Friday, 15 Nov, 2024

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Garment workers assaulted in Narayanganj

NARAYANGANJ: Workers of a garment factory came under attack by a gang of hooligans at Nayabari in Kachpur Monday that left 15 labourers injured, police and workers said.Following the incident, the garment workers vandalized their own factory- Ananta Denim Technology – to protest attack

Infighting injures 10 of AL in Natore

NATORE: Internal fight over domination between two rival groups of ruling Awami League left at least 10 people injured, including a woman, on Monday at Halsa bazar in Sadar upazila.Witnesses and police said the shopkeepers in the bazar closed around 100 shops as soon as the fight began

Unidentified body recovered in Narayanganj

NARAYANGANJ: Police recovered body of an unidentified young girl from Chashara area Monday.Police suspects unknown assailants strangulated her to death and dumped the body on Nawab Salimullah Road.Fatulla police recovered the body and sent to Narayanganj General Hospital for

Suspended BDR mutiny trial begins in Sylhet

SYLHET: The suspended BDR mutiny trial of Sunamganj-8 rifle battalion began in Sylhet on Monday.Formation of allegations against 14 BDR soldiers were worked out as the trial began at the Special Court-3 at BDR Sector Headquarters here with Director General of BDR Rafiqul Islam as the

Low-lying areas in Kurigram flooded

KURIGRAM : Onrush of hill waters across the border and incessant rain for last few days submerged a vast land in 12 unions of  five upazilas, leaving about 20,000 people virtually marooned.Rain-fed 16 rivers, including Brahmaputra, Dharala, Teesta and Dudhkumor marked a sharp rise on

Hustles over hartal: Shamsher Mobin remanded for a day

DHAKA: Police Monday took BNP Vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury on a day’s remand for grilling in connection with troubles during Sunday’s hartal enforced by the opposition party.Shamsher Mobin, also ex-foreign secretary, is held on charges of obstructing police from discharging

Jai Jai din journalists demand payments

DHAKA: Former journalists of the Bengali daily Jai Jai Din formed a human chain in front of Dhaka Reporters’ Unity on Monday for dues.At least 20 ex-journalists of the daily took part in the agitation, who later brought out a procession.Many journalists were sacked while many resigned

Road mishaps kill one, 25 injured in Comilla, Manikganj

DHAKA: Separate road accidents in Comilla and Manikganj districts on Monday left one person killed and 25 others injured.banglanews24.com.bd’s Comilla Correspondent quoting sub-inspector Lutfur Rahman of Lalmai Police camp said, a speeding microbus ran over Jalal Hossain, 15, son of

Adivasi people yet to get land rights: Dy. Spkr

DHAKA: Deputy Speaker Colonel (retd) Showkat Ali Monday said people of all religions had fought against Pakistan with the spirit of Bengali Nationalism in 1971.“But Adivasi people are yet to get their land rights and are displaced from their land,” he said.The deputy speaker was

2 children among 6 killed in lightning in three districts

DHAKA : Six people were killed, including two children and a woman, in lightning strikes in three districts Monday as inclement weather persists over the country amid rain coupled with gales of wind.The districts that came under the fatal cloudbursts are Chapainawabganj, Satkhira and

Heroin worth Tk 85 lakh seized in Rajbari

Rajbari:  Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Monday seized heroin worth about Tk. 85 lakh from a bus in the district town.Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-8 searched a Kushtia-bound passenger bus at Polash Filing Station near Sripur bus stand at about 2pm and recovered 850 grams

21 stolen CNG-run auto-rickshaws recovered, 4 held

DHAKA: Detective police seized 21 stolen CNG-run auto-rickshaws and arrested four suspected ringleaders of a hijackers’ gang from different districts in an 18-hour nonstop drive to Monday morning.The arrested suspects are Shahid alias ‘Kana’ Shahid, 40, Mukul Bhuiyan Kabir, 43,

Godown goes up in flames in chemical-fuelled fire in Chittagong

CHITTAGONG:  A chemical godown and a furniture shop went up in flames in the port city Monday, but the cause of the fire could not be known yet.Fire-service official Tapan Das said the fire broke out at the chemical godown first and then spread to the furniture shop nearby in the

Rain nets Dhaka traffic

DHAKA: Moderately heavy rain on Monday morning crippled city life, throwing thousands of office-and school-goers in abject misery a day after a general shutdown enforced by opposition politicians.Deputy Forecasting Officer of the Met office Shahidul Islam told banglanews24.com.bd that

Samiul killing: Prime accused Arif, his brother held

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion crime-busters arrested Shamsuzzaman Arif, the prime suspect for the killing of schoolboy Samiul, and his younger brother Nuruzzaman in separate raids in the city and Tongi area early Monday.Legal and Media Wing Director of RAB Mohammad Sohail told

Freedom fighters choose Morshed-Matin as their cream of the crop

DHAKA: The freedom fighters countrywide chose the Morshed-Matin duo as their leaders in Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad Central Command Council through Saturday’s voting in the first direct election in the organization’s history.   The results were published on Sunday night in the

Gas going to southwestern region: pipeline installation begins this year

BENAPOLE: As natural gas goes to the country’s southwestern region under a government decision, the long-stalled works for installing the supply pipeline is going to start within this year, official sources said.Bangladesh Gas Transmission Company (BGTC) has started initial works

Thunderbolt kills 2 in Naogaon

NAOGAON: Two people were killed in lightning strikes in Manda upazila on Monday morning as an inclement weather persists over the country amid rain coupled with gales of wind.The dead were identified as Mallika, 30, wife of Naser Ali of Chakbaban village, and Qamruzzaman, 28, of Uttar

Erosion takes serious turn in Lalmonirhat

LALMONIRHAT: Erosion by the River Teesta has taken a serious turn in Aditmari upazila, rendering hundreds of people homeless during last two days till Sunday.The rain-fed river devoured hundreds of dwelling houses, over 100 acres of cultivable land and a number of fruit orchards at

Fire burns Internet connection to DSE: stock trading delayed

DHAKA: Trading on Dhaka Stock Exchange got delayed Monday as a fire burnt part of the Internet connection to the country’s premier bourse. Trading in stocks on the stock market got going at 12noon, an hour behind the schedule, through alternative dialup system.DSE sources said a