DHAKA: Fire broke out at a cotton factory in Shikkatuli area of Bangshal in old Dhaka area on Thursday noon.Originated around 2:00, the fire soon engulfed the entire factory.On information, nine fire fighting units rushed to the spot and trying to bring the flame under control.Fire

DHAKA: The cabinet approved the proposed budget of the fiscal year 2015-16 in a meeting at Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat on Thursday noon.This will be the second budget of the incumbent Awami League-led government after it assumed power in January last year.The size of the budget is Tk

DHAKA: A Dhaka court ordered Detective Branch of Police for further investigation over death of three-year-old kid Jihad falling into a abandoned pipe of WASA in Shahjahanpur of the city.Dhaka Metropolitan magistrate Mahbubur Rahman passed the order in response to a petition filed by

CHANDINA (COMILLA): Joint forces detained seven leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, including the party’s Chandina upazila unit amir, in suspicion of Wednesday petrol bomb attack in Chandina of Comilla district.The Jamaat men were detained in drives conducted from Wednesday

DHAKA: European Union (EU) announced the release of EUR 10.5 million to the primary education sector of Bangladesh through its Sector Budget Support operation.The matter was disclosed through a press release issued by EU delegation to Bangladesh on Thursday.This is the Third tranche

DHAKA: The national budget for the fiscal year 2015-2016 is going to be placed before the parliament on Thursday afternoon.  The size of the budget is likely to be Tk 2.97 lakh crore. Finance Minister AMA Muhith is to place the budget, which will be the 9th as the finance minister, for

DHAKA: A woman, who sustained burns in a gas-pipeline explosion at her house, dies at a hospital in city early Thursday after battling for life for four days.The deceased were identified as Mamtaj Begum, 50. She breathed her last at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital

DHAKA: Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will place the national budget for 2015-16 financial year at the Jatiya Sangsad at 3:00pm Thursday. This will be the country’s 44th budget and the 16th of the Awami League government while the 9th for AMA Muhith. The Finance Minister will

NARAYANGANJ: Two persons were killed in a rice mill boiler blast in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj district on Wednesday.They died on their way to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the evening.The victims were identified as a boatman Azizul Islam (32) and rice mill accountant

DHAKA: Helper of a passenger bus was killed as a bus hit another bus in city’s Karwan Bazar area Wednesday evening.Scores are injured in the incident. Among the injured, Parul and her son Ashfak and one Awal Byapari are admitted at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).Awal Byapari,

DHAKA: A person was killed as a passenger bus hit another bus in city’s Karwan Bazar area Wednesday evening.Scores are injured in the incident.Tejgaon Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Mazharul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1857 HRS, JUN 03, 2015RR  

DHAKA: A man was killed as a passenger bus hit him in Hajipara of city’s Rampura area Wednesday afternoon.The deceased has been identified as Sultan (50).Ramna Thana sub-inspector (SI) Tokonuzzaman told banglanews that a passenger bus ‘Turag Paribahan’ hit the man leaving him dead

NARAIL: A road accident in Narail district killed father and daughter and injured nine on Wednesday noon.Witnesses said a truck rammed into an easy-bike in Rupganj area of the district town leaving Ukil Sheikh (55) and her daughter Khadiza Begum (25) dead on the spot.The injured includes

ASHULIA (DHAKA): Police recovered two unidentified bodies from Kurgaon area of Ashulia in Savar on Wednesday.Police said locals spotted an unidentified body in a sack from a tin-shed house of local trader in the area in the morning.Being informed, police rushed to the spot and recovered

NARAIL: Two persons including a woman were killed and three more injured in a road accident in district town on Wednesday noon.Witnesses said a truck smashed an easy-bike in Rupganj area of the town, leaving the casualties.Police Super Rakibul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews. The

MALAYSIA: A primary list of 716 Bangladeshis has been made who took shelter in refugee camps after being detained while trying to intrude Malaysia.Kuala Lumpur embassy of Malaysia informed the matter.Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia have taken stern actions to stop illegal migration to

BRAHMANBARIA: Two pedestrians including a minor were killed in a road accident in Radhika Bus Stand area under Sadar upazila of the district Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Yasin Bhuiyan, 32, fish trader and son of late Harmuz Ali of Jograsar village and Saidul Islam, 8,

PABNA: Two people were killed as a pick-up van run them over on Pabna-Dhaka highway in Madhupur Bazar area under Sadar upazila of the district Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Mahiul Alam Sadhu, 50, son of Dr Hossain Ali of Madhupur village and Abdur Rahman, 52, son of

CHANDINA (COMILLA): Seven people sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled petrol bomb on a bus on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chandina upazila early Wednesday.The injured are-- Anjan Kumar Dey, 40, adviser of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro and Sanjit Sharma, teacher of Rangamati Government

DHAKA: A young man was killed when his motorcycle overturned on Khilgaon Flyover of the city Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Shanto, 20, hails from Brahmanbaria district.Victim’s fellow, Imon and Mynuddin those also injured in the accident, told banglanews that the