DHAKA: Bashundhara Group, country’s one of the leading business conglomerate, donated Tk 10 lakh to construct multi-storey building of Parshuram Diabetic Hospital in Feni. On behalf of Sayem Sobhan Anvir, Managing Director (MD) of Bashundhara Group, Moinal Hossain Chowdhury, Adviser

DHAKA: The government has appointed Brigadier General (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan as new vice-chairman of The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for three years on contract. Besides, retired District Judge M Khurshid Alam was appointed on contract as member of

NARAYANGANJ: A Narayanganj court on Wednesday placed five Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel on an 8-day remand over much-talked about seven murder case here. Senior Judicial Magistrate Chandni Rupam granted the remand for the elite force officials. The RAB officials are Emdadul

KISHOREGANJ: At least 15 people went missing after a trawler capsized with 50 passengers in Meghna River in Kathbazar area of Bhairab at 1.45pm Wednesday. Confirming the matter to banglanews, Officer-in-Charge of Bhairab Thana Bodrul Alam said, “Police and fire service personnel rushed

DHAKA: The High Court on Wednesday rejected the petition filed to seek cancellation of GATCO (Global Agro Trade Corporation) scam case. Earlier, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case of corruption of Tk 1000 crore for the employment of contractors in Chittagong Port and Kamalapur

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent seven people, including five doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), to jail in a corruption case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court passed the order rejecting the defenders’ plea for bail. The

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SIRAJGANJ: At least 20 people were infected with anthrax, a bacterial disease that spreads from cattle, at Char-Nandigram village under Ullahpara upazila of the district.The doctors of Ullahpara upazila health complex confirmed the matter to banglanews on Tuesday. Sources said that

DHAKA: State-owned five-star hotel Rupshi Bangla is going be closed for over one year due to renovation works from Monday. Besides, the hotel will be reopened on January 2016 being re-branded by Inter-Continental Hotels Group (IHG), the group who left the hotel in 1983, said

SIRAJGANJ: The rail communication of Sirajganj with Dhaka and Ishwardi halted after derailment of the engine of Sirajganj Express train in Roypur area of the district on Wednesday morning.The train engine veered off track around 10:45am that snapped rail communication of the routes. 

RANGAMATI: The indefinite strike, enforced by Rangamati Bus Owners Association and Bus Sramik Union, is underway in 14 road and six river routes in the district on Wednesday.The organization called bus strike demanding penalty of attackers during clash between transport workers and

DHAKA: A construction worker was electrocuted in a building at Shewrapara of Mirpur in the city on Wednesday morning. The deceased was identified as Abul Kalam, 22, hailed from Bhola district. Sources said that the victim was spraying water at ninth floor in the under-construction

DHAKA:  Mohammad Shahjahan, formally honorary consul of Republic of Moldova, lost his job on different allegations including irregularities during the chairmanship of North South University (NSU). The allegations also include female related scandal and illegal occupying of land during

NOAKHALI: Leader of a local dacoit gang was killed here early Wednesday in a ‘gunfight’ with police near Harun Brickfield at Palla Bazar of Mohammadpur union in Chatkhil.The deceased was identified as Khorshed Alam, 42, son of Abdur Rashid, residing in south Bodolcourt of the

DHAKA: First hajj flight, with 409 pilgrims to perform hajj this year, left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning. Civil aviation minister Rashed Khan Menon saw off the first batch of pilgrims, who left by a Bangladesh Biman fight that  took off from the Hazrat Shahjalal

DHAKA: Custom intelligence officials held one person with 1.5-kilogram gold early Wednesday from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city.Sources told banglanews that the detainee Ziaur Rahman, 40, came from Kuala Lumpur by a Malaysian Airlines fight.Custom intelligence Director

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Islam doesn’t support militancy as it is a religion of peace and the incumbent government is promoting Islam. The premier, also ruling Awami League president, made the observation while inaugurating a hajj camp in city’s Ashkona in

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, asked the authorities concerned to construct all roads with concrete gradually. The premier made the plea in the meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) in the capital on Tuesday. The

SIRAJGANJ: Two people, including a police constable, were killed in two separate road accidents in Salanga and Kamarkhanda upazilas of the district on Tuesday. Of the deceased, one was identified as Habibur Rahman, 48, police constable of Hatikumrul Highway Thana. Police sergeant Iqbal

PABNA: An engineer committed suicide over family feud by jumping under a train in Bhangura upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rasel Ahmed Rubel, 35, son of Jalal Uddin, of Dhanbandi village of the upazila.Locals told banglanews that the incident took place