GAZIPUR: At least 20 people, including five bullet hit, were injured as police opened fire on agitating garments workers near BSIC area of Tongi industrial belt in the district on Tuesday.The incident took place at Zaber and Zubayer garments factory of Noman Group at Tongi industrial area

DHAKA: A five-member delegation of Election Commission (EC) reached at Bangabhaban to meet President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday afternoon for discussing the upcoming 10th parliamentary elections. The delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed reached at the

DHAKA: UNICEF expressed Tuesday deep concern over the impact on children who have been caught up in recent violent protests and the continued use of children in demonstrations held by political parties in Bangladesh. Alarmingly, a number of children have died or have been seriously

BARGUNA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also Awami League president, on Tuesday said the government would form a board to recognize the Qawmi madrasa education system.The premier came up with the assertion while addressing a rally on Sarwar Jahan Pilot School ground in the district on

BOGRA: Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation called a day long countrywide transport strike for Thursday demanding the release of its joint secretary Advocate Shimul Biswas, also special assistant to the opposition BNP Chairperson Khalda Zia.Confirming the matter, president of

SAVAR: The Readymade garments workers on Tuesday morning again took to the street to press demand of implementation of government declared salary scale.Sources said that taking position on roads in Palashbari area on Dhaka-North Bengal highway, agitating workers started vandalizing

DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to meet President M Abdul Hamid on Tuesday evening to request him to take steps for formation of non-party government to oversee the next polls.The Leader of the Opposition will meet the President at 6:30pm on the day as per the

DHAKA: Two Bangladeshis are facing deportation from Northern Ireland for working illegally.Home Office officials said the pair aged 23 and 25 from Bangladesh had overstayed their visas but were employed at a restaurant in Co Armagh.A third man, aged 53 also from Bangladesh was stopped

BARGUNA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit Bamna upazila and Taltoli upazila of the district on Tuesday.The leaders and activists of the local Awami League have already taken various programmes to welcome the premier.She is expected to reach in Bamna upazila by Helicopter

DHAKA: Four acting secretaries were made secretary in a latest reshuffle in the public administration.The new four secretaries are Abul Kalam Azad of Rail Ministry, Faizur Rahman Chowdhury of Anti-Corruption Commission, Mortuza Ahmed of Information Ministry and Dr SM Nazmul Islam of

KHULNA: A police constable was shot to death by himself as a bullet come out from his own rifle at Koira Thana of the district on Monday noon.The deceased was identified as Constable Juel Rana, 26.District police super Golam Rouf said Rana was staying at barrack after duty. At one stage,

DHAKA: A new cabinet of the polls-time all-party interim government has been formed to oversee the 10th parliamentary elections in line with the constitution.President M Abdul Hamid administered the oath to the new ministers of the cabinet around 3:07pm on Monday afternoon.The new

GAZIPUR: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina underscored the need for mutual understanding and regional cooperation in alleviating poverty.The Premier made the assertion while addressing a programme, arranged in honour of visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, around 11.30am Monday. She

The Obama administration is set to allow some relatives of U.S. service members living in the country illegally to stay, according to a policy directive issued Friday.The nine-page memorandum is the latest in a series of immigration policy changes made by President Barack Obama since he

DHAKA: Sporadic clashes between agitated ready-made garments (RMG) workers and police continued in Ashulia and Hemayetpur industrial areas of Savar on Monday.The clash triggered while Standard group workers placed 10-point demand and locked into clash with members of factory

DHAKA: Visiting US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal hold a meeting on Monday morning with Gowher Rizvi, International Affairs adviser to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The one-hour long meeting was held at US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W

GAZIPUR: A total of seven platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Ashulia, Konabari and Kashimpur area of the district on early Monday.Due to rampant agitation of garments workers in the areas, the BGB was deployed in a bid to avert any untoward situation and to

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of ruling Awami League, is scheduled to visit in Saudi Arabia on November 19.Sources said the Premier will reach Jeddah by a flight of national flag carrier on Thursday.  During the visit the Premier will perform Umrah and offer Jumma

DHAKA: Air pollution entails a massive cost amounting to Taka 124 billion a year in the capital alone in terms of lost human health and life, an economic evaluation of the contamination shows.The figure comes to 3-4 percent of the country’s national GDP. After evaluating economic

DHAKA: A girl was found dead and police recovered her body from a drain at Uttara Section-4 in the city on Sunday.The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Uttara Thana Sub-Inspector (SI) Jakir Hossain confirmed the matter to banglanews.He said, “On information,