The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated a probe against a former assistant officer of Kasimpur’s Land Office in Gazipur for allegedly embezzling public property worth Tk 50 crore, reports UNB. The Commission at its recent meeting decided to launch probe against Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury,…

The railway employees of East Zone yesterday staged a demonstration on the premises of General Manager’s (East Zone) office protesting the alleged assault on a railway employee. The railway employees under the banner of Bangladesh Railway Traffic Karmachari Oikkya Parishad demanded exemplary punishment…

A court of Chittagong ordered to examine another edible oil laden drum to check the presence of cocaine in three different laboratories on Sunday. The court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Rahmat Ali passed the order to test drum No.59 after responding a plea of IO  of the case Mohammad Kamruzzaman.…

Police yesterday foiled an attempt of two left parties to lay a siege to the Secretariat protesting the government’s decision to increase gas and electricity prices, reports UNB. Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB) arranged the programme to lay a siege to…

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong District Police in overnight special drives arrested 155 people from different upazilas of the district Sunday night, reports BSS. Additional Superintendent of Police (Special Branch) of Chittagong district Mohammad Naimul Hasan said, among the arrestees, 23 were accused in regular…

RAJSHAHI: Speakers at a meeting have stressed for strict enforcement of the amended Tobacco Control Act (TCA) in public places and public transports to save thousands of non-smokers from passive smoking and human lives, reports BSS. They put special emphasis on creating public awareness about harms…

A nonstop downpour from Sunday evening has paralysed normal life in Rajshahi city. The rainfall started on Sunday at 7pm and continuing without break…

A case has been filed with judicial magistrate court in Barisal yesterday against 21 leaders and activists of Awami League for attacking two Juba League activists of Gournadi. The injured were identified as Pintu and Masud. Taposhi Rani Guha, mother Juba League activist Salil Guha Pintu, filed the case.…

RANGPUR: Speakers at a meeting here have said there is no alternative to accurate, authentic, reliable and timely statistics for proper planning, designing, monitoring and evaluating development plans at all levels, reports BSS. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) organised the regular day-long meeting…

A 3-three member probe committee was formed to investigate into the fire incident of Shaikalbaha thermal power plant. The committee formed headed by Engineer Abdul Khaleq, additional chief engineer of Shikalbaha power plant and two others members were Abul Bashar, assistant director (security) of Shikalbaha…

The authorities of Keya Knit Composit Factory, a RMG unit of Keya Group, shut the factory for an indefinite period over worker unrest. Workers got agitated seeing a notice on the factory closure yesterday. The authorities put up a notice in front of the factory situated at Jarun area of the city on…

SUST admission tests begin Nov 14 SYLHET: The admission test for the first year honours courses of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) for academic session 2015-16 will begin on November 14. The decision was taken at a meeting of the admission committee on Sunday afternoon with SUST…