DHAKA: US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan Mozena on Monday categorically said all the stakeholders in Bangladesh’s apparel sector should ensure the rights of workers to get back GSP facility.  The US diplomat came up with the assertion while addressing an event arranged by Dhaka Chamber of

DHAKA: Police submitted charge sheet against five policemen including a Sub-Inspector (SI) in the businessman Shamim murder case.Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Toiabul Hasan received the charge sheet and fixed September 5 for hearing.Ashulia Thana SI Emdadul Haque, ASI Akidul Islam,

DHAKA: Detective Branch police arrested Jamiote Ulamay-e-Islam Ameer and Islami Ain Bastobaiyon Committee Secretary General Mufti Wakkash.He was arrested from Malibagh Chowdhurypara in the capital around 2:30pm on Monday.DMP Media Centre Deputy Commissioner Masudur Rahman confirmed the

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Transport workers withdrew the road-blockade programme on Jessore-Benapole route demanding to stop hijacking in Benapole bus stand, railway station and road transport station of the district.The blockade halted all export-import oriented vehicles which created five

NARAYANGANJ: Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday fined Tk 43.5 lakh to five factories for polluting environment using malformed Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP).A team led by DoE director (Monitoring and Enforcement) M Alamgir passed the order after hearing in presence of factory

DHAKA: M Belal Hossain Akand, father of M Imran Ali, newsroom editor of banglanews24.com, died of cardiac arrest at his Jatrabari residence on Monday noon.He was 65.Belal Hossain left his wife, two sons and one daughter. Imran Ali is youngest son of him.He will be buried at his village

MOULVIBAZAR: A police sub-inspector was killed in a road accident in Bhoirabbazar area of Srimangal upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Montush Datta Sabuj, 45, son of Mohadeb Dutta of Kamalganj upazila. He worked at Bahubal Thana as Sub-Inspector.Sources said

NARAYANGANG: A court here sentenced two persons to death in the sensational Sadia Akter murder case.District Additional No-2 and Sessions Judge Fouzul Azim delivered the verdict on Monday.Convicts are Abu Mia, son of Abdus Sattar and Nasir son of late Abdur Rahman of Nagarpara Faitadi

PABNA: An outlaw leader was lynched by the mob at Faridpur village of the district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Kazem Uddin, 35, son of Suhrab Ali of Dublapara village under Chatmohar upazila.Sources said mob beat up Kajem mercilessly when he demanded extortion from a villager

DHAKA: The government has taken a decision to provide national identity card to any Bangladeshi people under 18-year old.The decision came from a regular cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.The cabinet gave the final approval the

DHAKA: The government has approved the draft of Voter List (2nd Amendment)-2013 keeping provision to exclude the names of convicted war criminals from voter list.The approval came from the cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at secretariat Monday.After the

RANGPUR: A Rangpur Special Court awarded death penalty to a man for killing his one and half year-old son.The convict is Nasirul, hailed from Sri Rampur village of Sadullapur upazila in Gaibandha district.Judge Robiul Alam passed the order Monday.Court sources said that Nasirul killed his

DHAKA: The government has approved the draft of De Oxy- Ribonucleic Acid (DNA) Act-2013, to ensure speedy justice in cases of repression of women and rape.The approval came from the cabinet meeting at secretariat Monday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.The draft Act will be

Dhaka: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 issued a show-cause notice to New York based Human Rights Watch (HRW).The Tribunal asked HRW to explain within three weeks about why it should not bring allegation of ‘contempt of court’ against it for making comment over verdict and war

COX’S BAZAR: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovered one Kilogram heroin from a bus of Cox’s Bazar on Monday.Sources said that BGB members conducted a drive in a bus of Shyamoli Paribahan in the area at around 10:30am and recovered about one kilogram heroin in abandoned

BENAPOLE, JESSORE: Transport workers blocked Jessore-Benapole road demanding to stop hijacking in Benapole bus stand, railway station and road transport station of the district.The blockade began from 08:00am in the morning. Meanwhile, all types of export-import oriented vehicles stuck

DHAKA: Law enforcers arrested six persons for their alleged involvement in the killing of Dhobaura upazila chairman Furkan Uddin Selim Mridha alias Pahari Selim, 45, also general secretary of upazila Awami League.In separate drives, police held them from different areas of the upazila

DHAKA: A total of 2,433 illegal immigrants were nabbed by Malaysian government within 24 hours since the kick off of the Ops 6P Integrated Programme to crackdown on unwanted foreigners in the country.Those nabbed were among 8,105 people who were investigated by the authorities in 40

GAZIPUR: Police in a drive, held seven people with firearms from Kaliganj upazila of the district early Monday.The detainees are---Amir Hossain, Anwar Hossain, Jillur Rahman, Jhinuk Mia, Kutub Uddin, Masud and Amir Ali.Locals said that acting on a tip-off police held the criminals from a

DHAKA: North American and European-led retailers and apparel brands created separate plans to try to inspect and improve workplace conditions in Bangladesh, with significant differences, as these comparison shows--The North American PactCompanies plan to develop a common safety standard