CHITTAGONG: Workers of a sweater factory staged protest in Kalurghat BISIC (Bangladesh Institute of Small Industry and Cottage) Industrial area in the port city on Thursday morning.Sources said protesting of sudden announcement of closure of the factory; workers took to the roads and

Sylhet: Train communication of Sylhet resumed with Dhaka and Chittagong at 2:30pm after 5-hour halt on Thursday.Earlier the two compartments of an oil tanker train derailed in Mugla Bazar of Sylhet at 9:30am halting communication.Sylhet station master Muhibur Rahman confirmed the matter

DHAKA: A writ petition was filed seeking the High Court directives to hold next two general elections under Caretaker Government System.Lawyer Yunus Ali Akand filed the petition with the court department concerned on Thursday morning.Petitioner Yunus Ali told banglanews, “The hearing on

SAVAR: At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire at Motaleb super market in Savar, on outskirts in the city Wednesday midnight.Witnesses said the fire broke out at a tin shed shop at around 11:00pm and soon engulfed the whole market.On information, four fire fighting units rushed to the

DHAKA: Director of the Centre for Vaccine Sciences at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (ICDDRB) Firdausi Qadri, won the CNR Rao Prize 2013, one of the awards conferred annually by TWAS, the world academy of sciences for the advancement of science in

ASHULIA, DHAKA: At least 100 workers of a shoe factory fell sick after causing inhalation problem as toxic air spread from poisonous chemical at Durgapur of the industrial area on Wednesday noon.The ailing workers were admitted to Ganashasthya Hospital and Women and Child care Hospital.

DHAKA: A case was filed with Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court against four persons, including Sub-Inspector of Ramna Thana, on Wednesday.Prabir Ghosh from Malancha residential area under Savar Thana filed the lawsuit.The accused are Sub-Inspector Mohiuddin of Ramna Thana and

DHAKA: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) demanded investigation into the leak of verdict of BNP lawmaker Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury.General Secretary of SCBA Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokan came up with the demand in a general meeting at the association office on Wednesday.BNP and

KISHOREGANJ: President Abdul Hamid was accorded mass reception at a programme on Itna College ground of the district on Wednesday. In the programme, Abdul Hamid said all political parties have to work unitedly for the greater welfare of the country as well as the nation.The President

NARAYANGANJ: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W Mozena on Wednesday said both the parties would find out a way for free and fair elections.The US diplomat came up with the observation while talking to journalists after visiting the power station of Summit Power Limited (SPL) in Meghna Ghat

DHAKA: International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 opined that it has been invested a lot for leaking verdict of BNP leader Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury on various websites and it is a deep plot against the tribunal.The tribunal also opined that it is a matter of sorrow and also a heinous step

DHAKA: Long queue of people were seen for railway advance tickets at city’s Kamlapur Railway Station at the first day of advance ticket selling on Wednesday.Many expressed their frustration for not getting tickets from the railway counter.However the passengers gave a mixed reaction on

KISHOREGANJ: The rail communications on Kishoreganj-Bhairab-Mymensingh route resumed on Wednesday night after 11 hours halted.Kishoreganj Station Master Joyanta Kumar Saha told banglanews: “Wheels of a wagon of the Mymensingh-bound train veered-off the tracks in Ekrampur area around

RUPPUR, PABNA: The Premier of the country Sheikh Hasina termed Rooppur Nuclear Power Project a ‘milestone’ of science and technology.She came up with assertion while delivering her speech as a chief guest at Rooppur Nuclear Project Field, at Rooppur of Pabna district on Wednesday

DHAKA: Around 70 percent advanced bus tickets for North Bengal and South Bengal of the country from the city have already been sold out in just three days.The advanced ticket booking started from September 30.For a five-day vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul Azha and Durga Puja, the

DHAKA: Amnesty International said in its report that Bangladesh must overturn the death sentence against Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and all others.The report, published on October 1 on its website, reads as below--  “The death sentence imposed against a Bangladeshi MP convicted of

BANDARBAN: A women was killed and four of her family members were injured in a road accident on Bandarban-Keranihat road in Baitul Izzat area under Satkania upazila of Chittagong district on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Khuku Moni, 49, hailed from Satkania Upazila.Sources

PARBATIPUR, DINAZPUR: After 37-day halt, coalmining resumed in Barapukuria from Tuesday night.Barapukuria Coal Mine general manager (Mining) Habib Uddin Ahamed told banglanews that because of some technical problem and lack of coal store at coal phase-1210, the mining declared

PABNA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday inaugurated the construction work of much-talked-about Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in the district.She laid the foundation stone of the 2,000 megawatt (MW) NPP Rooppur at around 11:11am. Planning Minister Air vice Marshal AK Khandaker, Science

DHAKA: The garment factory owners and worker leaders put on their legs on the same shoe to keep the agitated RMG workers calm declaring the wage board orally within November.The workers are in stable position after getting this assurance and there is a hope for no more workers