DHAKA: Survivors of the Rana Plaza building collapse one year ago in Bangladesh are still suffering from their injuries and loss of income, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. International companies that sourced garments from five factories operating in the Rana Plaza building are not

KUSHTIA: Two Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were injured as smugglers attacked them in Bilgathua frontier under Daulatpur upazila of the district on Tuesday night. The injured are- Abdul Aziz and Haridas.Kushtia BGB-32 Battalion Deputy Commander Major Mehedi Hasan told

NARAYNGANJ: A youth was knifed to death and two others were injured by thief duo in Fatulla under Sadar upazila of the city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Sohag, a hardware worker. Police said two thieves, identified as Titu and Insan, entered into one Moin Uddin’s

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 personnel held two people with huge bomb making equipments from capital’s Uttara area early Wednesday.Acting on a tip-off the law enforcers raided a house at Abdullahpur and detained the duo with 10 types of explosives.RAB-2 Additional SP Raihan

RANGPUR: BNP’s long march caravan will set off for the Teesta Barrage at Dalia-Doani point in Lalmonithat from the district on Wednesday morning.The long march will start travelling after a short rally at the Rangpur central Shaheed Minar at 9:00am where BNP acting secretary general

JESSORE: A suspected extremist was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Abhaynagar upazila of the district early Wednesday. Five policemen also sustained injuries during the gunbattle.The deceased was identified as Saiful Shikari, 32, son of Mohon Shikari of Shakarpasha village of

GAZIPUR: Over 100 readymade garment workers have fallen sick due to food poisoning after having tiffin served at GM Tex Limited in Kashimpur Sultan Market area of the city on Tuesday night.Local sources said some hundred workers of the garment factory fell sick after having the food from

DHAKA: Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim on Tuesday said the government is set to open information center at every public hospital.The health minister also said to provide information to the journalists and others, a spokesperson also would be appointed for every

LALMONIRHAT: Acting Secretary General of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday claimed water flow in Teesta River increased after Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) staged long march.The spokesperson for the party came up with assertion in an interview with banglanews at North View

BAGERHAT: A Bagerhat court on Tuesday awarded life-time imprisonment to six people in a case filed for killing a local contactor by hacking.Judge SM Saiful Islam of the District and Sessions Judge passed the order on Tuesday afternoon.The convicts are Abdul Sheikh and Abbas Sheikh, two

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Tuesday approved the time extension plea by the prosecution for further investigation into General Manzoor murder case and ordered to submit the report within July 15.The court also relieved former President and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad from personal

DHAKA: Four sea beach workers have been recruited and many initiatives have been taken at Saint Martin’s Island to alert and save the tourists on the island.Coast Guard official Lieutenant Kazi Harunur Rashid came up with the disclosure while answering a query of a participant of

FARIDPUR: A woman along with her son was killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Kanaipur BSCIC Industrial Area of the district on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Selina Akhter, 45, wife of Ohidul Sheikh and their son Sumon Sheikh, 21, student of Faridpur

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved five projects involving Tk 2072.53 crore.The approval came from a meeting held at the NEC conference room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.The

DHAKA: Banglalink, one of the leading mobile-phone operators in the country, with support from The Asia Foundation and the District Women’s Business Forums (DWBFs), has launched a new initiative to empower women throughout the country. The launching ceremony took place at the Nawab Ali

DHAKA: The government should take tight security measures to avert further tragic situation at Saint Martin’s Island in the Bay.Nayan Islam, a student of Jagannath University, made the observation in a ‘Public Opinion’ event organized by banglanews24.com on Tuesday afternoon.The

DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed three cases against Expatriates’ Welfare Secretary Dr Khandaker Shawkat Hossain for his alleged involvement in irregularities in distributing plots.The cases were filed with Motijheel Thana in the afternoon.Deputy Director of ACC Jatan Kumar

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered to fix the fare of first two kilometers in new yellow taxicabs Tk 85 instead of Tk 100.Besides, passenger has to pay Tk 8.50 for every two minutes of halting of journey or for being trapped in traffic jam. Moreover, passenger has to pay one

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi University has warned the intern doctors of Rajshahi Medical College that it (RU) will not issue certificates if they continue to boycott classes and exams in the name of movement, disrupting Medicare at the hospital.“We have to think about that,” said RU Vice

DHAKA: Former President and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has been relieved from personal appearance in court during future hearing into General Manzur murder case.Additional district and sessions judge court of Dhaka passed the order following an application by the former military