DHAKA: The government is set to add six more water buses to make the waterway journey of the city dwellers easier. Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan made the disclosure to the journalists at his Secretariat office Tuesday. Mentioning that there are six waterbuses now, the minister said,

JAIPURHAT: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) detained five Bangladeshis from Hatkhola border under Panchbibi upazila of the district early Tuesday. Sources told banglanews that BSF nabbed them from Uchna bordering area under Indian Territory. However, confirming the matter, Border

TANGAIL: A fire broke out at Nahian Petrol Pump at Bauikhola Gulla area of the district Tuesday morning. Six fire fighting units tried for two hours to bring the fire under control. Later, they brought foam-like materials from Gazipur Fire Service Station and brought the fire under

RANGPUR: Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation on Tuesday called for an indefinite transport strike in the division protesting vandalism at the house of its Rangpur Divisional general secretary MA Mazid and beating up his parents. MA Mazid told banglanews that no member of Rangpur

DHAKA: Chief of sea robber gang—Daroga Bahini—and his cohort killed in gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-8) in Chandpai Range of Sundarbans on Tuesday (November 11) morning. The deceased was identified as chief Enamul Hawledar alias Daroga and cohort Saiful. Rab personnel

KISHOREGANJ: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to visit the district to attend a rally of the 20-party alliance at Gurudayal Government College ground Wednesday. Organizers said Khaleda Zia, from the rally, might announce fresh programmes as part of the alliance’s movement against

NEW YORK: US Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H Rivkin is set to visit Bangladesh on November 11–13. Drawing on his background as a former corporate CEO, Assistant Secretary Rivkin will highlight the opportunities for collaboration between American

GAZIPUR: At least five RMG workers were injured as police fired bullets and teargas shells on the agitating employees of Classic Fashion in Tongi of the district on Monday.The identities of the injured could be known immediately.Sources told banglanews that the incident took place in

DHAKA: The Chinese company ‘Sinohydro Corporation’ has been given the river training works of Padma Multipurpose Bridge project.The government signed an agreement of Tk 8,707 crore with the company in this regard at Bangabandhu International Conference Center on Monday

DHAKA: Special Correspondent Rafiqul Islam of Banglanews24.com, a leading online news portal of the country, got ‘DRU-Grameenphone Reporting Award-2014’ for his report on human rights in the online media category.Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu handed over the award in

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to take a legal process to bring back US $25 million that death row convict Mir Quasem sent to a lobbyist firm in USA.The anti-graft body has already sent a ‘Mutual Legal Assistance Request (MLAR)’ to the US government through

DHAKA: A group of muggers shot a man and snatched Tk 500,000 in Rampura area of the capital on Monday afternoon.The victim--Belayet Hossain, 45—is a security guard of Bony Apparel located in front of Hajipara Petrol Pump of the area.He was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital

DHAKA: The government has given approval of Metro Rail Bill-2014 with the provision of 10 times fine to the person who will travel without ticket.The approval came from a regular weekly meeting of the cabinet held at secretariat on Monday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the

DHAKA: The National Mausoleum-famed architect Syed Mainul Hossain passed away (Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun) at a city hospital on Monday. He was 62.He was suffering from several diseases for a long time and passing his days in isolation.Born on May 5 in 1952 in Dampara village

DHAKA: Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) employees on Monday have organized a demonstration and sit-in program presenting their 20-point demands to the government.The demands include the regularization of 1349 DPDC staff and a rapid implementation of the verdicts of the war

NETROKONA: A Netrokona court on Monday handed down life-term imprisonment to five people on charge of gouging out an eye of a school student and injuring his uncle. The court also fined the convicts Tk 20,000 each, in default, rigorous imprisonment for more two years. Additional

DHAKA: In a bid to reduce accident, the government Monday started countrywide drive against unfit vehicles those have no licence or carry fake licence. In the early hour of the day, Nazrul Islam, chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), told banglanews, “Its our routine

DHAKA: The non-permanent staff of Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) on Monday held a protest rally to meet their 20-point demands, including job nationalization. The employees started their program in front of Bidyut Bhaban around 10:30am. Moreover, ruling Awami League’s labor

CHANDPUR: A Daffodil University student Rakib Hossain was killed after his motorcycle hit a van in Baburhat Chhoiyal Bari area of Candpur town on Monday. Rakib, son of Anwar Hossain Khan of the area, met with the accident around 9:30am. Locals told banglanews that Rakib was roaming on

MOULVIBAZAR: Four people were killed and another was injured in a road accident on Sreemangal-Mirpur road in Kamaichhara area of the district on Monday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Local sources said that a truck collided head-on with a pick-up van in