DHAKA: A total of 444 Bangladeshis have been detained during September 1-3 nationwide crackdown on illegal immigrants in Malaysia. A press release signed by Director General (External Publicity) of the Foreign Ministry M Shameem Ahsan confirmed the matter to banglanews on Friday. The

DHAMRAI, DHAKA: Two cousins drowned in a pond in Seeti village of Dhamrai Thana of the district Friday.The deceased were identified as class-3 student Moyna Akhter, 11, daughter of Shariful Islam and Ratul Islam, 5, son of Ramjan Ali of the village. Confirming the matter to banglanews,

KALIAKOIR: A college student drowned in a marsh in Kaliakoir upazila of the district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam, 17, son of Bidya Bepari of Chatoilviti area and first year student of Alhajj Abdul Mannan College of Ashulia.Sources said Aminul went to local Kania

KURIGRAM: In the name of trial, India has staged a farce only, alleged Jahanara Begum, mother of unlucky girl Felani, who was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) on Kurigram border.  A court of Border Security Force (BSF) in India has acquitted BSF Jawan Amiyo Ghosh from

BAGERHAT: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate coal based Rampal Power Station in October.Power, Energy and Mineral Resource Ministry Secretary Monwar Islam made the disclosure to the journalists Friday. On Friday, the secretary visited Rampal Power Station and exchanged views

DHAKA: Minister of Textiles and Jute, Abdul Latif Siddique, has said that single digit bank interest rates are necessary for smooth industrialization in the country. Inaugurating the “Textech, Dye and Chem and Yarn/Fabric Exhibitions” in Dhaka, the Minister said it is not possible to

DHAKA: The Journalism Alumni Forum of Rajshahi University (JAFRU), an association of former students of Rajshahi University Mass Communication and Journalism Department, will organize a general meeting at 6.30pm on September 13 at the Daily Star Centre in the capital. Through a press

DHAKA: A domestic help was found died at residence of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) official Lt Colonel Ronok Azad in BGB Headquarters –Pilkhana-- of the city on Friday.   The deceased was identified as Rima, 15, daughter of Ajar Ali, hailed from Kishoreganj.Confirming the matter to

SATKHIRA: A BNP leader was killed and nine others were injured in a clash between two factions of BNP over a trifling matter in the town on Friday.The deceased was identified as district Jatiyotabadi Matsyajibi Dal secretary, also former VP of Satkhira Govt College Aman Ullah Aman,

HABIGANJ: Law enforcers arrested novice lawyer and journalist Shafiqul Alam in Habiganj municipality Jamaat leader and businessman Mahibur Rahman killing case.Habiganj Thana police arrested him from Titumir college area in capital on Friday noon.Local sources said that on June 17,

DHAKA: A former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland helped launching a major national campaign calling for better rights for garment workers in Bangladesh.This follows the collapse of the nine-storey Rana Plaza in Savar, Bangladesh where over 1,127 people were

CALCUTTA: A court of Border Security Force (BSF) in India has acquitted BSF Jawan Amiyo Ghosh from much-talked-about Felani murder case.The BSF court pronounced verdict in the case declaring Amiya Gosh innocent.Felani, a 15-year-old girl, was shot dead on Kurigram border by BSF personnel

ISHWARDI, PABNA: A man allegedly committed suicide after slaughtering his wife over family feud in Ishwardi town of the district on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Imran, 22, son of Amena Begum of Sirajganj and Alo Khatun, 18, daughter of Alam Hossain of Pabna.Alo’s

BRAHMANBARIA: Thousands of families are at risk of arsenic infection due to excessive presence of this toxic metal in the water of Brahmanbaria district.An alarming rate of Arsenicosis patients are increasing in the disteict and sources of safe water are reducing very fast.District Public

CHANDINA (COMILLA): Vehicular movements on Dhaka-Chittagong highway became normal after around 11 hours of 40-KM long tailback on Friday.  Iliotganj Highway Police Outpost Sergeant Hasan confirmed the matter to banglanews. The gridlock created at around 4:00am as a truck collided head-on

DHAKA: Agitated readymade garments workers of various factories ransacked Luman Fashion Garment at DIT road in city’s Malibagh area on Friday morning.Witnesses said that hundreds of RMG workers were heading to press club to join a rally at around 10:00am. Suddenly they started throwing

BARISAL: Barisal University (BU) authority cancelled the studentship of Rasel Mia for his alleged involvement in killing of Accounting Department student Sawda.The accused is Rasel Mia, a second year student of Management Department and son of Harun Matubber of patharghata upazila of

DHAKA: Bodies of four Bangladeshis, died in a gas cylinder explosion at a pesticide factory in Sharjah of United Arab Emirates, arrived here Friday morning.The Bangladeshis are Bacchu Hawlader, 36, son of Gias Uddin Hawlader, Jakir Sheikh, 32, son of Abdul Hamid Sheikh, Mizanur Rahman,

DHAKA:  BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Bangladesh Bank ex-Governor Saleh Ahamed joined the dinner party of distinguished Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday night.US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena, Indian high commissioner Pankaj Saran, Canadian

DHAKA: Secretary Adilur Rahman and director Nasir Uddin Elan of Odhikar, a human rights organization, will be tried under Cyber Crime Tribunal for their alleged involvement in publishing false report and photographs over death toll of a police crackdown of Hefajat-e-Islam rally in the