The fire that broke out in a garment factory in Chandra Palli Bidyut area of Kaliakoir upazila was brought under control yesterday afternoon after thirteen hours of frantic efforts, reports UNB. Station officer of Kaliakoir fire service station Apurba Bal said the fire ensued on the second floor of…

Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no. 3 as a low lies over the northeast bay, UNB reports. Under its influence deep convection is taking place over the North Bay, said a Met office bulletin. Squally weather may affect…

Country's petrol pump and tank-lorry owners and workers yesterday announced a 7-hour strike for August 28 to press home their 12-point demand, including…

The history would never forgive those security personnel who had shown negligence to their responsibilities of ensuring safety and security of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, reports BSS. “Those security personnel…

Spokesman of the 14-party alliance, Awami League presidium member and Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said trial of the August 21 carnage case would certainly be complete during the tenure of this government, reports BSS. “The trial in Bangabandhu Murder Case and the…

Leaders of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) yesterday demanded the resignation of secretary Abdul Jalil and director (Hajj) Abu Saleh Mosfata of the Religious Affairs Ministry within 24 hours for the recent crisis created in hajj management, reports UNB. The HAAB leaders also threatened…

The list of hajj pilgrims, who got visas, has been published on the website of the Ministry of Religious Affairs yesterday, reports UNB. The ministry also requested the hajj agencies concerned to collect plane tickets for hajj pilgrims for sending them to Saudi Arab, said a handout of the ministry.…

Five people, including a couple, were killed and another was injured in collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Muradnagar-Iliatganj road in Muradnagar upazila yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as auro-rickshaw driver M Rubel, 35, son of Abdul Latif of Kacharkandi…

A Dhaka court yesterday sent Toronto University student Tahmid Hasib Khan to jail on completion of his remand period in connection with Gulshan terror attack, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Delwar Hossain passed the order after Inspector Humayan Kabir of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational…

A man was beaten to death allegedly by policemen in the city’s Shatmatha area of Rangpur city early yesterday, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Nur Nabi Miah, 35, son of Abdur Rashid of Balatary area in the city. Talking to reporters, Nabi’s wife Arjina Begum said a police team,…

Police in a drive arrested 13 activists of Islami Chattra Shibir and an Imam with jihadi books, calendars, diaries, leaflets and report books from Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Haque Hall at Rajshahi University (RU) yesterday afternoon, reports UNB. The arrestees were identified as Mehedi Hasan, Abdul Haque…