FROM SINGAPORE: Young Bangladeshi engineer Towfiqul Zakaria now working at Singapore shipyard passed in Electrical & Electronics engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology(CUET) in 2009. After working in Bangladesh initially, he has been working now at ship

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday categorically said the privately-run closed factories would be recovered from the owners aiming to resuming production of those.The premier came up with the announcement while paying a visit to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute in the

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members sezied 1,00,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from 2.5 sluice gate area of Teknaf on Sunday morning.  Sources said that acting on a tip off, the law enforcers recovered the narcotics but could not detain anyone.  Confirming the matter, BGB

DHAKA: At least 11 people, including four women and a girl, were killed and 24 other injured in separate road accidents in Comilla and Feni districts on Sunday. The accidents took place sometimes between 6:45am to 8:15am. Banglanews Correspondents reported from the areas. Comilla

DHAKA: The very severe cyclonic storm “hudhud” (ecp 960 hpa) over west central bay & adjoining area moved slightly north-northwestwards over the same area and was centred at 6:00 am Sunday. It is now about 1010 kms west-southwest of Chittagong port, 965 kms west-southwest of Cox’s

FENI: Three people were killed and five others injured in a road crash in South Chhanua area of Feni Bypass on Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Sunday morning.  Of the deceased, two were identified as Mamun, 17 and Josna, 36.  Police said that a Chittagong-bound bus hit a roadside tree and

JEDDAH: Delay in hajj-return flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is causing extreme sufferings to the Bangladeshi hajjis on their way to home from Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. Even the flight has been departing for the destiny some more hours later in addition to the first-time delay

DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL: Police detained a teenager girl on the charge of attempting to steal a newborn baby from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early Sunday.  The detainee is as Sumi, 17.  Sources said that Sumi, the aunt of newborn, was trying to steal the newborn from

COMILLA: Seven people, including a child, were killed and 14 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chauddagram upazila of the district Sunday morning. Details of the deceased could not be known immediately. Mian Bazar Highway

SYLHET: Two people were killed and three others injured in a road accident at Kanaighat upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Faruk Ahmed, 25, son of late Sharif Uddin, residing in Sardarmati village of the upazila and Amir Hossain, 50, son of late Nasir

DHAKA: No Ebola affected patient was found in Bangladesh.Shahjalal International Airport assistant health officer Zahirul Islam came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists at the airport on Saturday afternoon.He said booths have been setup in the airport to check the

DHAKA: The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ over west central Bay and adjoining area moved slightly northwestwards over the same area and was centred at 6:00pm Saturday. It is now about 1,020 kms west-southwest of Chittagong port, 970 kms west-southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 870

DUBAI: Around 4,500 Bangladesh workers fell in trouble in United Arab Emirates as the owner of their company went hide.Sources said the owners of United Arab Emirates System Company fled the country without paying the workers of the company.A victim Muhammad Malik Fakir told banglanews

NARAYANGANJ: A Palli Bidyut lineman was electrocuted in Rallybagan area under Bandar upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Zahirul Islam, 40, son of one Abul Hossain, hailed from Kapasia’s Amraid of Gazipur district.Sources said Zahirul came in contact with

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DHAKA: The very severe cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ over west central Bay and adjoining area moved slightly westwards over the same area and was centered at 3:00pm Saturday. It is now about 1,020 km west-southwest of Chittagong port, 970 km west-southwest of Cox’s Bazar port, 875 km

BARISAL: Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) declared to halt all types of lighter vessels service in internal routes of Barisal division due to rough weather.Sources said that movements of all fishing boats, trawlers and vessels less than 65 feet have been declared

FENI: A youth died and two others injured in a blast while they were making bombs at Sadar upazila in the district on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Nur Nabi, 28, son of one Ishaq, hailed from Bathania village of the upazila. Quoting local sources, Officer-in-Charge

BHOLA: Bangladesh Coast Guard have seized hilsa and nets worth about Tk 2 crore by separate drives between Friday night and Saturday noon at different points of the river Meghna in Bhola. Sources told banglanews that the amount of the seized fishes is over 140-kg while the nets are about

DHAKA: The government asked the Indian government and concerned agencies to share information about any involvement of organisations from Bangladesh and citizens’ names in the blast in West Bengal’s Burdwan of India on October 2, 2014. In response to a question, an official