DHAKA: The weeklong program of third Slum Census 2014 and counting of floating people is underway from April 25 next to figure out the number of slums, households in the slums and overall slum population in the country.The census was scheduled to be conducted in two phases in cities,

COX’S BAZAR: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel recovered 7,500 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from a bus on Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf road under Teknaf upazila of the district on Thursday evening. Confirming the matter to banglanews, BGB-42 Battalion Commander Lieutenant Abujar

DHAKA: She was the ‘miracle’ seamstress, plucked from the rubble of the world’s worst garment factory disaster 17 days after the building collapse. One year on, she has married and found a new job.The case of Reshma Akhter, 19, was a rare bright spot in the Rana Plaza catastrophe on

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her profound shock at the loss of lives due to ferry capsize off the coast of the Republic of Korea, says a press release.           “I find it impossible to fathom the grief of the parents and the relatives of those children and

DHAKA: Last year’s Rana Plaza disaster is the second deadliest incident in South Asia after Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in India`s Bhopal industrial accident, which killed nearly 2000.The Rana Plaza disaster killed 1,136 and 2,438 workers had been rescued alive.In order

DHAKA: One year ago this day (April 24, 2013), the factory collapse in Rana Plaza cost over 1,100 people their lives. This needless tragedy must never be forgotten. British lawmaker Rushanara Ali came up with the assertion, in a press release, on the 1st anniversary of the Rana Plaza

DHAKA: Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT) and UCEP jointly celebrated Girl’s in ICT Day for the second time at UCEP Mirpur Technical School on Thursday with the participation of girl students.     It has created a huge excitement, expectation and participation from girls and

PABNA: Two cousins drowned in Boral River in Bhangura upazila of the district on Thursday noon.The deceased are Sabbir, 5, son of Mofizul Islam and his cousin Rim, 4, daughter of Dulal Hossain of Chowbaria Ideal Village under the upazila.Source said Sabbir and Rim went to Boral River to

DHAKA: Dhaka South City Corporation (DDC South) has opened the much-talked-about Dhanmondi playground for mass people.DCC South authorities on Thursday installed four signboards, tiled ‘the playground is open to public’, on the boundary wall of the playground.Executive Magistrate of

CHITTAGONG: Police recovered huge amount of arms and ammunitions from Halishahar area in the port city on Thursday afternoon.     The arms and ammunitions were found around 5:00pm on Thursday.  Chittagong City Additional Police Commissioner (South) Arefin Jewel confirmed the matter

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) Thursday sent the affidavit of former Jatiya Party Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).                                   The information paper signed by EC senior assistant

DHAKA: The High Court has granted one-month jail to Syed Mizanur Rahman, former deputy commissioner of Gazipur, for contempt of court.An HC bench comprising Justice Shafique Uddin Chaklader and Justice Abu Taher M Saifur passed the order on Thursday.Convicted Syed Mizanur Rahman is

DHAKA: The Election Commission (EC) has decided to hold elections of vacant 99 chairmen, members and reserved women member’s posts in 97 union parishads of 44 districts on May 27.A circular, signed by Senior Assistant Secretary of EC M Farhad Hossain, issued by EC secretariat on

SAVAR: The families and relatives of Rana Plaza victims paid homage and floral wreaths at a temporary altar in Savar on Thursday commemorating the tragic incident on that day.         People from all walks of life gathered there to show respect to the

DHAKA: Last year’s Rana Plaza disaster is the second deadliest incident in South Asia after Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in India`s Bhopal industrial accident, which killed nearly 2000.The Rana Plaza disaster killed 1,136 and 2,438 workers had been rescued alive.In order

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members detained an Indian woman with five gold bars on Ghiba border of Benapole of the district on Thursday during smuggling attempts.The Indian national--Putul, 30--was nabbed at 10:00am.BGB Jessore Battalion Commanding Officer Lieutenant

DHAKA: It was a bright glorious morning on 24th April in 2013. The nine-storey Rana Plaza in Savar was humming with life. Sewing machines whirred; irons steamed. Nobody was much bothered about the crack that had developed in the building the day before. In fact, over 4,000 people working

DHAKA: At least 11 people sustained serious burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in capital’s Chankharpul area on Thursday noon.Witnesses said that the explosion took place around 12:00pm in front of Kazi Gas Company, leaving some 11 people injured including some pedestrians.On

DHAKA: The `Census of Slum Areas and Floating Population 2014` will begin at 12:00am Friday, says Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).BBS disclosed the matter at a press conference at its office in Agargaon area of the city Thursday.The census will be conducted in two phases in the

FROM SAVAR: One year has passed since the Rana Plaza, the eight-storey building, collapsed where some 1136 workers died and 2,438 injured people were rescued. Thousands of mournful people gathered in front of that cursed Rana Plaza on Thursday, remembering the deadliest garment-factory