GAZIPUR: The ‘Dignity Textile Mill Limited’ in Masterbari area under Sreepur Upazila collapsed when fire that broke out at the building Sunday noon put itself out melting its steel-made floors.The fire was doused after 21-hours of frantic efforts, fire fighters however, claimed.On

DHAKA: Metropolitan Detective Branch of Police, in a drive, arrested three human traffickers from Dakkhinkhan and Fakirapool areas on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Golam Robbani, Shahadat Hossain alias Masud and Shafiqul Islam.A press conference, held in Dhaka Metropolitan

DHAKA: Customs department seized 120 cartons of foreign cigarettes from a passenger at Hazral Shahjalal International Airport of the city on Monday.Assistant Commissioner of Dhaka Customs House Preventive Unit Shahiduzzaman Sarkar confirmed the matter.He said a team of Dhaka Customs House

GAZIPUR: Despite frantic efforts of fire fighters for several hours, the fire that broke out at the ‘Dignity Textile Mill Limited’ in Masterbari area under Sreepur Upazila on Sunday noon was yet to be completely doused.Some floors of the ninth-storied building, made of steel,

DHAKA: Budget session of the 10th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) is set to begin on Monday afternoon.The sixth session of this tenure of Awami League-led government is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm, with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury in the chair.Prior to that, parliamentary business advisory

RANGPUR:  Two people were killed and four other injured in a road accident in Gonjipur area on Jaldhaka regional highway in the district on Sunday night.Identity of the deceased could not be known yet. Quoting witnesses, police said a auto-rickshaw collided head on with a Shallow-engine

DHAKA: Police are all set to submit charge-sheets against 42 people including building owner Sohel Rana Monday morning two years after the Rana Plaza tragedy that claimed 1137 lives and injured scores.The Criminal Investigation Department of police will submit charge-sheets in two

DHAKA: Police are all set to submit charge-sheets against 42 people including building owner Sohel Rana Monday morning two years after the Rana Plaza tragedy that claimed 1137 lives and injured scores.The Criminal Investigation Department of police will submit charge-sheets in two

DHAKA: A garage adjacent to the under-construction site of the National Bank Limited (NBL) Tower in city’s Karwan Bazar area collapsed Sunday evening.Witnesses said the adjacent garage collapsed when a portion of the NBL piling behind the tower had collapsed around 7:30pm.However, none

DHAKA: The Teesta water sharing agreement will not be signed during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh on June 6 and 7, Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said in New Delhi on Sunday.“There was no consensus so far on Teesta, as this agreement was not

DHAKA: Foreign Ministry spotted 1,018 Bangladeshis among the rescued migrants who were trafficked from Bangladesh and Myanmar coasts.Earlier, the illegal migrants, who got shelter in Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia, were believed to be Rohingyas from Myanmar. But, the ministry

DHAKA: The government has made a major reshuffle in Public Administration bringing changes in the higher 37 posts including nine additional secretaries.The Public Administration ministry issued separate orders to this effect on Sunday.  BDST: 2003 HRS, MAY 31, 2015BD/RS/SMS

DHAKA: The High Court (HC) issued a rule asking the government to explain within four weeks why its inaction to rescue trafficked Bangladeshis should not be declared unconstitutional.The court also ordered the government to submit a report within four weeks on the measures taken for

DHAKA: Asia-Pacific countries leaders praised Bangladesh and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for promoting the concept of Blue Economy regionally and globally in the post-2015 development debate.They came up with this assertion in a High-level Panel Discussion on, “Blue Economy for

DHAKA: Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) published 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) circular on Sunday.PSC examination controller (cadre) AIM Nesar Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said the commission published the circular to appoint some 2,180 people against

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is collecting information from different sources about the wealth attained by human trafficking. The anti-graft watchdog will also inquire whether the traffickers are involved in the money laundering.ACC director general (Prevention and

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sent Helal Uddin, suspended Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khilgaon Thana to jail for serving there 3-year for torturing on a Dhaka University student Abdul Qader.First Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate M Alamgir Kabir passed the order Sunday after

GAZIPUR: A fire broke out in ‘Dignity Textile Mill Limited’ in Masterbari area under Sreepur upazila on Sunday noon.Officer-in-charge (OC) of Sreepur Thana Zahidul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.Being informed, few fire fighting units of Gazipur Fire Service started for the

NARAYANGANJ: Three people died and two others injured after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank in Sonargaon Upazila of the district on Sunday noon. The deceased were identified as Sabbir, 8, his maternal uncle Osman Gani, 34, and Shahjalal, 36, son of local UP member Abul

COMILLA: A district court sentenced one to death and five others to life-term imprisonment for killing Anwar Master some 14 years back.Judges of Court-4 passed the order Sunday in presence of death convict Jahangir Alam.Court PP Mujibur Rahman confirmed the matter to banglanews.The