DHAKA:  From now on anybody showing dishonor to the national flag, song and any of the emblems will have to serve two years in jail or pay a fine of Tk 10,000 or both.A cabinet meeting Sunday gave the final approval to the draft Bangladesh National Anthem, Flag and Emblem (amendment) Act

DHAKA: Power Development Board (PDB) and Rural Power Company Limited (RPCL) Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up a 150MW power station at the first go under a government crash course for enhancing electricity generation. Based on success of the first one, another

RAJSHAHI: A boy was crushed under the wheels of a reckless truck at Tarapur in Puthia upazila Sunday noon.The deceased was identified as Sanwar, 12, hailed from Shahbajpur village in Durgapur upazila.Puthia thana Officer-in-charge Ziaul Alam told banglanews24.com.bd that a Dhaka-bound

DHAKA: The 20th meeting of the National Committee for Withdrawal of Political Harassment Cases has been deferred to Tuesday from Sunday for some exigencies. “The meeting has been shifted to Tuesday as there will be a special cabinet meeting Sunday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in

Dhaka: The body of a woman garment worker was found in the city’s Mushair area under Dakshin Khan thana Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Nilufa, 26, a worker of Dazzling Dresses Garment at Mushair and a mother of a two-year daughter. Dakshin Khan thana SI Abu Bakr said the

SAVAR: Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from a pond nearby his school in Ashulia early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Mahfuzur Rahman, 11, a student of Tangail Pre-cadet Day Care School in Gazirchat area. Local people told banglanews24.com.bd that Mahfuz went missing on

DHAKA: Bangladeshi top-terror Mukul has been arrested in Chabbish Pargana district of West Bengal, India. British Scotland Yard had earlier confirmed his involvement in the grenade attack on August 21, 2004 on the then opposition leader and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The

SAVAR: A chemical-drum explosion at a textile-printing factory in Ashulia left one dead on Saturday night.  The deceased was identified as Ashraf Pramanik, 25, son of Abul Bashar from Goyeshyarpur village in Pabna district.Ashulia thana source told banglanews24.com.bd that the mishap

DHAKA: The government is going to take a hard line in dealing with a “syndicate” in the administration allegedly hampering the implementation of development projects through dillydallying and neglect of duties with an ulterior motive to make this government unpopular, competent

DHAKA: Energy and Mineral Resources Division has sought clearance of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchases for the import 12.54 lakh metric tonnes of petroleum products from Kuwait, the Philippines and Malaysia.The ministry will take final decision on Sunday, competent sources

CHITTAGONG: Marine Contractors Association accused Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan of making fortune by anomalies in appointing 600 watchmen in the Chitttagong Port.  President of the association Abdul Khaleq Chowdhury made the allegation at a press conference Saturday at Chittagong

GAZIPUR: People by the thousands took to the street in the district Saturday damaging hundreds of vehicles and setting fire to a godown of a garment factory in protest against implementation of the much-debated Detailed Area Plan (DAP) sponsored by RAJUK for expansion of the capital.

KOLKATA: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday night issued “red alert” on the India-Bangladesh border apprehending “possible militant attack” on the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata by Harkat-ul Jihad-al Islami (HuJi).BSF sources said the alarm-bell was

RAJSHAHI: Teachers of Department of Fine Arts in Rajshahi University Saturday have boycotted classes for an indefinite period to protest trouble by students.  Agitated students earlier vandalized their classrooms and confined five teachers including the Proctor of the University on

GAZIPUR: An apparently hasty move towards implementing the much-talked-about Detailed Area Plan (DAP) by RAJUK sparked off widespread protests as elected public representatives are taking a bold stance against the gigantic scheme that involves huge acquisitions of private lands. Thousands

DHAKA: The state minister’s interest in acquiring knowledge on Rajuk’s Purbachal Project is not over though the project duration came to an end. State minister for housing and public works Abdul Mannan Khan is out on a ‘learning trip’ with his team to gather detailed knowledge of

SATKHIRA : Indian Border Force (BSF) shot and wounded a Bangladeshi national along Boikari border in Sadar upazila early Saturday.Injured M Abul Bashar, 30, son of Abul Khayer of Gadaghata village in Sadar upazila, was admitted to Satkhira Sadar Hospital in a critical condition. BDR

CHITTAGONG : Police recovered the body of a minor girl from Shantinagar village under Bakolia thana on Friday night, a day after her abduction. The body of Sultana, 8, daughter of Abdul Malek of Shantinagar, was recovered from a drain in Bogar Beel area at about 8pm. Family sources said

CHITTAGONG: Newspaper hawkers on Saturday morning staged a demonstration and refrained from distributing national dailies in the metropolitan area of the port city for assaulting one of their fellow colleagues by the people of a newspaper agent. But they distributed local newspapers to

DHAKA: Academic activities of Dhaka University (DU) resume on Saturday after a month-long summer vacation.Students were seen coming back to different halls Friday as the vacation ended, reports our DU correspondent.Ashraf Ali Khan, director of public administration said DU classes were