FROM MAWA GHAT, MUNSHIGANJ: Search operation of sunken launch, ML Pinak-6, near Mawa Ghat has been resumed from Sunday noon.Earlier, attempts to trace physical existence of the launch were postponed due to bad weather since Saturday 10pm.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Bangladesh

MUNSHIGANJ: Launch services on the Daulatdia-Paturia river route have resumed after a 12-hour suspension due to rough weather.Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) said that due to heavy waves in the Padma River, the authorities have forced to suspend the movement of

DHAKA: Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained five people with foreign currencies worth about 86 lacs from Shahjalal International Airport.The detainees are—Maksudur Rahman, 38, Razan Shikder, 40, Sumon Shikder, 40, SM Rafiqul, 35 and Badal Khan, 44.Confirming the matter to

DHAKA: Bangladesh National Cricket Team Captain Mushfiqur Rahim invited BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on his wedding scheduled to be held on September 27. Mushfiq along with his parents went to Gulshan office to invite the BNP Chairperson. Meanwhile, BNP acting secretary general Mirza

GAZIPUR: A devastating fire broke out at Beximco Industrial Park area at Chakrabarty in the bordering area of Dhaka and Gazipur districts early Sunday. Locals told banglanews that the fire originated around 5:30am and soon spread out to the whole area while the source of origination is

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained the driver of Nur Hossain, the prime accused of sensational 7-murder in Naraynaganj. The detainee was identified as Mizanur Rahman Dipu, said the media wing of RAB through a short message on Saturday evening.  Major Rumman Rashid, Deputy

DHAKA: A monsoon low has formed over Northwest Bay and adjoining Bangladesh-Indian West Bengal coast. Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three, said an official weather forecast on Saturday. Under its

KISHOREGANJ: Two minors drowned in a pond in Pudurghat area under Hossainpur upazila of the district on Saturday noon. The deceased were identified as Jannat, 3, daughter of Manik Mia and Saiba, 3, son of Khuki Mia, residents of the area. Locals said that the boys went missing after

DHAKA: Ukraine finds great potential in Bangladesh’s trade and commerce and there exists bright prospects for increasing merchandise import from Bangladesh through extending bilateral relation between Bangladesh and Ukraine. In an exclusive interview with daily sun, The Ambassador of

DHAKA: After three years’ diplomatic and strategic parleys, neighboring India started the transshipment process via Bangladesh. On Thursday, for the very first time, India took rice from Andhra Pradesh to Tripura via Bangladesh, the Indiatimes reported on Friday. It said that three

GAZIPUR: Two readymade garments workers were found dead at Urmi Knitwear Ltd in Kaliakoir upazila of the district on Saturday. On information, police recovered the bodies, said a spot account of the incident. The deceased were identified as Abdur Razzak, 35, son of Sohrab Khan, hailed

DHAKA: A suitcase containing the body of a Bangladeshi man, who was brutally killed in Bahrain nearly two months back, was found on August 3. Bahrain media on the following day went to town with the story of the suitcase murder case with sketchy details, leaving gaps of mystery. Police

FROM CENTRAL SHAEED MINAR: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Professor Mizanur Rahman on Saturday said the international law of humans rights is being violated though violation of the rights of indigenous people.“We have to accept the indigenous people, if we want to

DHAKA: Bangladesh Member of Parliament Nazmul Haque Pradhan visited Poaturkuthi, a Bangladeshi enclave located in Coochbehar district of Indian state of West Bengal on Thursday. Both from Bangladesh and India, he was the first MP, who visited their country's enclave located in the

NETROKONA: An activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed in a factional clash between two groups of the organization over establishing supremacy at Netrokona Government College on Saturday noon. The deceased was identified as Mirza Aziz Aman Ipti, 20, son of Mirza Azizur

NATORE: Three women were killed and injured seven others as a train hit a human hauler, carrying wedding party people, in Bagatipara of the district on Saturday noon. The identities of the deceased are Sajeda, Julekha and Sundori. All of them hailed from Paikerdol village of the Sadar

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel detained 22 Bangladesh nationals, including men, women and children while crossing the frontier illegally. Details of the detainees could not be known but they hailed from Bagerhat, Keshabpur, Khulna and Narail.  Confirming the

FROM MAWA GHAT: A image, which was believed to be drowned launch Pinak-6, was found by Jarip-10 near to Mawa Ghat in Munshiganj district on Saturday noon.  The process is underway to search by divers.  Confirming the matter Chittagong Port Authority Chief Hydrographer Commander Manjur

DHAKA: Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina and Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury expressed deep shock at the death of Bilkis Moyezuddin, mother of State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki. Hasina also offered her grave condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed

HILI, DINAJPUR: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned four Bangladesh nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh through Hili border early Saturday some eleven hours after their detention. The returnees are Khogen Pramanik, 33, son of Kenaram Pramanik, Robin Pramanik, 30, son of Kachu