SAVAR, DHAKA: More than 200 workers of a readymade garments factory in Savar fell sick on Sunday morning. But the reason of falling sick could not be known immediately. Workers of the AKH factory in Rajphulbaria area have been admitted to local hospitals and clinics.Factory director

DHAKA: A group of miscreants blasted the cocktails in secretariat and Bidyut Bhaban and few persons were held for their alleged involvement.State Minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal came up with the observation on Sunday noon few hours after three cocktails were blasted in

DHAKA: The Ministry of Labor of Saudi Arabia will soon overturn a two-year-old ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi manpower, and will allow private companies to hire nationals from that country, a Saudi daily has reported, quoting sources close to the ministry.This measure comes

KERANIGANJ: Police recovered body of a woman from a septic tank in Uttar Baherchar area of the uapzila on Saturday night after she was allegedly killed by her husband and dumped in there.The victim was identified as Ayesaha Begum, 30, wife of Yunus Mian of the area.Keraniganj Model

RANGPUR: Two people were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Domdoma area of the district on Sunday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Witnesses said a speedy truck collided with a three-wheeler, coming from opposite direction, in the

DHAKA: Government has deployed 204 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel across the country including the capital on Sunday to prevent sabotages.Sunday is the first day of BNP-led 20-party alliance enforced a countrywide 72-hour hartal, supplemented by their nationwide

PIROJPUR: Police detained three persons for their alleged involvement in sabotage while miscreants torched a bus at Old Bus stand of the district town on Saturday night.Meanwhile hartal supporters vandalized few vehicles and blasted cocktails in Vandaria and Mothbaria.BDST: 0816 HRS,

DHAKA: The month-long “Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela 2015″ mostly known as ‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela’ begins from Sunday, the first day of February on Bangla Academy premises and in the newly extended venue Shuhrawardy Uddyan in city.This year’s fair will be inaugurated by Prime

BOGRA: A truck and a CNG-run auto rickshaw were torched by the hartal and blockade supporters in two different places of the district on late Saturday.Sources said that the hartal supporters and blockaders set fire to a potato laden truck in Charmatha area while a CNG-run auto

DHAKA: An elderly person was killed in a road accident in city’s Rayerbagh area on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Abul Hasan, 60.The road mishap took place around 11:30pm in the area, sources said.However, the body was taken top Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue.DMCH

DHAKA: At least 13 people were burnt to death and several injured in a fire that broke out at a plastic factory near Nasim Plaza in section Mirpur-1 area in the capital on Saturday evening.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner M Asaduzzaman Mia confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The power supply was resumed at Gulshan political office of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night after 20 hours of disconnection.Earlier at 2:42am, Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (DESCO) cut off the electricity line.However, generator has since been used to

SIRAJGANJ: A man was killed and four others were injured as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb aiming a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sirajganj highway at Sadar upazila on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Ganes Das, 45, hailed from Baniapatti area of the Sadar

DHAKA: Two journalists of a private television channel, Maasranga Television, were injured as miscreants hurled cocktails at TSC intersection of Dhaka University campus area on Saturday night.The injured are Staff Reporter of the TV channel Zahed Selim and cameraperson Moazzem.Moreover,

DHAKA: A policeman was injured as miscreants hurled a petrol bomb aiming at New Market Thana in the city on Saturday night.Thana Duty Officer Asaduzzaman said that the blast took place around 8:15pm.However, police personnel chased the miscreants immediately but could not detaine anyone

AKHAURA (BRAHMANBARIA): A three-day meeting will be held with the participation of 10 Deputy Commissioners (DC) of Bangladesh and its neighboring Indian province of Tripura on Monday.Confirming the matter, Akhaura Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ahsan Habib said that four Bangladeshi DCs and

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday published the updated final voter list with some 47-lakh additional voters.The upazila level voter lists have already been published in the offices of upazila polls officers.Election Commission (EC) Secretary Sirajul Islam told banglanews

DHAKA: The two-day second Joint Working Group (JWG) meetings on Sub-Regional Cooperation between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) concluded in New Delhi on January 31.The JWGs on Sub-Regional Cooperation between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) on Water Resources

DHAKA: At least eight people were burnt to death and four injured in a fire that broke out at a plastic factory near Nasim Plaza in section Mirpur-1 area in the capital on Saturday evening.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner M Asaduzzaman Mia confirmed the matter to

DHAKA: The initiative of Chittaranjan Saha of selling 32 books under the banyan tree on the premises of Bangla Academy on February 21, 1972, is now, so far the largest congregation of Bangali writers, readers and publishers.Saha, who was the founder of the then ‘Swadhin Bangla