DHAKA: Clients do not need to wait months after months for electricity connections. They will get it after only 40 days of their applications, said Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources affairs.He said at the inaugural ceremony of the Real Estate &

CHITTAGONG: The customs authority of Shah Amanat International Airport seized 30 gold bars, weighing three and half kilograms, from two cleaners of Bangladesh Biman on Thursday morning.Assistant Commissioner of Chittagong Customs Moshiur Rahman Mandal told banglanews that after searching

DHAKA:  The Dhaka Session Judge court cancelled an order of Chief Judicial Magistrate Court that granted bail to Mahmuda Akter Mita, chairman of Tazreen fashions, in a case for devastating fire in the factory.Dhaka district Session Judge Court judge Abdul Majid passed the order and asked

PABNA: An indefinite transport strike began in Pabna on Thursday morning disrupting road link of the district with rest of the country.The strike started from 6:00am. Bus services to and from Pabna came to a halt, causing immense suffering to thousands of passengers. But, some light

RAJSHAHI: The indefinite transport strike is underway in the district on Thursday demanding unconditional release of five tuck drivers. The strike has begun from 6:00am which pushed thousands of passengers into immense sufferings.On the other hand, Rajshahi trains saw pressures of a huge

GAZIPUR: A source of police was killed after cutting off his two hands brutally by unidentified miscreants in Ouchpara area of Tongi in the district on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Nazib Mia, 30, son of Golap Mia.Locals said that some miscreants attacked the victim in

DHAKA: A youth was crushed under wheels of a train in Kuril rail crossing area of the capital on Thursday morning.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Witnesses said that the victim was trying to cross the rail crossing avoiding signal at around 7:45am. Then, a

LAXMIPUR: Miscreant shot dead a leader of Awami Swechchasebak League (ASL), an associate body of ruling Awami League (AL), in Ramganj upazilla of the district Wednesday night.The deceased was identified as Nur Hossain, 28, Korpara union organizing secretary of ASL and son of Kalu Mian of

DHAKA: A member of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) was shot to death by miscreants in front of Maghbazar wireless gate area in the city early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Alim, 28, son of Mirza Fakir, hailed from Sahgata area of Gaibandha

DHAKA: Former National Cricket Team captain Rakibul Hasan has been admitted at the Labaid Cardiac Hospital in the city on Wednesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest.A ring was set up in his heart by a bypass surgery at 10:00pm. He is now undergoing doctors’ observation at the

DHAKA: On the first day of his bilateral visit to India, Bangladesh Foreign Secretary Md. Shahidul Haque met with Indian Commerce & Industries Secretary, Shipping Secretary and Water Resources Secretary on Wednesday.During the meeting with Indian Commerce & Industries Secretary, both

FENI: Just before four-day of upazila polls, law enforcers seized some 500 cocktails from Fulgazi upazila of the district on Wednesday night.Officer-in-Charge of Fulgazi Thana Nasir Uddin confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said, “Acting on tip off, police recovered the cocktails from

DHAKA: A female police was killed and her son injured under the wheels of a train in Khilgaon Rail Crossing area in the city on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Mukta Rani, 30. The fatally injured--Arjan Sarkar, 3—was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Anik Sarkar,

DHAKA: Bringing no-confidence on the lower court, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyers decided to move to the High Court for seeking justice in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases.Besides, they also will plead to the court to dismiss the charge framed against

SAVAR (DHAKA): Law enforcers on Wednesday detained a couple on charge of killing their 4-month old child, Jannatul Ferdous Tanha, in Savar municipality area of the district.The detainees are identified Shahjahan Rubel and his wife Taslima Akhter Shukhi of the area.Local people said

JESSORE: Another schoolboy Yanur, who was injured in the Jessore tragedy, died in under treatment at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka on Wednesday.The death toll reached to nine in the tragic accident.He was a student in class IV at Gazipur Government Primary School in Benapole and

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Wednesday placed an accused on a five-day remand in a case of killing two friends in the port city.Metropolitan Magistrate Hakim Rahmat Ali passed the remand after police produced the accused before the court with 10-day remand.The accused is Jahangir,

RAJSHAHI: District Motor Sramik Union called indefinite transport strike in the district from Thursday morning demanding release of five truck drivers imprisoned at Rajshahi jail.President of District Motor Sramik Union Kamal Hossain Robi confirmed the matter to banglanews on Wednesday

DHAKA: In the latest development in secretariat, seven secretaries were promoted to senior secretaries.Public Administration ministry made the disclosure on Wednesday.  They are- Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed, Land Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Planning Commission member

DHAKA: At least 37 children were allegedly killed over political harassment, claimed Social and Economic Enhancement Program (SEEP), an NGO on Wednesday.The organization also claimed the matter at a seminar titled ‘to do for the street children’ in IPD seminar room of the National