thursday framed the charge, including Section-6 with

DHAKA: Investment issues and infrastructure development are on high of the agenda for the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ensuing two-day Dhaka visit.“We’re giving highest importance to (Japanese) investment issues,” Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali told a press

DHAKA: A report has been submitted to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking exemption of Aslamul Haque, MP from Dhaka-14, from the corruption charges of possessing illegal assets.Sources said ACC deputy director and also investigation officer Mezbah Uddin submitted the report to

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 Thursday fixed October 13 for delivering order regarding the contempt of court charges against journalist David Bergman, a British national, for derogatory remarks on its verdict.The three-member tribunal led-by Justice Obaidul Hassan

DHAKA: Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Khorshed Alam Chowdhury on Thursday said the government cannot ensure security to the skirt-clad girls at midnight in the city.He was addressing a seminar on ‘roles of resorts in developing country’s tourism’ organized by Tourism

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in a drive detained five fake dentists from city’s Karwan Bazar area on Thursday. The detainees are- Elias Hossain, Alauddin, Hasanur Rahman, Tofazzal Hossain and Assistant Aktar Hossain. Meanwhile, they fake doctors were jailed for nine

NARAYANGANJ: The probe committee of much-talked-about seven murder case of Narayanganj on Thursday quizzed two RAB officials who gave confessional statements in the court under section-164.The seven-member committee, led by M Shahjahan Ali, interrogated Palash Goldar and Delwar Hossain

DHAKA: CNG stations across country will remain open for 24-hour daily at a stretch for ten days from October 1 on occasion of Eid-ul-Adha and Puja. The decision came from an inter-ministerial meeting at Ramna Restaurant in the capital on Thursday noon.After the meeting Road Transport