DHAKA: Police foiled gherao to two ministries of Gono Songhati Andolon on Monday demanding rescue of migrants who adrift at sea and arrest of human traffickers.The protesters tried to besiege the Home Ministry and Expatriate Welfare Ministry to press their demand to the government.More

DHAKA: The Indonesian city where about 1,500 migrants have landed after being abandoned at sea says it urgently needs help to care for them.The mayor of Langsa, in Aceh province, told the BBC that finances were tight, reports the bbc.com"We need some help, immediately, from our national

DHAKA: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has recommended reformation of city corporation election act.The non-government anti-graft watchdog made the recommendation on Monday morning.The organization published their report on the recently held Dhaka North, Dhaka South and

DHAKA: The appellate division of the Supreme Court directed disposing of the High Court (HC) rule on the cancellation of a contact between the government and the Jamuna Resorts Ltd (JRL) authorities within 8 weeks. The apex court also said the stay order issued by the chamber judge asking

DHAKA: Class-4 employees started demonstrating at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in city on Monday.The demonstration, centering the appointment of an employee at the hospital general store, began at 11:45am in front of DMCH administration block.An agitating employee Shamsul

DHAKA: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel rescued six Bangladeshis, who were trying to go to Malaysia illegally, from the Bay of Bengal.The fortune seekers were rescued at the wee hour of Monday.Confirming the matter to banglanews BGB public relations officer (PRO) Muhammad Mohsin

DINAJPUR: Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Shalbon area in Birganj Upazila municipality of the district Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Anwarul Islam, 28, son of Abu Bakar Siddique at Karipur village and Helal Uddin, 30, son of Hefaz Uddin at Tusilpur

DHAKA: Students of Magbazar Girl’s School put barricade on road in protest against different irregularities of the school authorities, including its managing committee.Hundreds of students took position on the street in front of their school compound from Monday morning. They were

GAIBANDHA: Two people, including a kid, were killed and 15 others injured in road accident in Batrishmile area under Sadullapur upazila of the district early Monday.Of the deceased, one was identified as five-year-old Ashura.Locals said a speedy bus hit as parked stone-laden truck in the

KHAGRACHHARI: Three siblings died from toxic gas inhalation as they fell into septic tank of their house at Monartek village under Mohalchhari upazila of the district early Monday.The deceased were identified as Pradip Shashi Chakma, upazila correspondent of Daily Bhorer Kagoj and his two

DHAKA: In a latest development, the government has reshuffled 22 officers of additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank of police administration.The ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday issued an order signed by Joint Secretary ASM Imdadud Dastagir regarding the matter.BDST: 2057 HRS,

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes to seal the deal during a proposed visit to Dhaka in June-July and may ask chief ministers of West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura — states that border Bangladesh — to accompany him, reports the Hindustan Times on

DHAKA: State minister for labor and employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu assured Swan garments workers of solving the existing problems within two days.Bangladesh Garment Worker Trade Union Centre general secretary Jolly Talukdar said after getting the assurance the workers left the

DHAKA: A Dhaka court sentenced Helal Uddin, suspended officer-in-charge (OC) of Khilgaon Thana to 3-year imprisonment over torture on a Dhaka University student Abdul Qader.First Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate M Alamgir Kabir passed the order at 5:00pm Sunday.During the

DHAKA: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his Malaysian counterpart Anifah Aman agreed on strengthening regional cooperation to solve the worsening Southeast Asia migrant crisis.The two minister reached the consensus at the Fourth Meeting of the Malaysia-Bangladesh Joint

DHAKA: The deposition of blogger and one of ‘Ganajagaran Mancha’ organizers Ahmed Rajib Haider murder case deferred till May 21.Dhaka speedy trial tribunal-1 acting Judge Shahed Nuruddin passed the order as the judge of the tribunal is in a vacation.The first witness of the case and

DHAKA: The United States of America (USA) has agreed to cooperate in combating human trafficking from Bangladesh.To get the US cooperation, the country should take action quickly, said US ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bloom Bernicat while paying a courtesy call on labor and employment

DHAKA: Customs authorities have seized medicines worth of Tk 7.5-crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in city on Sunday.The medicines, mostly for cancer, were seized at the airport’s freight terminal at 1:30pm.Customs authorities said that the medicines were brought from

DHAKA: Nearly five hundred workers staged demonstration in front of the secretariat in city Sunday, demanding the payment of their dues.Led by the leaders of Bangladesh Garment Worker Trade Union Centre, workers of Swan Garments Factory of the city’s Dhakkhinkhan area have taken poison

DHAKA: Film actress Naznin Akhtar Happy filed a naraji (no-confidence) petition against the final probe report submitted over her allegations of sexual abuse against national cricket team pacer Rubel Hossain.Happy filed the petition after appearing in person before the Fifth Special