DHAKA: BSc Dental Students Association threatened to besiege Health Ministry on December 14 if their demands are not met by December 13.Association’s member secretary Dipongkor Roy issued the threat at protest demonstration held in front of Health Ministry on Sunday morning. Earlier

SIRAJGANJ: Rail communications of Dhaka snapped with north and south-western regions of the country as five bogies of Lalmoni Express derailed in Soydabad area on Sunday morning.  Sources in Sirajganj Government Railway Police (GRP) and Bangabandhu Bridge West Railway Station said five

KUSHTIA: A leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) (ML-Janajuddha) was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Battola area Mirpur upazila of the district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Enamul Haque, 35, a regional leader of PBCP, son of Robiul Islam of

COX’S BAZAR: Five Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were injured when a smuggling gang attacked on a BGB check post near the estuary of Rezu river Saturday night.The injured are Abdul Barek, 55, Sharif Ullah, 45, Shamsu Uddin, 27, Rubel Hossain, 22, and Abu  Daudm 21. All

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia river route resumed from Sunday morning after around four hour suspension due to poor visibility caused by dense fog. Sources of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Daulatdia office said that the authority suspended

DHAKA: Soon after launching a bus service to Nepal, India is going to study feasibility of a regular bus service to Dhaka from Guwahati in keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to foster ties with neighbouring countries. "Government plans to introduce regular passenger bus

DHAKA: The Government of Bangladesh on Saturday is sending 100 tonnes of drinking water and five desalination plants to Male as a fire in the desalination plant in Male, the capital of the Maldives, stopped the supply of drinking water to the city.Bangladesh has been sending the

BOGRA: A machine operator was killed and nine others were injured in a gas pipe (ESP) blast at a ceramic factory at Zogarpara area under Kahalu upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Alim, 25, hailed from Darial village of the upazila.Factory manager M

PABNA: A “mentally sick” youth chopped his minor son dead and then he tried to commit suicide at Dholeshwar village in Atgharia upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.The one and a half years old ill-fated boy was identified as Sohag, son of Mohidul Islam, of the area.Police

DHAKA: Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique was admitted to Cardiology Department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital from Dhaka Central Jail following a sudden chest pain on Saturday afternoon.Jailer of Dhaka Central Jail Nesar Alam confirmed the matter to

NARAYANGANJ: A four-member panel experts of Padma Multipurpose Bridge, led by Professor Dr Jamilur Reza Choudhury, also Vice Chancellor of University of Asia-Pacific, visited Bashundhara Cement Factory here on Saturday.Praising the use of cutting-edge technology in the production of

DHAKA: Bangladesh signed two agreements with Bhutan at the Prime Minister Office on Saturday.The accords include a protocol of the renewal of trade agreement and land allotment for Bhutan embassy in Bangladesh.Bangladesh commerce minister Tofail Ahmed and Bhutan economic affairs minister

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 30 people were injured as a passenger bus turned turtle in Medini Mandal area under Louhajang upazila of the district on Saturday noon.Police sources said that a Dhaka-bound passenger bus overturned on Dhaka-Mawa highway in the area around 1:30pm, leaving at

DHAKA: An unidentified woman, aged around 25, was found dead at an abandoned building in city’s Wari area on Saturday.On information, police recovered the body in the noon.Wari Thana duty officer Shah Alam said that locals noticed the body lying there and informed the police over

DHAKA: Bangladesh Sarkari Karmachari Samannoy Parishad on Saturday announced to hold a protest rally in every divisional and district towns to press home their five-point demands, including the implementation of new pay scale announced by the government.The secretary general of the

DHAKA: At least seven people were injured, and six of them are in critical condition after a cylinder of a covered-van of a readymade garment factory blasted in Gazipur’s Chandra Palli Bidyut area on Saturday.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place around 11:00am at the

CHITTAGONG: A student of Chittagong University (CU) sustained serious injuries as he slipped on the rail tracks while trying to get up a running train in Sholoshhor area of the port city Saturday.The injured is Mehedi Hasan, a student of Management Department of academic session

DHAKA: Customs Intelligence filed a case against 14 people, including 10 officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, on Saturday bringing allegation of gold smuggling. The alleged officials are Junior Security Officer of Biman Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Sweeping Supervisor Mohammad Abu Jafor,

DHAKA: Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Mohammad Atiqul Islam said apparel summit is set to be arranged aiming to brand Bangladesh and Bangladeshi garments to the world market. The two-day summit will be arranged at Bangabandhu International

DHAKA: The bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina and visiting Bhutanese premier Tshering Tobgay has begun on Saturday afternoon.The meeting started at 3:15pm at the Prime Minister’s Office.The two sides, in the meeting, are discussing a host of issues,