CHITTAGONG: Agitated students blocked Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sitakundo on Tuesday noon protesting an accident that killed a student.The deceased was identified as Nurunnabi Rubel, sixth semester student of International Islamic University.Confirming the matter to banglanews,

FENI: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) jawans abducted a member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) from Bilonia border area under Parshuram upazila of the district on Tuesday morning.The abducted BGB member was identified as Shajahan, 40.Company Commander of Feni BGB-4 Lt Colonel Khaled

ASHULIA, SAVAR: With the demand of minimum Tk 8,000 salary, RMG workers staged protest for the second day in Ashulia, outskirt of Dhaka, on Tuesday morning.To avoid any unwanted situation six factories were declared closed for the day at around 09:30am.Agitated workers of six factories

GAZIPUR: At least 20 people were injured in garments workers protest and clash with police in Noljani area of Gazipur city on Tuesday morning.Witnesses said that workers of Shafi Garment and Odesha Fashion started protest barricading Dhaka-Gazipur road. Police charged baton to disperse

NARAYANGANJ: RMG workers withdrew blockade from Dhaka-Narayanganj link road which started to realize their one point demand on Tuesday morning.Around 10 thousands of workers started protest by blocking the link road demanding the salary hike to a minimum of TK 8,000 per month.The protest

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received South-South Awards-2013 for her important contribution to poverty reduction in Bangladesh.She received the award at around 9.00pm Monday (New York local time). Receiving the award the Prime Minister said, “This is not an achievement of

DHAKA: RMG workers withdrew their road blockade from city’s Pragati Sarani area that started from Tuesday morning demanding salary hike to a minimum TK 8,000 per month.With processions, the workers of Sinha Fabrics, James Fashion, Gazi Limited, Euro zone factories took to the street

DHAKA: Lidl, a German-based supermarket chain, launched an internal investigation following claims made by BBC’s panorama that one of its Bangladesh suppliers abuses workers, grocer reported on Tuesday.A documentary titled ‘Panorama: Dying for a Bargain’ featured undercover work at

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) held a woman while she was demanding extortion introducing her as an official of the anti-graft body.An ACC team led by Senior Deputy Director Joynul Abedin Shibli and Abdulla Al Jahid detained the woman from ACC office on Monday afternoon.ACC

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived New York on Monday morning on an eight-day official visit to attend the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).An Emirates flight carrying the Prime Minister and the members of her entourage landed at John F Kennedy

DHAKA: Democracy International (DI) is providing training to the women aspirants, both reserved and non-reserved seats, for the upcoming national parliamentary elections of Bangladesh. DI’s International Director of Programs and a former official for Hillary Clinton’s US Presidential

FENI: At least six police personnel were injured as Chhatra Shibir activists attacked them at Sonagazi upazila in the district on Monday.The clash took place in front of Enayet Ullah Market around 12:00 noon.    The injured police personnel are Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ullah, constable

GAZIPUR: Readymade garment workers attacked an Ansar Camp in Bhogra area and looted four firearms and 135 round bullets on Monday morning.Sources said hundreds of garment workers brought out a protest procession demanding salary and allowance hike on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the

DHAKA: Readymade garment workers went berserk in the capital’s Mohakhali area demanding salary and allowance hike on Monday.Sources said that hundreds of garments workers locked into sporadic clashes with police from 11:00am to 12:30pm when police tried to disperse them from the road.

RIYADH: Two more Bangladeshi pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia on Saturday and Sunday.The deceased were identified as M Abdul Momen 77, passport number- AF1084349 and M Showkat Hossain 64, passport number- AF2054893.Altogether eight Bangladeshi pilgrims were died in Saudi this year.Sources

BANDARBAN: Two soldiers of Bangladesh Army electrocuted inside the army region of Bandarban early Monday.The deceased were identified as M Rubel, 24, son of M Muslem Uddin, hailed from Virlar Tekram village of Dinajpur and Zenerul Haque, 23, son of Alkas Islam, from Shibganj of

DHAKA: Apple’s new iPhone 5S and 5C and last year’s iPhone 5 are alike in many ways.All three phones have a touch screen measuring 4 inches (10 centimeters) diagonally, with a resolution of 326 pixels per inch. That pixel density is better than Apple’s iPads, though not as good as

GAZIPUR: A bus driver, victim of Jamaat hartal violence, succumbed to his injuries on Monday after four-day fighting for life.The deceased was identified as Nazrul Islam Bhuian 35, resident of Haydrabad village of the district.Sources said that during the second day of Jamaat called

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) summoned former state minister of Housing and Public Works ministry Alamgir Kabir for his alleged involvement in misusing power and corruption.ACC deputy director Jatan Kumar Roy on Monday said that a letter was sent to Alamgir Kabir asking him to

DHAKA: Thousands of workers of hundreds of readymade garments factories on Monday started protest in the capital, Savar and Gazipur to press their demand for Tk 8,000 minimum salary. The protest of third day turned into a violence when workers blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh and Dhaka-Tangail