DHAKA: The government Sunday issued red alert across the country amid the spread of anthrax as a measure to prevent the endemic disease from worsening into an epidemic.Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas told banglanews24.com.bd that the authorities concerned, including

DHAKA: Some 120,000 babies die within the first month of birth in the country and asphyxia contributes 21 percent to the neonatal deaths, according to a study finding.  "Affordable newborn resuscitation training materials and devices and improving the competence of birth attendants could

DHAKA:  The High Court asked the government to amend the labour law for preventing child-labour recruitment in bidi factories.In its four directives the HC directed the government to impose ban on bidi making by child labourers outside of the bidi factories at Haragachha in Rangpur,

DHAKA: A Labour Court Sunday issued an arrest warrant against Ferdous Ahmed Qureshi, Publisher and Editor of the Daily Desh Bangla, in a case of nonpayment of salary and bonus.Magistrate Mofizul Islam of the court ordered the arrest of Qureshi, who made name floating what used to be

DHAKA: The draft SAARC Charter of Democracy in South Asian countries was finalized Sunday, capping two days of inter-government meeting of the regional cooperation bloc in Dhaka.“To shield the democracies in the region from extra-constitutional takeovers is a major recommendation laid

JESSORE: A local BNP leader was strangulated to death allegedly by his wife and son in a brutal manner in Nowapara municipal area under Abhoynagar upazila early Sunday following family feuds.The deceased, Abdul Karim, 40, was poura BNP assistant general secretary and a fertilizer

PABNA:  A suspected outlawed party leader was killed in a ‘shootout’ between his cohorts and police at Alokdia ground in Santhia upazila early Sunday. Police said they recovered two firearms with fresh bullets and two country-made arms from the scene of the reported gunfight.The dead

COMILLA: Two suspected robbers were killed in a lynch-mob action at Noyakandi village in Chandina upazila early Sunday, police said. Chandina thana OC Nurul Absar said identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Local inhabitant Ripon Ahmed said villagers hemmed in a gang

SAVAR: Ali Reza Chowdhury Tuhin, an arrested labour leader, opened a Pandora’s box in his confessional statement to police that US NGOs are involved in the unrest in Bangladesh’s apparel sector, official sources said. They said he made the disclosure during interrogation by high

DHAKA: Trying to shield the democracies in the region from extra-constitutional takeovers, a two-day inter-government meeting for finalizing SAARC Charter of Democracy began here Saturday and progressed fast in processing the safeguards.Foreign secretary Md. Mijarul Quayes told reporters

DHAKA: The government is going to purchase 211 high-end Pajero vehicles for the upazila chairmen spending Tk 100 crore under a decision taken by the Local Government Division.Sources said each of the Mitsubishi Pajero V31 VHNDRB of 2350cc vehicles will cost Tk 41.5 lakh. With the

DHAKA: Dhaka district administration and BSTI Saturday seized a huge amount of dates and papayas from the Badamtoli wholesale fruit market in an anti-adulteration drive, as the iftar items for fasting Muslims were found fouled with dirt.The mobile court on the drive found the dates, which

HABIGANJ: Police fired scores of bullets and teargas shells to quell a fierce fight among the inhabitants of 20 villages at Shayestaganj in Sadar upazila Saturday, leaving over 200 people wounded in the triangular clash.Additional Police Super Zillur Rahman, Assistant Police Super Sugyan

DHAKA: Dhaka Metropolitan Police offered to assist any individual or institution during transaction of big amounts of money with banks or financial organizations to avert mugging amid Eid rush. “Money transactions will increase for trading during the holy month of Ramadan and ahead of

CHITTAGONG: A rashly driven bus rammed an auto-rickshaw and then crashed into roadside trees in Patiya upazila on Saturday noon, leaving four people dead and 10 wounded.Two of the deceased, who were on the CNG-run auto, were identified as Jahida Aktar, 35, and her four-year-old daughter

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday announced that the government would take up schemes to ensure education and healthcare of the underprivileged children.“The government is working for underprivileged, physically challenged and street children. Projects will be undertaken to

DHAKA: Six people were killed in road accidents in Comilla, Brahmanbaria and Meherpur districts Saturday as badly driven buses ran over them.In Comilla, four people, including a motorcyclist, were killed in separate road crashes.Officer-in-Charge of Chandani thana Nurul Absar said, “A

BAGERHAT: Sarankhola upazila administration imposed a ban under section 144 on gatherings to avoid unwanted situation after local BNP and Jubo League called confrontational programmes at the same venue. UNO office said the precautionary measure was taken as both the organisation threw

DHAKA: The submission of depositions by witnesses against 667 accused members of the 24 Rifles Battalion in the BDR carnage case began Saturday, with material evidences placed before the judges at a special trial court. The special court-5 took up the proceedings at about 9:45 am

PABNA: Unidentified assailants chopped to death a local Jubo League activist in a daring attack on him at a tea-stall in Sujanagar upazila on Friday midnight.The deceased was identified as Abu Bakar Siddique, 30, son of Layen Ali Khan of Hogladagi village in Sujanagar. Upazila Awami