DHAKA: Maitree Express will leave Dhaka and Kolkata thrice a week on the route from now on aimed at meeting up the increasing demand of travelers. Ministry of Railways has issued a press release on Saturday. The first train will leave Dhaka on Monday as per new schedule.At present, the

CHITTAGONG: A fire broke out at Singapore Cooperative Market in Halisahar area of the port city on Wednesday evening.Agrabad Fire Service control room operator Bisu Das told banglanews, some 18 vans of five fire fighting units doused the blaze after trying for two hours around

DHAKA: Ambassador M Shameem Ahsan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Offices in Geneva presented his letters of credence to the Holy Father Pope Francis at Vatican City.The Holy Father welcomed him and offered his personal good wishes for the Christmas and the New Year. He

DHAKA: DATCO Group Chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher alias Prince Moosa on Wednesday admitted about his weapon business but failed to show license or other legal papers related to his business to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).ACC Commissioner Sahabuddin Chuppu was talking to journalists at

CHITTAGONG: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the newly-commissioned officers of Bangladesh Army to serve country and countrymen generously.She also asked the officers to remain always alert and ready for safeguarding the country’s hard-earned independence and

LALMONIRHAT: Locomotive Master (LM), Assistant Locomotive Master (ALM) and the guard of a Lalmonirhat-bound train were suspended on Wednesday for their involvement in selling oil from the engine of the train stealthily.The accused are Guard of the train Moinul Haque, LM Rashedul Islam

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday enjoined Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police to submit probe reports over two cases filed over Rana Plaza collapse on February 1.Senior Judicial Magistrate of Dhaka Kazi Shahidul Islam passed the order as the investigation officer (IO)

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina handed over ‘Bangabandhu Krishi Padak-1419’ to 30 persons and institutions at a function held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the city on Saturday.They were given the awards of five-gold, eight-silver and 17-bronze medals for their respective

DHAKA: The 43rd anniversary of victory will be celebrated on Wednesday in a befitting manner with the promise of regular presentation of national anthem at city’s historical Suhrawardy Udyan at 4:31pm of December 16 every year.A National Committee for Victory Day Celebration on

RETURNING FROM THE EAST SUNDARBANS: At the moment, movements of vessels in Shyala river is closed for time being. However, the tankers and ships are sailing as before in Pashur, Mongla and other rivers surrounding the Sundarbans.The waves of water mixed oil that spilled on last

LALMONIRHAT: A youth was crushed under the wheels of a train at Dhabalsuti of Patgram upazila of the district early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Nurnabi Bakul, 21, son of Sirajul Islam, hailed from Madhya Islampur village of the upazila.Sources told banglanews that the victim

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked farmers of the country to reduce the use of insecticides in agricultural land.The premier also asked them to increase the alternative use of concerted insecticides.Shekh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, came up with the

DHAKA: District Transport Owners-Workers Association has called an indefinite transport strike in the district from Sunday morning protesting the reckless extortion on the roads.Earlier on Tuesday, they body gave an ultimatum of a week to the administration through a press conference

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