The Indian border guards have handed back to Bangaldesh a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly being trafficked through a riverine area along the international frontier. The incident occurred on March 4 when a patrol party of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Gunarmath area of North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal detected some movement along the bank of Ichhamati river along the Indo-Bangla border. On being challenged, two ...

While creating an apprehension of nationalism, a possible participation of approximately 3 lakh people will celebrate the 43rd Independence Day of Bangladesh singing the national anthem of Bangladesh. Minister of Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor, MP announced that the event titled “Lakho Konthe Shonar Bangla” will be held on March 26, 2014 at the National Parade Square. The minister stated this announcement in an event held at the Nationa...

Gross negligence of duty, allegedly by some officials, including engineer (maintenance) and depot manager, of the state-run Jamuna Oil Company Ltd, caused the Friday’s fire at its oil depot in the city’s Patenga area. At least nine employees of Jamuna Oil suffered burn injuries in the incident. Though skilled personnel were supposed to be present on the spot, they remained absent during the risky work of installing automatic oil measurement instruments in place of manual ones in the oil depot, a Jamuna Oil official said on condition of anonymity, reports UNB. Mentioning that such risky installation work should not have been carried out in the evening, he said the matter needs to be investigated.