PANCHAGARH: Four people were killed and one other injured as lightning struck them in Boshalopara upazila Atwari upazila of the district on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Mintu, 23, son of Islam, Paritosh Pal, 20, son of Chan Mia, Biren Singh, 35, son of Akalu Singh

GAZIPUR: Readymade garments workers attacked at a garment factory here and looted firearms from industrial police.The incident took place around 3:00pm on Wednesday.Sources said some agitating workers brought out a procession to press home their demand of hiking salary and allowance in

ASHULIA, DHAKA: Readymade garments workers of Ashulia and Gazipur on Tuesday staged protest by blocking Nabinagar-Kaliakoir highway demanding Tk 8,000 as minimum salary.At that time, more than 100 workers were injured as the protesters locked into a chase-counter chase with police.Sources

GAZIPUR: The government has set up a garment factory inside the jail to rehabilitate the prisoners. Inspector General of Prisons Brigadier General (Retd) Ashraful Islam Khan inaugurated the factory at Kashimpur central jail at 12:00 noon Wednesday. Primarily, the factory started its

DHAKA: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in United Nations with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday.During their talks, Wang said China and Bangladesh have been good neighbors for a long time, and added there are no problems between the two countries: only trust,

MUNSHIGANJ: Two fishermen were killed as lightning struck them in Meghna River adjacent to Charjhapta village under Sadar Upazila of the district on Wednesday noon.The deceased were identified as Mamun, 18, son of Mizan Bapari and Ziaur Rahman, 35, son of Hanif Sardar.Local sources said

DHAKA: An Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) team will go to Canada first week of November to observe the hearing of the corruption case over the appointment of consultant for Padma Bridge construction in a Canadian court.ACC secretary Md Foyzur Rahman Chowdhury came up with the disclosure

DHAKA: The Indian Railways Wednesday said it had cancelled the trip of the Maitree Express train from Kolkata on October 15 and from Dhaka on October 16 on the request of the Bangladesh Railway. An official press release said this had been done to avoid operational complications arising

NARAYANGANJ: At least 15 people were injured, six by bullet, in a clash between readymade garments and police on Dhaka-Narayanganj link road of the district on Wednesday morning.Sources said hundreds of workers from RMG factories in Fatullah Katherpul, Pitalipul, Ramarbag, Kutub ail area

CHUADANGA: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) abducted a Bangladeshi cattle trader from Munshipur frontier under Damurhuda Upazila of the district earlier Wednesday.The victim- Miazan, 24, is a cattle trader, son of Fakir Miazi of the district.Sources said Miazan along with four to five

CHITTAGING: Chittagong Inter-district Bus Owners Association observed the half-day bus strike in the district from Wednesday morning protesting the vandalism of vehicles after an accident in Sitakunda upazila that killing a college student.Due to the strike, no long-route bus, chair coach

ASHULIA, DHAKA: At least 70 people were injured in sporadic clashes between garments workers and police in Ashulia and Gazipur on Wednesday morning.In Gazipur, workers of some garments blocked highway in the Panishal area and vandalized vehicles.A clash erupted when police obstructed

DHAKA: An "innovative" new agreement signed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Dutch, British and Canadian governments aims to support garment workers on Bangladesh.Nearly three and half million Bangladesh garment workers, recently beset by industrial accidents and a

DHAKA: Clothing retailer River Island has signed up to an agreement to improve workplace safety in Bangladesh following the Rana Plaza factory collapse earlier this year.The disaster in April killed more than 1,000 textile workers and led to more than 80 brands who employ workers in

CHUADANGA: At least nine people, including a woman, were injured as a miscreant blasted bomb at Alamdanga upazila in the district on Tuesday evening.Witnesses said miscreant Turaf blasted a bomb at Belgachhi village under the upazila around 7:30pm centering a trifle matter, leaving nine

DHAKA: A youth was killed as a rashly driven bus knocked him down in Mohakhali area of the city on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Harun Sikdar, 31, son of Ujir Sikder, hailed from Gopalganj district.Witnesses said Harun wanted to get up a passenger bus but failed. In the

DHAKA: Around 11-kg gold was seized from a flight Emirates Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday evening.Customs authorities of the airport seized the huge amount gold—104 pieces gold bars--from the flight come from Dubai.Airport customs assistant commissioner

DHAKA: The authorities of Bangladesh Railway (BR) will introduce nine special trains to ease the sufferings of the homebound passengers during the Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals of the Muslims.Apart from this, additional coaches will be added to intercity, mail and express

SUNAMGANJ: Border Security Force (BSF) of India abducted a Bangladeshi national from Dalura border hat of Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday noon.The abducted Bangladeshi man is M Majmil Mia, 55 of Biswambarpur upazila.Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-8 sources said BSF members

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to three men in a gang rape case of a young Marma girl.The court also acquitted two persons as they were found not guilty in the case.Acting judge of district women and children repression tribunal-2 Rezaul Karim passed the