DHAKA: Hartal supporters hurled a petrol bomb at a passenger bus at Kalshi of Pallabi Thana at city’s Mirpur area during the second day of hartal leaving six people injured.The incident took place at around 12:00pm on Monday.Eyewitnesses said a Jabale Nur bus was going to Abdullapur

LAXMIPUR: At least 30 shops were burnt to ashes in a devastating fire, broke out in Torabganj Bazaar under Komol Nagar upazila of the district early Monday.Sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at around 1:00am.Later, two units of Ramgati and Laxmipur fire

DHAKA: Picketers blasted seven cocktails near Nandipara Bridge of Khilgaon in the city from a procession on the second day of 84-hour hartal.The incident took place around 11:45am on Monday.Eyewitnesses said Sabujbagh Thana Chhatra Dal brought out a procession in support of hartal at

DHAKA: Sushmit International, authorized distributor and system integrator for several international brands in the broadcast market of Nepal, and Alo Communication, a venture of Bangladesh based Partex Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sunday. As per the MoU, Alo

DHAKA: Recently Malaysian government has become worried with the flooding illegal Bangladeshi workers into the country masquerading mostly as foreign students and sometimes as tourists.In a recent investigative report over the issue, a national daily of Malaysia ‘The Star’ said that

BOGRA: Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation called for an indefinite transport strike in 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions from Thursday.President of Bogra Motor Sramik Union Abdul Latif Mandal confirmed the matter to banglanews on Monday morning.Transport leaders

SIRAJGANJ: Four people were killed as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch on Hatikumrul-Banpara highway under Salanga upazila of the district on Sunday night.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.Sources said that a Natore-bound truck fell into a roadside ditch as

DHAKA: A number of ministers, state-ministers of grand alliance government have submitted their resignation papers to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning.The cabinet members submitted their resign papers immediate after the cabinet meeting started at around 10:00am with Sheikh

DHAKA: Some 386 empty cases and two live cartridges of .303 guns of the Bangladesh Liberation War were found in the field of one Rehman Maishaan in the Srimanthapur area along the Tripura-Bangladesh border on Sunday.Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have taken custody of the

ASHULIA (DHAKA): The authorities concerned declared closed more than 50 readymade garments factories in Jirabo area of Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, Monday morning amid workers unrest.Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to thwart further unrest.Besides,

NARAYANGANJ: Four people were killed and 16 others injured in a road accident in Siddhirganj area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceasd were identified as Shahinur Begum, 25, Ayesha Begum, 27, Helena Akhter, 25 and Munna, 27, the driver of bus.Sources said that

BOGRA: Rail communications of Bogra connecting other parts of the country restored four and half an hours after hartal supporter uprooted 10-feet rail line early Monday.Confirming the matter, Bogra railway police outpost In-Charge Sub Inspector Bimon Kumar said that picketers cut slippers

JESSORE: Rail communications of Khulna with other parts of the country halted after a container train derailed in Churamonkahti area of Jessore early Monday.The rail communication suspended in early hours of the day when couple of wagons of an rice-laden train derailed on the rail tracks

DHAKA: A new formula for resolving the impasse over the Teesta River Agreement provides hope. It is outlined in the latest report of the Strategic Foresight Group, Rivers of Peace: Restructuring India Bangladesh Relations.It advocates the signing of the Teesta River Agreement on the basis

DHAKA: Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury flew for New York on Sunday night to participate in the 8th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) annual meeting scheduled to be held here on November 12-13.The conference, arranged by the IPU for Women Speakers of Parliament, aims to highlight the

DHAKA: Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Heather Cruden expressed hope that Canada is still hopeful of a dialogue between both ruling and opposition to find out a way to resolve the country’s ongoing political crisis over polls-time government.Heather Cruden came up with the assertion

DHAKA: The parliament on Sunday passed the Anti-Corruption Commission (amendment) Bill-2013 in a bid to make it fast and active. Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, who is also In-Charge of the Cabinet Division in parliament, moved the Bill and it was passed in the House over

DHAKA: The National Moon Sighting Committee announced that holy Ashura would be observed across the country on November 15.The Public Administration Ministry on Sunday declared that the holiday for Ashura had been shifted to November 15 instead of previously declared November 14. The

FROM JATIYA SANGSAD: The 19th session of the ninth parliament was adjourned till 4:30pm of November 18.Deputy Speaker Colonel (retd) Shawkat Ali made the announcement on Sunday evening.On September 12, the current session began while the ninth parliament started voyage on January 25 in

DHAKA: Chinese embassy has donated office equipment including computers to a leading voluntary organization which has been serving persons with disabilities as well as preventing avoidable disablement since 1993.   Li Jun, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Bangladesh,