DHAKA: State-run Gas Transmission Company (GTCL) has proposed fixing the wheeling charge at 47 paisa increasing by 15 paisa per cubic square gas transmission.However, GTCL currently realizes at 32 paisa for per cubic meter.  GTCL placed the proposal in a mass hearing organized in

DHAKA: The government has given approval the draft of National Information and Communication Technology Policy-2015 keeping the specific work plan to enhance the standard of public services.The approval came a regular meeting of the cabinet held at secretariat with Prime Minister

DHAKA: The persons, who instigated and financed the miscreants for sabotage in the name of hartal-blockade, won’t be spared.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia issued the warning while inspecting security measures in front of National Press Club in the city

DHAKA: The customs intelligence officials seized gold, weighting 60 kilograms, from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday.Dr Mainul Khan, director general of Airport customs intelligence, confirmed the matter to banglanews.The authorities recovered the gold around 9:00am, said

LAXMIPUR: A victim of petrol bomb attack succumbed to his burn injuries when he was being taken to Dhaka for better treatment on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Liton, 35, son of Abdul Jabbar, hailed from Natore.Family sources said Liton came here to visit house of his

BRAHMANBARIA: At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Tholiara village under Sadar Upazila of the district early Monday. During the clash, two houses of the village were also set afire. Sadar Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Akul Chandra Biswas said

SIRAJGANJ: Three people were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Parcola area under Shahjadpur Upazila of the district Monday morning.Two of the deceased were identified as Sahad, 45, hailed from Shimultola and Ibrahim Hossain, 46, of Harirampur village of the

DHAKA: Dhaka University Journalists Association (DUJA) announced to hold a human chain on ‘Aparajeyo Bangla’ premises at DU campus on Monday morning.The Journalists Association will hold the demonstration protesting the police torture to a journalist and a DU student for carrying

CHITTAGONG: At least 10 people were injured in a derailment of Chittagong-bound train from Mymensingh as miscreants removed pandrol clips of fishplates of rail tracks in Boro Takia area under Mirsarai Upazila of the district early Monday.Rail communications of Chittagong with Dhaka

DHAKA: At least three passenger buses have been torched at different places of the capital Sunday night. Sources told banglanews that the buses were torched on Johnson Road in city’s older section, Natun Bazar in Badda area and in Nilkhet during the ongoing 72-hour nationwide hartal

DHAKA: A group of miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at a bus in Nutun Bazar of city’s Badda area Sunday evening.Witnesses said some miscreants threw a petrol bomb at a Falgun Paribahan bus in the area around 6:45pm.However, there was no report of casualty as the passengers got down from

ASHULIA (DHAKA): A devastating fire broke out at a jute mill in Mojar Mill area of Ashulia on Sunday.Dhaka BEPZ Fire Brigade Senior Station Master Hamid Mia confirmed the matter to banglanews.Witnesses said they saw the flame in a portion of Supreme Jute Mill. It was then spreading

BENAPOLE (JESSORE): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 30 men and women while they were trying to enter India illegally through Putkhali frontier area in Benapole of the district. The detainees, who were held in the drives conducted from 4:00am to 10:00am on Sunday, hailed

FROM BAHRAIN: Aromatic fuel-powered lamp was giving a gentle light with sweet odor. A bowl full-of various types of chocolate was kept in one side of the lamp. A bunch of paper-made flower was on the other side and as a whole an amiable ambiance was prevailing in the room.  It always

RAJSHAHI: Detective Branch (DB) of Police detained four cocktail makers of Chhatra Shibir, a student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, in a drive at Rajpara area of the metropolitan city.Officer-in-Charge of city DB Jahidur Rahman made the disclosure on Sunday noon.They have been taken to police

DHAKA: A fire broke out at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (PG Hospital) building in Shahbagh area of the city on Sunday. The fire originated from waste gathered at the 3rd Floor of Block-A of BSMMU around 3:05pm.  Being informed, three units of fire service rushed to the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Railway (BR) on Sunday announced Tk 100,000 reward for assisting in arresting anarchists who carry out sabotage in railway.Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today announced Tk 10,000 to Tk 1 lakh reward for helping the elite force in arresting anarchists to contain political

DHAKA: One of the 29 passengers, who sustained to burn injuries following the petrol bomb attack at a bus in city’s Jatrabari area on January 24, died Sunday noon.The deceased was identified as Nur Alam, 40, son of Wahed Ali, hailed from Bhulta Gausia area of Narayanganj.Sources told

RANGPUR: The roof of an under construction mosque has been collapsed in Alamnagar area of the district Sunday noon.Ful Miah, a construction worker, told banglanews that two pillars of the building collapsed while molding its ceiling at around 1:15pm.The fire service units rescued six

DHAKA: Customs authorities held a Kuwait Airlines passenger Shafiqul Islam with nine gold bars weighing one kilogram at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Sunday noon.Confirming the matter, airport customs joint commissioner Kazi Mohammad Ziauddin told banglanews