BRAMHANBARIA: A boat carrying 140 students capsized in Titash River near Srirampur area of Nasirnagar upazila in the district on Wednesday.All of passengers managed to swim ashore while Farzana Akhter, 12, a class-VI student, went missing.Head Master of Kunda High School Shahidul Haque

KHULNA: Mahendra Owners’-workers-passengers withdrew blockade from Khulna-Satkhira highway after 3-hour with the assurance of Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Assistant Police Super on Wednesday.Earlier, Khulna-Shatkhira highway in Dumuria upazila was blocked demanding recommence of Mahendra

The first group of Bangladesh pilgrims will arrive at the Haj Terminal on Saturday from Dhaka, according to Bangladesh Ambassador Mohammed Shahidul Islam.He spoke to Arab News on Tuesday following his meeting with Haj Minister Dr. Bandar Al-Hajjar in Jeddah earlier in the day.Around

DHAKA: The Norwegian government has committed up to NOK14.3m (US$2.3m) in funding to improve conditions for textile workers in China, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh.The money will go to the Ethical Trading Initiative Norway (ETI) and will fund courses for manufacturers on decent work. It

CHITTAGONG: An Ansar member was stabbed to death by snatchers in port city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Belayet Hossain, son of Shamsher Ali, hailed from Tangail district.Chittagong Medical College Hospital police outpost officer Pankaj Barua told banglanews that some

DHAKA: Apart from boosting ties with regional powerhouses (such as India and Pakistan), Washington has also started maintaining closer ties with other countries in the region which are more or less dependent on Beijing.Now, the US has decided to provide a well-equipped naval ship to

DHAKA: Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong-Sylhet routes resumed at 10:50am Wednesday after two and half-an-hour halt due to derailment.Second officer of Bhairab Railway Thana Rafiqul Islam Rafiq confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said that the main line was made clear at 10:50am

MEHERPUR: A school teacher was killed in bomb attack and shooting by miscreants and a schoolboy was abducted at Shuvoraj village under Sadar upazila of the district early Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Halim, 43, son of Shukur Ali from Shuvoraj village and he served as

CHANDPUR: Ferry services on Chandpur-Shariatpur route resumed after a nine-hour halt due to erosion by river Meghna that devoured pontoon and adjacent areas.Chandpur Harina Ghat manager Imran Khan Ruhan feared that the ferry services would again be halted at anytime.Earlier, the

DHAKA: Biman Bangladesh Airlines is planning to expand its European network, which currently consists of Rome Fiumicino and London Heathrow and begin flights to New York JFK and China next year with the arrival of two more B777-300(ER)s. Kevin Steele, the Managing Director of Biman, made

HABIGANJ: A man was killed and 15 others injured in a fierce clash between two groups at Shibpur village under Lakhai upazila of the district on Tuesday.Sources said supporters of former Union Parishad member Manju and Fajalu group locked into clash over establishing supremacy in the

MYMENSINGH: The members of law enforcement agency arrested Gauripur upazila Jamaat Ameer Maulana Abu Bakkar Siddque on charge of sabotage during hartal.He was arrested from Kaltapara Bazar area of the upazila on Tuesday afternoon.Officer-in-Charge of Gauripur Thana Hamidul Islam confirmed

DHAKA: A total of nine formalin-free kitchen markets of the city will remain stop sale for 15 minutes on Wednesday demanding an immediate prohibition of imports, sales and distributions of formalin in open market. The protest aimed to hand over the responsibility and control of imports,

DHAKA: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakib Uddin said commission is ready to hold general elections in anytime.CEC made the discloser on Tuesday at his office at capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.He said, “Commission has updated voter list, demarcated the constitution boundary

ASHULIA, DHAKA: At least two people were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Ashulia Industrial area on Tuesday. Witnesses said a north Bengal-bound pick up van fall in a ditch after its driver lost control over steering near Chakraborty Bus Stand on

FROM BRAHMANBARIA: With a view to keeping environment evergreen and pollution free, country’s leading business conglomerate Bashundhara Group has launched afforestation programme in Bancharampur Upazila of the district.The programme started with distribution of 3,000 trees among the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate Information Technology Laboratories (IT labs) that have been newly established and operationalized in model schools in the 64 districts of the country.The inaugural function will be held on September 4 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

DHAKA: The first Hajj flight from Bangladesh will take off for Saudi Arabia from September 7, setting off plane sorties between Dhaka and Jeddah.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Hajj preparation initiatives in the Haji camp at Ashkona of the city on September 6.Civil

PATUAKHALI: A youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself after conceiting to his parents centering marriage of his sister on Tuesday at capital’s Uttara.The deceased was identified as Ratul, 35, a businessman and son of Jatiya Party (JP) former lawmaker Sarder Abdur Rashid.

MANIKGANJ: Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia river route have been suspended from Monday night due to navigation disruption.BIWTC’s Aricha office manager Bidyut Kumar Shaha told banglanews, “Ferrying vehicle remained suspended since 10:00pm Monday, creating long queues of all modes