Dinajpur: Hardrock mining at Maddhyapara halted for a second day Monday as the temporary workers continued their indefinite strike for their job confirmation and payment of salary arrears.The provisional workers hired by Maddhyapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) went on strike Sunday

CHITTAGONG: A forest employee who allegedly became a feared felon and grabbed some 2,000 acres of land met his Waterloo in a reported gunfight with a joint force of police and RAB in the port city early Monday.The deceased, Akkas Ali, apparently used a political banner for personal

Kushtia: A suspected outlawed party leader was killed in a shootout between his associates and police at Khursha village in Mirpur upazila early Monday.The dead was identified as Siddiqur Rahman alias Siddique, 35, a commander of Purba Banglar Communist Party (ML) and son of late Ismail

SIRAJGANJ: Two people were killed and four injured as an express train rammed into a three-wheeler, locally known as Nasimon, on the unmanned Ullapara level-crossing on Sunday night. Government Rail Police (GRP) sources and witnesses said the Dhaka-bound inter-city Padma Express crashed

DHAKA: Bangladesh is getting access to Global Agriculture and Food Security Trust Fund to draw aid from the multi-donor outlet for grants in developing the country’s agriculture and nutrition sectors.The United States Agency for International Development (USIAD) Sunday disclosed this

DHAKA: Senior BNP leader Barrister Moudud Ahmed Sunday declared a plan for the formation of National Mass-Probe Commission to determine the “damage done to the country” during the emergency rule under the last caretaker government.The main opposition party’s standing-committee

DHAKA: Eid-ul Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslim, will be celebrated across the country Saturday. Preparations were taken for holding Eid-ul-Fitr jamaats in the capital and other districts across the country. Muslims across the world will seek divine blessings, peace,

DHAKA: Five officials of the National University, including its Vice-chancellor Tofael Ahmed, had to stand in a High Court dock for an hour during the whole period of contempt-of-court proceedings against them Sunday.The four others are College Inspector Anwar Hossain, Dean Dr MM Abu

DHAKA: Mystery shrouds the death of a teenage maid of a police officer at his house at Ramna Police Complex in the city.Ramna Thana police Sunday recovered the body of Noorunnahar Akhter, 14, from Sub-inspector Abdul Quddus’ home.The deceased, daughter of Md Nurul Islam, came to the

DHAKA: Leaders of some socio-professional organizations Sunday urged the government to establish democracy, non-communalism and political stability in the country by stemming the tide of religious extremism.Platform against Communalism and Militancy, a new outfit of campaigners for a

Dhaka: In the wake of street brawls over car requisition by cops for freewheeling, court blew the whistles to stop anymore requisitioning of private vehicles without any logical reason of public interest. A High Court bench Sunday ordered the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner

DHAKA: Reckless driving took another life in the capital when a bus ran over a passerby at Baniachar under Sutrapur Thana.The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 35, son of Abdul Khaleq of Matuail Uttarpara under the police station.“While he was crossing the road, a speeding bus

Comilla: A train derailed in Sadar upazila on Sunday morning, disrupting rail communications on 30 routes to the capital, Dhaka, and country’s eastern parts for four hours. Railway sources said a goods-laden bogie of Chittagong-bound Subarna Express from Dhaka fell off the tract

DHAKA: Investors are in uncertainty over the listing of state-owned enterprises with the capital market as the offloading process allegedly got stuck-up in the reluctance of the ministries concerned and bureaucratic tangles for long. Competent sources said a good number of public

DINAJPUR: Provisional workers of Dinajpur Maddhyapara hardrock mine Sunday went on indefinite strike to press for their permanent employment and payment of their salary arrears.The stone mining stopped totally as the 292 master-roll workers struck, mine sources saidHired by Maddhyapara

Gazipur: Laying a mousetrap, Rapid Action Battalion men arrested two suspected muggers with sharp weapons at Kamarpara bridge under Tongi thana in the district on Saturday night. Rab sourcess said plainclothes RAB–1 members laid ambush at the spot to hold the snatchers after hearing

Mymensingh: The national programme to celebrate the 111th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is all set for staging at Darirampur of Trishal on May 25 (Tuesday).President Mohammad Zillur Rahman would inaugurate the three-day Nazrul festival at 11:30am on the day,

Pabna: Two children drowned in the river Gumani in Chatmohor upazila while bathing for a sport on Sunday afternoon.The dead are Runa, 5, daughter of Rabiul Karim of village Dhankunia, and her cousin Ashik, 7, son of Esken Ali of Chamta village in Boraigram Upazila of Natore.Locals said

Dhaka: The government is implementing a project worth Tk 681 crore for improving the standard of university-level education that drew widespread criticisms for deteriorating standards.Both the public and private universities, on conditions, could use grants under the scheme for quality

DHAKA: Bangladesh Islami Front leaders Saturday urged the main opposition BNP to withdraw 27 June hartal and consider alternative prorgamme as shutdown slows down country’s development activities.The plea came from a grand rally held at the historic Paltan Maidan in the capital with