SAVAR (DHAKA): At least 50 readymade garment workers were injured as a staff bus carrying them, plunged into a roadside ditch on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar on Tuesday morning.Most of the injured are workers of Kazal Garments.The workers said that they were heading to their

RAJSHAHI: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel recovered 32 cocktails and 10 sharp local weapons from Kharkhari bypass area of Rajshahi metropolitan city on early Tuesday.RAB-5 senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mirza Golam Sarwar confirmed the matter to banglanews around

DHAKA: A rickshaw puller was killed in a road accident in city’s Badda area on Tuesday morning.The identity of the victim could not be known immediately.Police sources said that the ill fated person was killed as a passenger bus hit his rickshaw in the area around 8:45am.On information

TANGAIL: Four persons were killed and five others injured in a road accident in Salla area under Kalihati upazila on Tuesday morning.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Locals said that a rashly driven oil-laden lorry rammed into a taxicab in the area around

CHANDPUR: Three persons were killed including a minor and 10 others injured as two passenger launches collided at Chandpur estuary in river Meghna on early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Sahana Begum, 50, Shakil, 6 and Rupa Begum, 27, hailed from Barisal.Witnesses said that two

DHAKA: Miscreants torched seven vehicles in four different places of the city on Monday night. In Jatrabari, some miscreants set fire to four passenger buses in between 8:00pm and 9:00pm. On information, fire fighters rushed to the spot and doused the flame, witnesses said. A private

THAKURGAON: A person was chopped to death by his younger brother over family feud in Jugihar village under Baliadanga upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The ill-fated man was identified as Hena, 40, son of Abdul Gafur and resident of the area.Locals said that there was a long

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina donated to eight female police constables and eight other blockade victims who are admitted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.She donated Tk 10,000 each.Prime Minister Office (PMO) director Dr Zulfiqar Ali on Monday handed over the donated money to the

RANGAMATI: Local administration on Monday extended the duration of curfew till 7:00am of Tuesday. The decision was taken Monday afternoon as tension mounts following clashes between Bangali settlers and ethnic communities. Rangamati assistant superintendent of police (ASP) Abul Kalam

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday categorically said her government would work to ensure the safety and security of people of the country at any cost.“BNP does not believe in democracy and sovereignty as they are killing people in the name of blockade and hartal,” she

THAKURGAON: India’s Border Security Force (BSF) members held two Bangladeshi nationals from Malani frontier area under Haripur upazila of the district on Monday.The youths are residents of Haripur upazila.Local sources said they went to India several months ago for searching jobs.

SUHRAWARDY UDYAN, DHAKA: Ruling Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, also the Prime Minister, is addressing the rally.The premier reached at the rally venue at 3:30pm Monday.The AL organized the rally marking Homecoming Day of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Presidium Member of the

DHAKA: Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, senior judge of Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), has been appointed as chief justice of Bangladesh.He will be replaced by incumbent Chief Justice Mozammel Hossain as the 21st Chief Justice. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry

RAJSHAHI: Blockaders set fire to a potato-laden pick-up van in front of Shah Makhdum airport in the city on Monday noon. Pick-up driver Nazmul said a group of blockaders with sticks intercepted the vehicle in front of the airport at 12:30pm and set ablaze it. When locals rushed to the

DHAKA: In a move that will allow Bangladesh Bank to seek wealth statement of foreigners living in Bangladesh, the cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Foreign Exchange Regulation Amendment Act-2015.The approval came from a weekly meeting of the cabinet on Monday morning with Prime

DHAKA: Security has been beefed up at the Supreme Court (SC) area in the city following three time bombs found in two books at High Court on Sunday afternoon.Huge member of law enforcers have been deployed at all entrances since Monday morning.  Besides increasing vigilance of

DHAKA: BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been spending the nine consecutive day of confinement to her Gulshan political office.Huge law enforcers were seen deployed in front of the Gulshan office on Monday morning.Moreover, water cannons and police van also were seen standing there so that

RANGAMATI: The curfew declared in district town has been extended till further notice as tension mounting centering clashes between Bangalee settlers and indigenous people here.Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Thana Monu Sohel Imtiaz confirmed the matter to banglanews saying earlier the

Dhaka: Diplomatic relationship with any of the world’s country is now in a better shape than any other time before. Bangladesh was never so tied, like present days, with the United States of America and the European Countries, specially the United Kingdom. We are passing our best time

DHAKA: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Sajeeb Wazed Joy become member Pirganj upazila unit Awami League (AL) clearing the way to compete from this constituency in the parliamentary election.Joy’s mother PM Sheikh Hasina, also president