The formal trial of 16 people, including BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will begin on March 1 in the Tk 45.49-crore loan default case over Dandy Dyeing Limited, reports UNB. Judge of Dhaka’s Bankruptcy Court-1 Fatema Ferdous fixed the date yesterday after framing charges against them. The court…

Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from a plastic drum at a house in Lakerchar area in Keraniganj yesterday four days after his abduction, reports UNB. The victim was identified as M Abdullah, 11, a class five student of Mugarchar Government Primary School and son of M Badol Hossain of Lakerchar…

Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) and Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) in a drive yesterday seized 158 CNG-run auto- rickshaws for not having registration. They also filed 91 cases against the owners for plying without metres till filing the report at 6:30pm. On Monday over 1,000 cases…

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved the 'Super-Specialised Hospital of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU)' project, worth Tk. 1,366.34 crore, in a bid to enlarge the scope of health services of BSMMU for the common people. The…

Customs officials seized 60 gold bars, weighing around 6 kg, from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital yesterday, reports UNB. Assistant Commissioner (Customs) Shahiduzzaman Sarkar said a flight of the national flag carrier landed at the airport…

At least four workers and several fire fighting personnel were injured when a fire broke out at a sweater factory in Malekerbari area of the city yesterday morning. However, the reason behind the fire could not be known immediately. Assistant deputy director of Gazipur fire service Akteruzzaman Liton…

Philip Kueppers has taken charge as the new director of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh on Monday, says a press release. He replaced his predecessor Judith…

About 59 photographs, some rare ones from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s visit to China in 1957, were put on display for a day at an exhibition…

Lankan team meets UGC chief A three-member Sri Lankan delegation led by Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Dhaka Yasoja Gunasekera called on Professor Abdul Mannan, Chairman, University Grants Commission at UGC auditorium in the capital yesterday. During the meeting they discussed matters relating to Sri…

Fellowship online registration begins The online registration of 'WE CAN-Daffodil Apps Fellowship-2016', jointly organised by WE CAN, Bangladesh and Daffodil International University (DIU) began on Monday and will continue till February 6, says a press release. The fellowship programme will…