DHAKA: It was a bright glorious morning on 24th April in 2013. The nine-storey Rana Plaza in Savar was humming with life. Sewing machines whirred; irons steamed. Nobody was much bothered about the crack that had developed in the building the day before. In fact, over 4,000 people working

DHAKA: At least 11 people sustained serious burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in capital’s Chankharpul area on Thursday noon.Witnesses said that the explosion took place around 12:00pm in front of Kazi Gas Company, leaving some 11 people injured including some pedestrians.On

DHAKA: The `Census of Slum Areas and Floating Population 2014` will begin at 12:00am Friday, says Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).BBS disclosed the matter at a press conference at its office in Agargaon area of the city Thursday.The census will be conducted in two phases in the

FROM SAVAR: One year has passed since the Rana Plaza, the eight-storey building, collapsed where some 1136 workers died and 2,438 injured people were rescued. Thousands of mournful people gathered in front of that cursed Rana Plaza on Thursday, remembering the deadliest garment-factory

CHITTAGONG: Two persons were killed in a road accident in Dighirpar area under Patia upazila of the district on Wednesday night.The deceased were identified as M Imam Hossain, pick-up van driver, hailed from Sitakunda upazila and Haji Ahmed, hailed from Satkania upazila.Police sources

DHAKA: The fire at Bengal Studio was brought under control after one hour fanatic efforts on Wednesday evening.      A total of eight fire fighting units doused the flame around 6:10pm.The fire broke out at the Bengal Studio owned by private television channel RTV in Begunbari area

THAKURGAON: Two people were killed in separate incidents in Kachubari and Mitrabati areas of the district early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Shahjahan Ali, 40, of Futani Bazar area under Sadar upazila and Lutfor Rahman, 30, of Mitrabati area under Pirganj

DHAKA: The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Tuesday made an aircraft of Regent Airways grounded that had been flying with technical fault for several days.The Dash-8 had been taking flights off with cabin pressurization problem for several days. Passengers have to suffer

DHAKA: A young man was electrocuted in Gulshan-2 area of city on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 20, son of Mominul Haque. Sources said that the victim was working with a drill machine in an under construction building of road no.41 around 12:00pm. At one stage, he

DHAKA: Foreign minister AH Mahmood Ali is now in the Netherlands to attend Global Oceans Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth in The Hague.Foreign ministry sources confirmed the matter.According to the sources, ministers and senior representatives from governments, the fishing

KWUAIT CITY: The Kuwait, the richest among the Arab states, has again opened its labor market for the Bangladeshis after a halt of long seven years.The labor market is again opened for the Bangladeshis following tireless initiatives of Bangladesh Embassy there.The Oil rich Kuwait is one

DHAKA: The Sonali Bank again sued Tanvir Mahmood, managing director of Hallmark and its chairman Jesmin Islam for realising Tk 226.23 crore swindled from the bank.This is the 13th case against Hallmark group filed by Sonali Bank.Bank’s executive officer Abdus Salam filed the case with

DHAKA: Bangladeshi hacker group ‘Bangladesh Cyber 71’ hacked various official websites of Indian state, protesting the illegal claim of one third territory of Bangladesh by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.The hackers group of Bangladesh demanded that they hacked over three

DHAKA: The Anti-Corruption Commission and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will submit a joint report soon on the crimes and corruption of Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza.ACC secretary M Foyjur Rahman Chowdhury made the remark in a press briefing at ACC in the

DHAKA: The High Court asked the government to direct English-medium schools not to realize annual charges and readmission fees from students in the next three months.An HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Hyder and Muhammad Khurshid Alam passed the order after hearing on a petition

GAZIPUR: A man, who was awarded three years imprisonment, died of cardiac arrest at Kashimpur jail on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, 36, former member of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), son of late Abdul Khalek, hailed from Pirujali village under Gazipur Sadar of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that technical college will be set up in each upazila of the country to make the manpower skilled, competent. The premier came up with the disclosure while addressing a program at Diploma Engineers Institute Auditorium in city on Wednesday. Sheikh

TANGAIL: A man was killed and 30 others sustained injuries in a road accident on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila of the district Wednesday.Details of the deceased and the injured could not be known immediately. Witnesses said a Dhaka-bound passenger bus named Mahanagar fell

DHAKA: Survivors of the Rana Plaza building collapse one year ago in Bangladesh are still suffering from their injuries and loss of income, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. International companies that sourced garments from five factories operating in the Rana Plaza building are not

KUSHTIA: Two Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were injured as smugglers attacked them in Bilgathua frontier under Daulatpur upazila of the district on Tuesday night. The injured are- Abdul Aziz and Haridas.Kushtia BGB-32 Battalion Deputy Commander Major Mehedi Hasan told