BAGERHAT:  Padma Oil depot has bought 8,000 litres furnace oil that spilled from a tanker capsized at Shela river in Sundarbans. Four days after the accident, the government started conducting a massive operation, engaged 200 locals, to collect spilled furnace oil from cannel of the

GONO UNIVERSITY: The ban issued by the government on displaying banners, posters and festoons in the National Mausoleum area in Savar on the occasion of Victory Day is being ignored. Earlier on December 11, a government press note asking people to refrain from displaying all types of

DHAKA:  A youth was killed and another one injured in a clash between two groups of people centering a cricket match at South Keraniganj on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Masud Rana, 18,South Keraniganj Officer-in Charge Jamal Uddin Mir confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence detained a person with 4.4kg gold from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday noon.The detainee--Riazul Haque, 35--came from Saudi Arab.Confirming the matter, customs assistant commissioner Ruhul Amin said Riazul was held while he was crossing

KHULNA: Two “snatchers” died and two others were injured in a mob beating in Mokampur area under Terokhada upazila on Saturday.One of the deceased was identified as Saku.Officer-in-Charge of district detective police TM Rokonuzzaman said local rice trader Ashok Kormokar was going to

BAGERHAT: A massive operation, involving the locals, fishermen and foresters, has been started from 7:30am Saturday to remove the floating furnace oil on the rivers and canals around the mangrove forest Sundarbans.Confirming the matter, Sundarbans East Department Chandpai Range

NATORE: A youth was crushed under train wheels near Naldanga Rail Station at 8:30am Saturday. The deceased was identified as Gopen Ghosh, 30, son of one Gopal Ghosh, residing in Kumudbati village of Naldanga upazila. Quoting locals, Naldanga Thana Officer-in-Charge (OC) Aslam Uddin said

DHAKA: Bangladesh has moved one major step towards the advanced science and technology, particularly in the field of research of quantum and fundamental physics by signing an “International Co-operation Agreement” with CERN. The agreement was signed on Friday in Geneva,

DHAKA: Vehicular movement became normal through city’s Banani Flyover after about six hours a truck overturned on the flyover early Saturday as its driver lost control over steering. Earlier, a red chilies-loaded truck (Gazipur Ta 02-0057) of Mita Enterprise overturned on the flyover

Government of Bangladesh has announced a vision 2021 aiming to achieving mid income status by the golden jubilee year of independence. In general terms it will mean Bangladesh achieving sustainable economic development, food and energy security, quality education for all, better and

DHAKA: A 25-year-old unidentified youth was killed Saturday morning as a train knocked him at Banani of the capital. Confirming the matter to banglanews, deputy in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost Mozammel Haque said a train knocked the youth at 8:00am.

DHAKA: To bolster bilateral energy ties, Bangladesh has suggested setting up of a thermal power plant through a joint venture in India. In this regard, Bangladesh has proposed that a coal block could be allocated to the joint venture entity while power generated from the plant could be

TANGAIL: Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) student Abu Hanif, 25, who was killed in a road accident on Friday, was laid to rest at his family graveyard in Mirzapur upazilla of the district on Saturday. The namaz-e-janaza of Hanif, who was also a national athlete, was

MUNSHIGANJ: Ferry services on Mawa-Kawrakandi waterways in the River Padma resumed on Saturday morning after a 5-hour suspension due to blurred visibility caused by dense fog. Sources of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Mawa office said the ferries began plying

GAZIPUR: A youth was killed as a train knocked a human hauler on Dhaka-Rajshahi rail-route at Mouchak rail station area of the district on Friday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Assistant Station Master of Joydevpur Rail Station Nasir Uddin told banglanews

GAIBANDHA: Law enforcers filed cases against about 400 people, including the chairman of Palashbari Upazila Parisad Nazrul Islam Lebu, also district Jamaat political secretary, on charge of attacking police and damaging vehicles in Palashbari upazila on Thursday. Officer-in-Charge (OC)

SYLHET: Law enforcers, in a special drive, arrested 50 fugitives from different areas of the district from Thursday morning to Friday morning. The police did not disclose the identities of the arrestees. The arrestees include accused of several cases and renegades, according to a press

JESSORE: The students of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) have withdrawn the barricade on Jessore-Chougachha road on Friday following a road accident that killed a student of the university.The students said they called off the blockade as the body of Abu Hanif, 25,

DHAKA: A person allegedly strangled his wife in city’s Bhashantek area on Friday.The ill-fated woman was identified as Morjina Begum, 28, wife of Amir Uddin and resident of the area.Police sources said on information they recovered the body from a house around 1:00pm.Morjina’s husband

DINAJPUR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized various illegal Indian products including phensedyl worth around Tk 20 lakhs from “Drutojan Express” at Birampur rail station on Friday morning.Witnesses said BGB members started searching the compartments of the train as soon