MIRSARAI, CHITTAGONG: An on-duty police officer was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in front of Chalaman feeling station under Mirsarai upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Abul Hasen, a Sub-Inspector of Jorarganj police

LALMONIRHAT: The rail communication of Burimari land port with other parts of the country halted after an express train derailed in Tepatari area under Kaliganj upazila of the district early Wednesday.Sources said two compartments including engine of the Lalmonirhat-bound train veered off

BOGRA: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Bogra highway near Ghoga Bridge under Sherpur Upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Ziaur Rahman, 32, son of Abdul Hamid and Asadul, 30, son of Sabder Ali.Sources said that

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been made a reshuffle at Officer-in-Charge (OC) level post at five Thanas in the capital on Tuesday.As per the DMP directives, Adabar Thana OC M Shamim-ar-Rashid Talukdar transferred to Dhakkhinthan Thana, DMP Detective Branch (north) Inspector

SATKHIRA: A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member was killed as a vehicle of smugglers rammed him in Alipur Nathpara area of Satkhira-Kaliganj road on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Jabbar, 35, hailed from Monirampur of Jessore and worked at Bhomora BOP of BGB-38.BGB

DHAKA: A total of 257 readymate garment factories at Ashulia will remain closed on Wednesday for security reason.The disclosure came from a press release issued by Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association BGMEA on Tuesday. The news release said that per the decision of

DHAKA: Pickets hurled at least seven cocktails near Rail Gate, Shibbari, Kolapotti and Chhayabithi area in the city and torched a bus near Abullahpur area on Tuesday.Two units of fire service rushed to the spot and doused the fire in bus around 6.00pm.On the other hand, police opened fire

LONDON: Bangladesh All Party Parliamentary Group on Monday made report on the readymade garment industry in Bangladesh tiled ‘After Rana Plaza’ mentioning different aspects of the sector.The report reads: “In the view of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Bangladesh the

DHAKA: The government has appointed new Deputy Commissioners (DC) in Nilphamary, Bhola and Jamalpur districts. Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.As per the notification, Nilphamary Additional Deputy Commissioner M Jakir Hossain was

DHAKA: Members of Police and Ansar Tuesday assaulted banglanews chief photo correspondent Nazmul Hasan while he was discharging his duty in capital’s Paltan area.Eyewitnesses said a member of Ansar was assaulting an old bus-driver. Nazmul had been taking photos of the incident. As

GAZIPUR: The authorities concerned declared some 10 factories closed in the district as Readymade Garments (RMG) workers staged protest at Kashimpur and Sripur upazila by blocking Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Tuesday morning.Witnesses said workers started protesting around 9:00am at

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a total of 17 development projects involving Tk 4,579 crore.The approval came from a meeting held at the NEC conference room in city’s Shere-e-Banglanagar with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the

CHITTAGONG: Two people, including a youth, were killed under the wheels of a train at Bartakia and Foujdarhat of the district on Tuesday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately after the incident.Railway police sources said a train knocked a youth at Bartakia

DHAKA: Six passengers sustained burn injuries as hartal supporters torched a bus in Rayer Bagh area under Jatrabari Thana of the city around 1:50pm on the third-day of BNP-led 18-party hartal on Tuesday.Of the injured, three were rushed to the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital

DHAKA: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 framed charge against Jamaat Assistant Secretary General ATM Azharul Islam for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity in 1971.The ICT has fixed December 1 for the opening statement of prosecution against Azhar.The three-member

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina`s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy will hold a view-exchange meeting with journalists on Tuesday afternoon. The ‘meet the press’ is scheduled to be held at 3:45pm at the auditorium of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). Prime Minister’s Deputy press

SAVAR, DHAKA: More than 100 people, including police and passers-by, were injured and 50 vehicles vandalized in sporadic clashes between the Readymade Garments (RMG) workers and police in various areas of Savar upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.Authorities closed around 200 RMG

DHAKA: A fire broke out at 18-storey Dhilkusha center in Dilkusha area of Motijheel in the capital on Tuesday morning. The fire originated from electric short circuit at seventh floor of the building at around 11:10am, said fire service sources. On information, five fire fighting units

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has received the approval of the National Bio-safety Committee to conduct confined trials of golden rice (genetically modified or GM rice).Local sources cited BRRI officer saying, “We received approval from the environment ministry to

DHAKA: The Republic of Belarus has ratified the Agreement on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic and service passports with the People`s Republic of Bangladesh, singed in Dhaka on November 12, 2012.The Agreement provides that the holders of service and diplomatic passports are