GAZIPUR: A devastating fire broke out at two warehouses of Jhut (garment waste) in Chandura area of the district.The cause of fire, took place at 5:00am, could not be known yet.On information, five fire fighting units from Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) fire service and others

DHAKA: Two persons were killed in a road accident in Rampura Bridge area in the capital on Sunday night.One of the deceased was identified as Zahirul Islam, 36, a gold trader and son of Shahidul Islam of Debidar Thana of Comilla district. Another unidentified man was around 35-aged

DHAKA: Minister for Water Resources Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud said Bangladesh needs India’s cooperation in preventing his country’s river erosion. The minister made the remark on Sunday while delivering a speech in the screening of a film titled ‘Ganga Jamunar Koto Kotha’

DHAKA: Miscreants stabbed a youth to death in South Pirerbagh area at Mirpur in the capital on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Yasin, 18, son of late Shah Alam of Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali district.  Yasin used to live in South Pirerbagh area and worked in a

DHAKA: Sri Lanka will support Bangladesh’s International Mother Language Institute to be lifted in UNESCO category-2, said Lankan education minister Bandula Gunawardhana on Sunday. He made the assertion while the visiting delegation met Bangladesh education minister Narul Islam Nahid

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday issued a rule upon the government to explain within four week why directive “should not be given to form a high-level national committee over Pinak-6 launch capsize”. An HC bench comprising Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury and Justice M Ashraful Kamal

DHAKA: The much-talked-about Constitution (16th Amendment) Bill has been placed before the parliament for empowering Jatiya Sangsad to impeach the Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapacity. Law, Justice and Parliament Affairs Minister Anisul Haque placed the bill before the House

DHAKA: The government has appointed Air Vice-Marshal M Sanaul Haque of Bangladesh Air Force as chairman of Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh (CAAB). The public administration ministry issued an order in this regard on Sunday. Sanaul’s job has been transferred to the Ministry of

DHAKA: The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking minister of Home Affairs to form a probe committee to look into the assault attack on Ekushey TV special Correspondent Akhil Poddar. The HC also ordered to submit the report within four weeks.  An HC bench comprising Justice Mainul

RIYADH: Another Bangladeshi pilgrim, who came to perform hajj in Saudi Arabia, died on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Abdul Salam, 77, hailed from Fulgazi upazila in Feni. He arrived in Saudi Arabia through Shanjari Travels and Tours. His passport number was BB-0307022.

DHAKA: Confusion aroused as Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman and Secretary Kazi Akhter Hossain gave different information about literacy rate of the country. Both of them were present at a press briefing at secretariat in the city on Sunday. Minister Mostafizur

DHAKA: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three. The well-marked low over northwest bay and adjoining Bangladesh-West Bengal coast now lies over Orissa-West Bengal coast and adjoining land area,

DHAKA: Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said the rate of the risky garment factories in the country is much lower than the internationally accepted rate. “The international rate of risky factories is two percent while the rate is below two percent in Bangladesh,” he said. 

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated two officials of Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) for their allegedly involvement in misappropriation of money of climate change. The officials are AAM Anwaruzzaman, managing director of Solar Project, and Sufia Begum, former

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated two officials of Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) for their allegedly involvement in misappropriation of money of climate change.The officials are AAM Anwaruzzaman, managing director of Solar Project, and Sufia Begum,

DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina ordered the authorities concerned to prepare proper design of navigation for vessels.She told the shipping ministry officials during a visit at the ministry on Sunday morning.The PM said that they should prepare proper navigation designs for vessels.

DHAKA: The ‘Millennium Development Goals: Bangladesh Progress Report-2013’ shows that poverty rate stands at 26.2 percent across the country.Dr Shamshul Alam, member of General Economic Division of (GED) Planning Commission, said these at the report summary unveiling program at

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 started recording deposition of prosecution witnesses against former Jatiya Party lawmaker Abdul Jabbar over his involvement in crimes against humanity in Liberation War. Prosecutor Jahid Imam placed opening statement to tribunal Registrar

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Dr Atiar Rahman, an assistant professor of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, who earlier fled the courtroom after denying bail, to jail.Acting judge of Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court Zakia Pervin passed the order after Atiar surrendered before the

DHAKA: Indian Minister for Health & Family Welfare of India Dr. Harsh Vardhan will arrive in Dhaka on Monday on a 5-day visit, to attend in the 32nd meeting of the Ministers of Health of WHO South-East Asia Region to be held on September 9.He will lead a high-powered delegation