CHITTAGONG: Workers of oil-carrying ships has been observing indefinite work abstention from Sunday midnight protesting the closing of some 150 oil-carrying ships.Bangladesh Lighterage Workers Union general secretary Nabi Alam said that they are observing the abstention with the

NARAYANGANJ: Police recovered three bodies from Sonakhali and Char Kishoreganj areas under Sonargaon upazila of the district on Sunday.Of the deceased, two were identified as Shafiqul, son of late Mangal Mia at Chaitankanda village and Iman Ali, son of Hazrat Ali at Dayakandi village

DHAKA: A fire broke out at a furniture store in city’s Kazipara area on Sunday night.The fire originated around 8:35pm.The reason behind the origination of the fire could not be known immediately.On information, three units of fire fighters rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.Fire

DHAKA: Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain reached at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia Sunday.The minister went Saudi Arabia to have a bilateral meeting with Engineer Adel bin Muhammad Fakeih, Minister

FROM KAMALAPUR STATION: The schedules of train services have collapsed due to the countrywide blockade called by BNP that caused immense sufferings to passengers. Even, the Kamalapur rail station manager cannot answer the queries of the train passengers regarding the schedule. Though,

NARSHINGDI: Three people were killed and four others injured in Chaitabo area under Sadar upazila of the district on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Sattar 50, Yeasin 55 and Morol Mia 37. Police sources said that a vegetable laden truck turned turtle as its driver lost his

SHERPUR: A Sherpur court on Sunday sent 65 Awami League leaders and activists, including Jhinaigati upazila AL general secretary, to jail in two separate cases filed for vandalism and internal clash in a local conference. Sherpur Chief Judicial Magistrate Sariful Islam passed the order

DHAKA: Bashundhara Group, the largest business conglomerate of the country, has come forward to preserve the history and memories of the country’s liberation war. The Group will publish the memoirs of freedom fighters of 1971 as recognition of their outstanding contribution to the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to arrest petrol bomb attackers immediately.The premier made the order during her visit at Square Hospital in the city to see police constable Shamim who had sustained burn injuries.Police Inspector General

DHAKA: The justice recruitment process in Supreme Court will be more transparent after reviewing the existing rules of the Constitution. Newly appointed Chief Justice SK Sinha (Surendra Kumar Sinha) made the observation in his speech at a felicitation program, organized at apex court

DHAKA: A crane operator of a steel mill died from severe burn injuries after a netel, a part of machine, fell on his crane in city’s Konapara area under Demra Thana on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Abul Hossain, 65, crane operator of Shahriar Steel Mills, located in Konapara

DHAKA: Three students of Eden College were badly burnt as 20-party blockaders set fire to a bus near Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday noon.The injured are Sathi Aktar, Juthi Aktar and Maimuna Aktar, students of Islamic Studies of the college.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Rapid Action

DHAKA: National Identity Card Registration wing director general Sultanuzzaman Mohammad Saleh said that the smartcards for national identity will be used as e-passports in future.He made the disclosure at a press conference held at Election Commission Media Centre in the city at 1:45pm on

DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has urged the nation to stand together against the violence created in the name of blockade and hartal.The premier, also ruling Awami League president, also asked for assistance in handing over the people, involved in violence, to the law enforcers.She

TONGI: Thousands of devotees offered the ‘Akheri Munajat’ (concluding prayer) of the second and final phase of Biswa Ijtema on Sunday morning amid the nationwide blockade called by the BNP-led 20 Party Alliance.Indian Islamic scholar Mawlana Saad conducted the Akheri Munajat that

TONGI: The Akheri Munajat (concluding prayer) of the second phase of Biswa Ijtema has started Sunday morning on the banks of Turag river in Tongi seeking divine blessings for Muslim Ummah. Indian Islamic scholar Mawlana Saad has begun the Akheri Munajat  at 11:24 am. Thousands of

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Shahriar Steel Mill at Konapara in the city’s Demra area on Sunday morning. Five fire fighting units doused flame after one-and-quarter hours of frantic effort.Originated around 9:00am, the fire soon engulfed the factory. On information, five units of Fire

DHAKA: Two people were killed and another injured when an onion-laden truck turned turtle in Gabtoli Bus Terminal area of the city as it driver lost control over steering early Sunday.One of the deceased was identified as Taij Uddin alias Jalil, 20. The accident took place in front of

TONGI: The bank of Turag River, hosting ground of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest Muslim congregation after the holy Hajj, has been flooded with thousands of devotees on Sunday, the last day of the three-day religious event.Hundreds of devotees are still thronging Tongi from various

BARISAL: A helper was killed as miscreants hurled petrol bombs in a truck in Ujirpur on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Sohag, 17, hailed from Faridpur.Barisal Police Super AKM Ehsanullah confirmed the matter to banglanews. BDST: 0847 HRS, JAN 18, 2015