DHAKA: Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain is scheduled to leave Dhaka on Saturday with the expectations of reopening the Saudi manpower market for the Bangladeshis which is almost shut for a long time. A few years back lakhs of

SAVAR: A fire broke out at a jhut (scrap of fabrics from garment industries) godown in Ashulia of Savar, on outskirts of Dhaka, on Friday morning.Locals said that the fire originated at the warehouse around 8:00am and spread soon.However, on information, two firefighting units rushed to

DHAKA: Three devotees died in the second phase of the 50th Biswa Ijtema in Tongi, outskirts of the city, between Wednesday night and Friday morning.The dead persons are A Rahman, 65, of Shahjahanpur of Bogra, Abdul Kuddus, 62, of Dumni of Laxmipur, and Billal Hossain, 30, of Patuakhali

DHAKA: Government is going to show zero tolerance soon to prevent sabotages during the ongoing indefinite nationwide road-rail-waterways blockade and frequent hartal by BNP-led 20-party alliance.Sources concerned said after the concluding of the 2nd phase of the Ijtema, law enforcement

COX’S BAZAR: Four people, including a woman, were killed and 14 others injured in a collision between a picnic bus and a microbus in Baniarchara Station area under Chakaria Upazila Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Tahera Banu, teacher of Cox’s Bazar KG School, her

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: A local leader of Chhatra Dal, the student wing of BNP, was killed in a gunfight between his aides and members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Shyampur under Shibganj Upazila early Friday.The deceased was identified as Motiur Rahman, 25, vice president of union

TONGI: Thousands of devotees from home and abroad gathered on the banks of the Turag in Tongi to join the second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the largest congregation of Muslims after hajj.The devotees from the 33 districts along with hundreds of foreign devotees joined the second phase which

New York: United States (US) assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration, Anne C Richard, is scheduled to visit Bangladesh from January 20 to 23.Sources told banglanews that she will be visiting Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar at that time.During her visit, according to the US

DHAKA: State minister for home affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said that the government will do everything necessary to prevent the ongoing nationwide violence in the name of blockade, hartal.He made the statement Thursday night while talking to journalists after visiting the burn victims

GAIBANDHA: A minor was killed and three others injured in an accident on Rangpur-Dhaka highway’s Gobindaganj area Thursday night.The identity of the deceased, 10, could not be known immediately.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place around 9:30pm when a rashly driven

DHAKA: The customs authorities detained a Pakistani national along with 80 lakh Indian rupees from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport of the city on Thursday.Joint Commissioner of the customs authorities Kazi M Zia Uddin Ahmed confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said that they

DHAKA: Home affairs ministry ordered Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner to take action against the distribution of anti-government leaflets in Secretariat in city. In this regard, the ministry issued a letter signed by deputy secretary (political

DHAKA: A minor domestic help was found dead at a house in Mirpur area of the city on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Hira Moni, 12, hailed from Savar upazila outskirts of the capital, was employed at Shirin’s house in the area for last two years. Householder Shirin claimed

DHAKA: In a latest development in the police administration, seven high officials, including Additional Inspector General (AIG), Deputy Inspector General (DIG), were transferred. The Home Affairs Ministry issued an order to this effect on Thursday. Additional Inspector General (AIG)

DHAKA: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Thursday said the government would cancel license if cable operators air any movie without taking permission.Besides, legal action will also be taken against video piracy, he said.The decision came form a meeting of anti-piracy committee at

GAZIPUR: Miscreants chopped a teenage girl and her father to death at Salna village of Sadar upazila of the district early Thursday following the refusal of love proposal.The deceased were identified as Akhi Akter, 15, her father Saiful Islam.Police and deceased family sources said an

DHAKA: Law Minister Advocate Anisul Haque on Thursday categorically said the government is taking steps to bring back fugitive BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman. The lawmaker made the disclosure while addressing ‘Meet the Reporters’ at the Dhaka Reporters Unity.Anisul Haque

JAMALPUR: A total of 3,740 round bullets of rifle were found at Pathorer Char village adjacent to India border in Dewanganj upazila of the district on Thursday.On information, Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered the huge ammunition recovery took place around

DHAKA: Private car driver Abul Kalam (28), who sustained injuries in a petrol bomb attack during blockade violence on January 9 in Moghbazar, succumbed to injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday.He died at 12:45pm while undergoing treatment at DMCH on the day.The

GAZIPUR: The government on Thursday deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in the district to avert any sabotage during day-long hartal called by BNP-led alliance. Member of the paramilitary force are seen patrolling at different places of the district from 11:15am.Gazipur district