A fire broke out at a tyre factory at Dapa Idrakpur in Fatulla of Narayanganj on Wednesday morning.   Manjur Quader, officer-in-charge of Fatullah Police Station, said the fire broke out at the factory around 8:30 am and spread soon.  On information, eight firefighting units rushed in and were trying to bring the fire under control.   Police suspected that ...

DHAKA, Sep 11, 2018 : The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved the Selected Madrasha Development Project with an estimated cost of Taka 5,918.63 crore in a bid to ensure infrastructural development of some 2,000 selected madrashas in the country. The approval came from the sixth ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year (FY19) held at ...

Dhaka, Sep 11 : The government has directed all the news media, including electronic media and news agencies, to provide dearness allowance to their staff, including journalists and other employees, under the 9th wage board. The Information Ministry issued a notification on Tuesday directing the news media to pay 45 percent of the main salary of media staff and journalists ...

Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said his party will not join BNP in any greater national unity if Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami remains with it.   He came up with the announcement at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club.  Asked whether they will go for forging the national unity with BNP keeping Jamaat with it, Dr Kamal ...

Aamir Khan turned out to be a hero for his Dangal sound engineer Shajith Koyeri in an recent event. Shajith Koyeri who had worked with Aamir Khan in Dangal, had a massive stroke and was taken to the hospital. However, after laying on the hospital bed for hours, the sound technician had no doctor visit him.   With no other ...

Singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, who finds fame unnatural, has urged Hollywood and the global entertainment industry to rescue artistes struggling with substance abuse and other mental health issues in their pursuit of stardom. Gaga spoke at a press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), reports The Hollywood Reporter.   “I think that would be wonderful, not just for artistes, ...

Indian actress Sushmita Sen on Sunday mourned the death of Chelsi Smith, who was her successor as Miss Universe in 1995. Smith died on Saturday due to liver cancer at the age of 43.   Sushmita tweeted: “I loved her smile and that generous spirit. Rest in peace my beautiful friend, Chelsi Smith. Miss Universe 1995.”   Along with the ...

North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has written to US President Donald Trump asking for a follow-up to their historic summit, the White House says. The US says it is already looking at scheduling a new meeting.   White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the “very warm” letter showed Pyongyang’s “continued commitment to focus on denuclearisation”.   Negotiations on the topic appeared ...

Hyderabad, Sept 11 : A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India has plunged off a road, killing at least 45 people, officials say. At least 27 other people were injured. The driver lost control as he tried to avoid another bus on the crowded road leading from the popular Anjaneya Swamy temple in ...

Michel Barnier has said a Brexit deal is possible within six to eight weeks. The EU’s chief negotiator said if both sides are “realistic” there could be an agreement on the terms of the UK’s exit by early November.   His comments come amid unconfirmed reports a one-off summit of EU leaders could be convened in the middle of November ...