DHAKA: A devastating fire broke out at a slum in capital’s Kamrangirchar area on Saturday noon.Sources said the fire originated in the slum at around 1:45pm.On information, four fire fighting units rushed to the spot and trying to douse the fire, a spot account said.The origin of the

COX’SBAZAR: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-7 in a drive held 38 Malaysia-bound people from a hotel of the district on Saturday noon.The detainees hailed from Kishoreganj, Araihazar Upazila of Narayanganj, Swandip upazila of Chittagong and Narsingdi.Sources said RAB held them from a

RAJSHAHI: Three minors of a family drowned in a pond at Vayalaxmipur union under Charghat upazila of the district on Saturday noon.The deceased were identified as Shovon 7, Sanjida 10, kids of Azizur Rahman and their aunt Ritu, 9, resident of the area.Azizur Rahman said the children

GAZIPUR: Authorities of most of the readymade garments in Gazipur shut their factories for Saturday following workers’ agitation demanding leave to join a rally in capital.With a view to pressing home their several demands including pay hike, Sramik Oikya Parishad, a platform of 52

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel in a drive held nine fake doctors from Bondortila area of the port city on Saturday morning.They were produced before a mobile court led-by District administration’s executive magistrate HM Anwar Pasha.RAB Chittagong zone commander

DHAKA: Myanmar has increased security measures in border with Bangladesh due to political instability in the neighbouring South Asian country, according to security sources.Three battalions from the Myanmar army camped within five miles from the Myanmar-Bangladesh border to tighten the

GAZIPUR: After fighting for life for three days, a youth who was hit by a hairdresser with scissor in the district, succumbed to injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Sumon 21, son of Fazlur Rahman of Kapasia upazila of the district.Local

CHITTAGONG: A readymade garment worker was pushed down to death from fifth floor by her boy friend in Kalsi Dighirpar area of port city early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Maya Akhter, 22, worker of Regency fashion at CEPZ, hailed from Bashkhali.Sources said that Maya Akhter

DHAKA: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Kader Mollah’s wife Sanwara Jahan met Khaleda Zia, leader of 18-party opposition alliance on Friday night to seek steps to save her husband from execution. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court’s appellate division awarded death penalty to

DHAKA: A West Bengal-based human rights group is working on filing a writ petition seeking justice for Felani Khatun, a Bangladeshi minor girl shot dead by BSF personnel while she was trying to illegally cross the international border.Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) would be filing

DHAKA: A construction worker was electrocuted in Mirpur of the city on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Monirul Islam, 30, son of Moti Biswas, hailed from Ishwardi in Pabna district.Sources said that he came in contact with an electric wire while working in an under

MUNSHIGANJ: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the construction work of approach road of Padma Bridge at Jajira pokint I October. Communications Minister Obaidul Qauder came up with disclosure while visiting old Mawa Ferry Ghat area at around 10:00am Friday.He said that a TK

MOULAVIBAZAR: A man killed his cousin over family dispute in Mitipur village under Rajnagar of the district on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Al-Amin, 23.Local sources said family members of the two cousins locked into an altercation on Thursday evening. Following the

COMILLA: A student of Dhaka University was crushed under the wheels of a train and another one was injured at Natherpetua rail station under Manoharganj in the district earlier Friday.The deceased was identified as Mahabubul Hasan Shiblu, 25, a honor’s final student of Dhaka University

CHITTAGONG: A long traffic gridlock in Sitakunda area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway pushed hundreds of passengers into serious sufferings on Friday morning.Local sources said the traffic jam was created from Thursday night as all types of vehicles started to run after ending the Jamaat

MOULAVIBAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel held four Indian citizens from Harinchara area under Srimangal Upazila of the district on Thursday night.The detainees were Niramal Bidwakar, 28, Sunjush Vattacharjya, 53, Shangkar De, 26 and Dhaniman Kasia, 36.All the detainees hailed

JESSORE: Detective police in a drive held four people from a show-room of mobile phone set with huge fake national identity (NID) cards at Shafiullah tower of the district on Thursday night.The detainees were Manager Firoz, employees Duranto, Krishna and Ikram of the show-room.Jessore DB

DHAKA: Two workers were killed falling off roof of a market in Sadarghat area in the Old Dhaka early Friday.The deceased were identified as Nawab Ali, 25, hailed from Pirojpur and Habib, 26, hailed from Shariatpur.Confirming the matter to banglanews, Sutrapur Thana Sub-Inspector Hekmat

DHAKA: There was a meeting that took place last week in Geneva. A big meeting. An important one. It was one that had nothing at all to do with the situation in Syria. Did you hear about this meeting in Geneva?Chances are, you didn`t. To say it was an under-reported story would be

JHENAIDAH: Two workers of a rice mill were killed and two others injured in a boiler explosion in Narayanpur Treemohony area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Safiuddin, 35, and Aslam Hossain, 40.Sources said due to lack of water the