DHAKA: Police released Garments Sramik Oikya Federation Chairman Moshrefa Mishu on Thursday evening hours after detention her in front of the Tuba factory in city’s Badda area. Badda Thana Officer-In-Charge (investigation) Kamrul Faruk told banglanews: “We took her to thana and later

DHAKA: The government has appointed nine officials as economic minister, commercial councilor and first secretary to Bangladesh missions in nine countries, including the US.The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday.Of them, the

DHAKA: Bangladesh again made an appeal to reconsider the Teesta water sharing pact.According to Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Minister of Posts, Telecommumications and IT, Teesta water is important to both the countries."Teesta water is important to both of us," he said during a CII session in

RAJBARI: Ending 16 years’ sufferings of the business community and the mass people, Bangladesh Railway Thursday resumed train service on Rajbari-Faridpur route.Kazi Keramat Ali, lawmaker of Rajbari-1 constituency, inaugurated the experimental reopening of the rail route in the

DHAKA: Four people, including a Bangladesh Army man, were killed in Gopalganj and Magura districts as lightning struck them on Thursday.In Gopalganj, two people--Aslam Molla, 35, hailed from Bolakoir village and Mukul Khan, 32, hailed from Muksudpur village of the sadar upazila--were

DHAKA: The government has issued the gazette notification on the National Broadcast Policy 2014.The Information Ministry issued the gazette notification on Thursday.Public Relations Officer of the ministry Mir Akram Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.On Monday, the cabinet approved

SHARIATPUR: Police recovered floating bodies of three people, including two children, from Naria upazila of Shariatpur and Muladi upazila of Barisal on Thursday. The bodies are believed to have been linked to Monday’s launch capsize in Padma. Naria police recovered the body of a baby

FROM PRAGATI SARANI: Workers of adjacent garments joined Tuba Group workers in vandalizing vehicles in Badda, Pragati Sarani area of the city on Thursday afternoon. They started the vandalism after police pulled them out from the factory firing rubber bullets and teargas canisters

DHAKA: Police detained Garments Sramik Okkya Federation chairman Moshrefa Mishu and Joint-secretary of Garment Workers Trade Union Jolly Tatukder from in front of the Tuba factory in city’s Badda area on Thursday.The leaders were detained from the area around 1:45 pm.Earlier, law

Dhaka: A youth, who sustained burn injuries in a fire incident at Badda Vatara of city, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Rubel, 20. Family sources said that the victim was an employee of ‘Joy Hair Cutting Saloon’ in

DHAKA: A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer on Thursday filed a writ petition seeking its directives to end of telecasting Indian channels in Bangladesh. Lawyer of petitioner Ekhlas Uddin Bhuiyan said the SC lawyer Sayeda Shahin Ara Laily filed the writ petition in the High Court. Information

FROM TUBA GARMENT PREMISES: Police on Thursday pulled out Tuba workers from garment factory in Badda of the capital after beating. Sources told banglanews that they pulled out the workers around 1:30pm. Earlier, Police stormed there and fired rubber bullets and teargas canisters to

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is going to be honored with Successful Statesman Award by UN as she made vast improvement in health sector amongst member countries of United Nation (UN).  The UN invited the premier to deliver a speech in at a UN assembly for the achievement. Health

DHAKA: South Africa wanted to recruit more skilled manpower from Bangladesh, said Geoffrey Quinton Mitchell Doidge, South Africa’s Residential Representative to Bangladesh, attached with South Africa’s Sri Lanka embassy.  He expressed this interest in a meeting with Industries

DHAKA: Law minister Anisul Haque assured that draft of amendments to the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act-1973 will be sent to the cabinet soon for its approval.In the amendment, specific provisions for punishment for organisations will be added, as if the law will clear the way

DHAKA: Protesting workers of Tuba Group locked into clash with cops in Badda area of capital on Thursday noon. Police charged baton and opened fire to take the situation under control. Workers vandalized shops and markets in the area and vehicular movement was halted. Earlier, Tuba

DHAKA: Dr Hannan Firoz, Trustee Board president of Stamford University, appealed for bail in Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Court on Thursday. Firoj, also former vice-chancellor of the varsity, is accused in attempt to murder Awami League central committee member a former Chhatra

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rescued two abducted persons from city's Mirpur Zoo Road early Thursday.  The law enforcers, however, arrested one kidnapper involved in the incident. The rescued are Sonia Akhtar (16) and Manik Miya (21) while arrestee is Dulal (22). Badrul Alam,

DHAKA: A money loan court on Thursday deferred the hearing of defaulting state-owned Sonali Bank loan of Tk 45.59 crore of Dandy Dyeing Limited against 11 people, including BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, to September 4. Justice of the court Mohammad Robiuzzaman of first money

DHAKA: Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, in a night-long drive, detained seven people with fake currency and currency making tools from Kamrangirchar area in city on Thursday.  Confirming the matter, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media