Green activists in the capital yesterday demanded legal action against tannery owners if they fail to relocate their factories from the capital’s Hazaribagh to Savar within March 30 next, the latest deadline set by the government, reports UNB. Addressing a press conference, they asked the authorities…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and its audit committee chairman ANM Borhan Uddin for allegedly acquiring illegal wealth. ACC deputy director Shamsul Alam filed the case against him with Motijheel Police Station in the capital,…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday had a videoconference with Savar local administration to exchange views on corruption prevention activities, reports UNB. ACC Commissioner Dr Nasir Uddin Ahmed talked to the local government officials, civil society and Upazila Corruption Prevention Committee…

A group of students of AF Rahman Hall have staged a protest against their provost and vadnalised six CC cameras following his sudden inspection in a room, reports UNB. The incident took place after the hall’s provost, Prof Dr Aftab Uddin, during an inspection identified three outsiders at a room…

Police arrested three members of family along with 30,000 yaba tablets and Tk 6.5 lakh from Golbag Residential Area under Bayazid police station on Wednesday. The arrestees were Devroto Chakraborty 50, his wife Sumi Archarjee 30, and Dipti Archarjee, 61, mother-in-law of Devroto, hailing from Boalkhali…

CHITTAGONG: Authorities of Chittagong Custom House (CCH) yesterday seized a container of Benson cigarette imported by a private firm from Singapore through false declaration, reports BSS. Officials of Customs Intelligence recovered 470 cartons of foreign cigarettes from a container CCT yard yesterday…

CHITTAGONG: A court here yesterday handed down life imprisonment to a man on charges of raping a two and a half years old minor girl five years ago. Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal's judge Mohammad Selim Mia pronounced the verdict convicting Mohammad Khurshid Alam, saying he would…

RAJSHAHI: Police in an anti-crime drive arrested an alleged drug-trafficker with 2.10 kilograms of heroin worth about Taka 2.10 crore from Jhikargachha crossing area under Godagari upazila of the district this afternoon, police sources said, reports BSS. The arrested person was identified as Shahabul…

KHULNA: The government has launched a Taka 7.61 crore project to protect the environment of the world's largest mangrove forests of Sundarabnas keeping commercial vessels away from its water channels, officials said here yesterday, reports BSS. Water Development Board (WDB) officials said a major…

RAJSHAHI: A delegation from Kristiansand city of Norway led by its Mayor Harald Furre exchanged views with the Mayor-in-charge of Rajshahi City Corporation Nizam-ul- Azim at RCC Bhaban here yesterday, reports BSS. The delegates were visiting Rajshahi as a part of Kristiansand-Rajshahi City Friendship…

The award distribution ceremony for the 5th Bangla Olympiad of International Turkish Hope School was held at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday, says a press release. This year, a total of 938 students from 44 branches of 31 different schools participated in five categories – singing, poetry recitation,…

Professor Atiqul Islam joined North South University (NSU) as the vice-chancellor (VC) yesterday, says a press release He has been appointed by President…

2 ‘drug peddlers’ detained Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)  arrested two alleged drug traders with 13,870 yaba tablets from Kathalbaria area on Rajshahi-Dhaka Highway under Puthiya Upazila of the district yesterday noon, RAB sources here said yesterday afternoon. The detained…