SAVAR: A total of 750 workers were sued and eight arrested on charge of ransacking their factory here in a violent reaction over the death of their one colleague.Vertex Group authorities also shut down their garment factory Dress World Ltd for indefinite period from Tuesday amid unrest,

DHAKA: Water Resources Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen Tuesday asked the deputy commissioners to ensure water supply in full flush for the farmers to irrigate their croplands during dry-season farming. The minister gave the directives on the concluding day of a 3-day conference of the deputy

DHAKA: The High Court Tuesday rejected a writ petition challenging the appointment of justices Nizamul Haque and ATM Fazle Rabbi as chairman and member respectively of the International Crimes Tribunal set up for trying the war criminals of 1971.An HC bench comprising Justice Mamnoon

DHAKA: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister GM Quader Tuesday said the government has nothing to do about the lands already occupied illegally on the seashore in Cox’s Bazar rather the challenge is to protect the rest.“We have nothing to do about the occupied lands but we have to work

DHAKA: Bangladesh Tuesday sought financial and technical assistance from the donors for capacity building first to go by the Intellectual Property Act, as the country is now struggling to provide people with their bare necessities.  “We’re now working with the fundamental issues like

MADARIPUR: Assailants beat a bank officer to death at Amgram in Rajoir upazila Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Khabiruddin Madbar, 50, an officer in the Madaripur branch of Sonali bank.Victim’s brother Kamruzzaman Madbar said Khabiruddin left his home at Amgram Telikandi

Dhaka: Fire broke out at the Head office of Brac Bank at Gulshan Link road in the city’s Tejgoan industrial area Tuesday morning.Bank sources said the fire broke out on the fourth floor of the bank at around 11:45am. But within half-an-hour efforts, the bank’s security personnel

DHAKA:  Locals are still haunted by the horror of ULFA hunt for 68 Arges grenades missing from their armory. In the middle of 2004, the Arges grenades were found missing from their Garo Hill haven and they held the indigenous youths responsible for the heist. The Indian separatists held

SAVAR: At least 200 workers of a garment factory fell sick from food poisoning at Jamgara in Ashulia Monday night.  Of them, 45 workers were admitted to different clinics and hospitals in critical condition.Garment sources said the night shift workers of Meddler Apparels were given

DHAKA : The holy Shab-e-Barat or the night of fortunes will be observed across the country Tuesday night with devotees seeking divine blessings for the wellbeing of mankind as well the Muslim Ummah. President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Leader of the Opposition in

DHAKA: Bangladesh Monday signed a deal with India for constructing cross-border supply pipeline to import electricity from the neighbouring country, realizing the accord reached by their premiers. Officials said the agreement was signed between Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) and

DHAKA: Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad Monday asked the deputy commissioners to take measures against piracy and screening of obscene movies in the cinema halls across the country. The minister gave the directives on Monday on the second day of the 3-day conference of the deputy

NARSINGDI:  At least three people were burnt on Monday in a fire at Ghorashal power plant.Chief Engineer of the plant, Tamal Chakrabarty told banglanews24.com.bd that the fire originated at around 10am during a repairing work. The in-plant fire brigade brought the fire under control

DHAKA: Khilgaon police recovered a body of a housewife from a house at Goran in the capital on Monday.The deceased was identified as Konika Akther, 20, daughter of Ajgar Ali. She used to live with her husband- Abul Hossain. Officer-in-charge of Khilgaon Thana Md Nazimuddin suspects it

DHAKA: A Dhaka court Monday issued arrest warrant against 21 fugitives from the case of mutiny-time carnage at Pilkhana BDR headquarters, as the trial is underway. It also ordered confiscation of their property. Metropolitan Magistrate SK Tofail Hassan passed the orders taking into

DHAKA: The High Court Monday issued rule asking the government to explain in 15 days why necessary directives should not be given to stop the use of toxic tannery wastes in making animal fodder and fish feed. On this matter of public health concerns, the court also gave four directions,

BAGERHAT: Twenty fishermen went missing as five fishing trawlers capsized in coastal areas in Shoronkhola due to rough weather caused by depression over the northwest Bay.Alauddin, a fishing trader of Kochikhali told banglanew24.com.bd that the trawlers carrying 50 fishermen, sailed for

SAVAR: Two garment workers’ death triggered massive labour unrest in Savar and Gazipur areas Monday, leaving over 50 people wounded and a factory and vehicles ransacked.      Police and witnesses said over 50 people were injured as hordes of workers ran riot ransacking their

MADARIPUR: A schoolboy was crushed under the wheels of a human-hauler, localy kown as Nasiman, at Daulatpur in Shibchar upazila Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Al-Amin,8, son of Tota Bepari, and a class II student of Mridhakanti Primary School.Highway police surgent Md Asadul

DHAKA: Overdue union parishad (UP) elections would be held this coming November, State Minister for LGRD Jahangir Kabir Nanak said Monday.He disclosed the government decision about the tentative timings of the UP polls while talking to journalists after addressing the third session of