DHAKA: Bangladeshi-made sleeping bags retained the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) on the US market.A government handout on Sunday said the Obama administration on July 1 turned down an appeal by US manufacturing company Excel Outdoor in this regard. Excel filed the writ with

DHAKA: When the law-enforcing agencies are on high alert to thwart any apprehended sabotage following the arrest of top Jamaat trio, there is no trace of over 40,000 licensed firearms, competent sources said, indicating it as a major threat to country’s internal security. All these

DHAKA: The High Court Sunday issued a rule upon the government to explain within two weeks why it should not be asked to preserve the 30 percent quota fixed for the children of freedom fighters in police Sub-Inspector recruitment.Eight government high officials have been made respondents.

COMILLA: Rail communications on 30 routes to the capital, Dhaka, and country’s eastern part halted as a passenger train derailed near Lalmai station here Sunday afternoon.Railway sources said three compartments of Chittagong-bound ‘Mahanagar Provati’ from Dhaka fell off the tract at

SIRAJGANJ: Four people, three of them members of a family, were killed as a bus rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Choria under Salonga thana on Sunday noon.The deceased are auto-rickshaw passengers Md Sobhan Ali, 65, his son-in-law Monir Hossain, 35, and granddaughter Amena Khatun,

SIRAJGANJ: Head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw left four people killed at Choria of Solonga thana here Sunday.Three of the deceased were from a family and the other was the driver of the auto-rickshaw, police said. The deceased are Md Sobhan Ali, 65, his son-in-law Monir

DHAKA: A special court Sunday ordered the arrest of 735 suspected mutineers from Sadar Rifles Battalion and producing them on Monday morning to stand trial, being held in phases at different BDR garrisons across the country.The special court-6, led by BDR Director-General Major-General

DHAKA: The World Population Day was observed in the country as also elsewhere across the globe Sunday, renewing a universal campaign for rearing everyone born as a competent citizen with a decent life.With the slogan ‘Everyone counts’, different organisations carried various

MEHERPUR: A live bomb and warning chit under the name of an outlawed left political outfit were left inside Kumaridanga police camp under Gangni upazila in the district sometime on Saturday night. The chit, carrying a note of warning from the banned extremist outfit ‘Lal Pataka’,

DHAKA: Physical condition of former BNP secretary-general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, lying on life support at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Square Hospital, improved a little on Sunday.Hospital ICU chief Mirza Nazim Uddin informed journalists on Sunday noon about the latest state of failing

JHENIDAH: Jakir Hossain Shanti, 38, a local Jubo League leader, finally died on Sunday morning after fighting for life for the last four days.   Assistant police super of Jhenidah Faisal Hossain told banglanews24.com.bd that Jakir came under a bomb attack on 7 July at around 9 pm near

GAZIPUR: Reckless truck driving took a college girl’s life in Gazipur on Saturday night as the lorry knocked her off a rickshaw and then ran over her on Dhaka bypass road. The deceased, Ruma, 21, daughter of Mir Abdul Matin of Meghdubi village in the district, was a final-year honours

DHAKA: Police arrested a man and his wife for torturing domestic help at Badda in the city Saturday.   Badda police said Alauddin and his wife Roksana Akter were arrested for torturing Fatema Akter.   Roksana Akter poured hot water on Fatema on Friday burning her body’s left side,

JHENIDAH: Home Minister Advocate Sahara Khatun Saturday said the government would recruit 32,000 more personnel for the short-handed police in next three years, as “law and order could not be maintained duly for manpower shortages”.   The minister disclosed the plan while

BRAHMANBARIA: Unrelenting leakages in the pipeline of Titas gas field spread fear of blowout on both banks of the river, as the highly combustible fuel spews out with sparks.   Locals apprehend that big explosion might happen due to the leakages.       Besides, many aquatic

THAKURGAON: A new 50mw rental power plant here will go into operation Sunday to feed the power-hungry national grid. Project Dirrector of Thakurgaon Power Plant Shahadat Sohen and Project Manager Emdadul Haq told banglanews24.com.bd that some 41 generators of the power plant have been

DHAKA: bdjobs.com, a job portal of the country, has been conducting a survey to find out the best employer of the country. Employees and job seekers can participate in the survey, Prokash Roy Chowdhury, Marketing Manager of the bdjobs, told a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity

GAZIPUR: At least eight workers were injured in a brawl between two departments of Dana Sweeter factory over production-rate payments at Shardaganj in Kashimpur area on Saturday morning. Sub-Inspector of Chakraborty police outpost Syed Ajharul Islam told banglanews24.com.bd that eight

DHAKA: Speakers at a seminar here Saturday stressed the need for reforming the laws and issuing driving licenses through proper process to make the roads safe.The speakers also emphasized that the faulty vehicles should be checked to improve the situation.Said Foundation, Families United

KOLKATA:  Swine flu, a virus that is fatal for humans, erupted again in Kolkata, officials said.Ashit Biswas, a spokesman for the Health Ministry of the West Bengal State government, said, “Two kids of five and six years have been found suffering from swine flu in Kolkata.”The