SAVAR: The authorities concerned declared 20 garment factories closed as over 1,000 readymade garment (RMG) factories workers locked into sporadic clash with police demanding the salary structure hike in Hemayetpur area of Savar.Witnesses said garment workers from Babylon Casual Wear Ltd,

GAZIPUR: Police detained Ameer of district unit Jamaat-e-Islami from his residence in Shibbari intersection the metropolitan city on Wednesday.The detainee is Abu Hasem Khan, 70, Ameer of district Jamaat-e-Islami.Gazipur Assistant Police Super Tauhidul Islam Chawdhury told banglanews:

DHAKA: US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal will arrive in Dhaka in next week for her first bilateral visit to Bangladesh. During the visit, she will discuss shared global, regional, and bilateral priorities with Bangladeshi Government, opposition,

DHAKA: Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that I have come here to serve nation not to be a leader.He came up with the assertion while addressing a view exchange meeting with lawyers at Ganobhaban on Wednesday.Joy said that those who killed people,

DHAKA: German and Japan Wednesday expressed their concern over amended Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) act passed in the ongoing session of the parliament.German Ambassador to Dhaka Dr Albrecht Conze and Japan Ambassador to Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima expressed concern in a meeting with ACC

DHAKA: German and Japan Wednesday expressed their concern over amended Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) act passed in the ongoing session of the parliament.German Ambassador to Dhaka Dr Albrecht Conze and Japan Ambassador to Dhaka Shiro Sadoshima expressed concern in a meeting with ACC

DETROIT (MICHIGAN): The U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena said his country disapproves any kind of violence in Bangladesh.“Political violence and hartal cannot be accepted,” he said while speaking to a group of Bangladeshi American professionals in Michigan. The United States

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 will pronounce the verdict any day of the cases against Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Matiur Rahman Nizami as arguments from both sides ended on Wednesday. The three-member ICT-1 led-by Justice ATM Fazle Kabir said that the closing arguments form the

GAZIPUR: At least 50 readymade garment workers were injured in a clash with police on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Wednesday morning.Witnesses said hundreds of agitating workers staged a protest procession at around 9:00am and put barricade on Dhaka-Tangail highway demanding the

SAVAR: Thousands of workers readymade garment (RMG) factories locked into clash with police near Padma Can intersection in Hemayetpur area of Savar on Wednesday morning demanding implementation of new salary structure.Witnesses said agitating garment workers from Babilon casual wear Ltd,

MIRSARAI, CHITTAGONG: An on-duty police officer was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in front of Chalaman feeling station under Mirsarai upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Abul Hasen, a Sub-Inspector of Jorarganj police

LALMONIRHAT: The rail communication of Burimari land port with other parts of the country halted after an express train derailed in Tepatari area under Kaliganj upazila of the district early Wednesday.Sources said two compartments including engine of the Lalmonirhat-bound train veered off

BOGRA: Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Bogra highway near Ghoga Bridge under Sherpur Upazila of the district early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Ziaur Rahman, 32, son of Abdul Hamid and Asadul, 30, son of Sabder Ali.Sources said that

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been made a reshuffle at Officer-in-Charge (OC) level post at five Thanas in the capital on Tuesday.As per the DMP directives, Adabar Thana OC M Shamim-ar-Rashid Talukdar transferred to Dhakkhinthan Thana, DMP Detective Branch (north) Inspector

SATKHIRA: A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member was killed as a vehicle of smugglers rammed him in Alipur Nathpara area of Satkhira-Kaliganj road on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Jabbar, 35, hailed from Monirampur of Jessore and worked at Bhomora BOP of BGB-38.BGB

DHAKA: A total of 257 readymate garment factories at Ashulia will remain closed on Wednesday for security reason.The disclosure came from a press release issued by Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association BGMEA on Tuesday. The news release said that per the decision of

DHAKA: Pickets hurled at least seven cocktails near Rail Gate, Shibbari, Kolapotti and Chhayabithi area in the city and torched a bus near Abullahpur area on Tuesday.Two units of fire service rushed to the spot and doused the fire in bus around 6.00pm.On the other hand, police opened fire

LONDON: Bangladesh All Party Parliamentary Group on Monday made report on the readymade garment industry in Bangladesh tiled ‘After Rana Plaza’ mentioning different aspects of the sector.The report reads: “In the view of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Bangladesh the

DHAKA: The government has appointed new Deputy Commissioners (DC) in Nilphamary, Bhola and Jamalpur districts. Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.As per the notification, Nilphamary Additional Deputy Commissioner M Jakir Hossain was

DHAKA: Members of Police and Ansar Tuesday assaulted banglanews chief photo correspondent Nazmul Hasan while he was discharging his duty in capital’s Paltan area.Eyewitnesses said a member of Ansar was assaulting an old bus-driver. Nazmul had been taking photos of the incident. As