DHAKA: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) is set to introduce Garments Industries Transparency Initiative (GITI) system aiming to ensure more transparency in RMG sector.Transparency International (TI) founder Dr Peter Eigen said in his keynote paper at a press conference at

DHAKA: Police recovered a body of an 8-year old boy from a water tank in city’s Dakkhin Khan area on Monday after three days of his missing.The victim was identified as Farhad, son of Abdur Rashid Sarder, of the area.Sub-Inspector (SI) Aziz and also Duty Officer of Dakkhin Khan Thana

DHAKA: National Democratic Front (NDF) threatened to observe countrywide hartal on Tuesday if the government does not arrest Latif Siddique by Monday evening. NDF president Shawkat Hossain Nilu made the declaration at a press conference at the National Press Club at noon.The party

DHAKA: Dhaka has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the city with most cycle rickshaws.  The recognition came few days after the Guinness Book authority contacted with environment activist Syed Saiful Alam asking for some information on rickshaws in Dhaka city.

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Monday said it is not necessary to take the Speaker’s permission in arresting Latif Siddique.She made the comment Monday afternoon before starting the Parliament session.Shirin said it requires Speaker’s nod while arresting a Member of

RAJSHAHI: A Rajshahi court on Monday placed eight people on a one-day remand in a case of Rajshahi University (RU) teacher Professor AKM Shafiul Islam killing.Judge Sharmin Akhter of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 passed the remand order after police produced them before the

MANIKGANJ: At least 12 people including women and children were injured as a gas cylinder exploded in a village fair in Bangala under Singair upazila on Monday.Locals said a balloon seller was carrying a gas cylinder to puff his balloons in the fair. Suddenly, the gas cylinder blasted

KATMANDU (NEPAL): The old memories remind many events though the time gap is of only one year. The leaders of South Asian region sit together with a determination to go ahead through meetings, discussions, bi-lateral meetings and analyzing the relations and finally passed time in

FROM KUALA LUMPUR: Some 117 Bangladeshi workers at a Chinese hand-gloves manufacturing company ‘Supermax Glove Manufacturing SDN BHD’ are passing their days with many difficulties.They were allegedly tortured by the authorities of the company.The workers became jobless and running

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the administration to take immediate action against anarchists disregarding their political identity. She told the Rajshahi and Sylhet divisional commissioners and Pabna and Moulvibazar district coordination committees through video

DHAKA: Nobel laureate Professor Yunus addressed as chief guest at the celebration of 4th anniversary of social enterprise UK held at British parliament building to celebrate the occasion of Social Enterprise Day on November 20.Yunus congratulated the Houses of Parliament for their

DHAKA: Hefajat-e-Islam has called countrywide daylong hartal for Thursday demanding arrest of Latif Siddique by Wednesday.More to follow…BDST: 1434 HRS, NOV 24, 2014

NARAYANGANJ: A district court Monday sentenced two men to death and one to life imprisonment for killing one trader Nazrul Islam.Additional district and session judge (first court) Mamunur Rashid passed the vedict around 11:30am.The death convicts are – Rana Mia and Moslehuddin,

DHAKA: Just one hour after confirming the presences of Abdul Latif Siddique at High Court (HC) for his bail appeal, his counsel Nurul Islam Suzon MP now denied his speech.       Earlier in the day, Nurul Islam Suzon acknowledged that Latif Siddque reached at HC around 10:30am

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 pronounced its sixth verdict Monday awarding death penalty to ousted Awami League leader, also former Jamaat leader Mobarak Hossain of Brahmanbaria for his crimes against humanity in 1971.The tribunal chief Justice M Enayetur Rahim gave

RAJSHAHI: Miscreants slaughtered a youth and his mother in Deolia village under Bagmara upazila on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Jahidur Rahman Jahid, 25, student of MA of Rajshahi College and his mother Akhlima Begum, 50, wife of one Mojibar Rahman of the area.On

BAGERHAT: A tourist ship MV Saidul was capsized into Shela river in Harintana area under Chandpai Forest Station range in the East Sundarbans early Monday. However, none was reportedly injured or went missing in the incident as there was no tourist in the vessel.Forest official source

DHAKA: Expelled minister Latif Siddique reached at High Court on Monday morning to seek anticipatory bail as several lower courts issued arrest warrants against him in cases filed over comments demeaning hajj, Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) and Tablighi Jamaat.Lawyer Nurul Islam Suzon MP told

BRAHMANBARIA: A fire that broke out in a microwave station room of state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL) in Bhadughar area of the district on Monday morning.The fire has disrupted telecommunication and internet services of more than 4,000 clients in the area.The

KATHMANDU, NEPAL: The chiefs of seven countries are going to be under the same roof for couple of days regarding 18th SAARC summit that will be held in Kathmandu, the capital of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.The leaders of seven countries except Nepal will stay at Crowne Plaza