The Supreme Court yesterday extended by seven days its stay order against a High Court order that granted bail to BNP leader Mirza Abbas in a graft case filed by the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for irregularities in allocating plots, reports UNB. A five member bench of the Appellate Division, headed…

A 3-day ‘safer access assessment and planning workshop’ organised by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) began at a hotel in the capital yesterday, says a press release. The Bangladesh delegation of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) is collaborating with the society…

Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Pema Choden made a farewell call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the capital yesterday. During the meeting, the president said the scope to expand trade and investment of the region will be increased when the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicle…

A team from the US Department of Defense’s Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE) arrived in the capital yesterday to collaborate on disaster management, reports UNB. The Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance  team…

CHITTAGONG: Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a drive detained 15 persons including eight women from a house at city's Pahartali area for their alleged involvement in anti-social activities, reports BSS. A team of Pahartali police on secret information raided a house at Saraipara area on Sunday…

A mobile court sealed off an ice-cream factory at DT Road of West Madarbari area in the city yesterday for operating business without having any license and using harmful ingredients. The mobile court was led by Mohammad Ruhul Amin, executive magistrate and Revenue Deputy Collector of district administration.…

SYLHET: Bus-truck owners and drivers blocked Dhaka-Sylhet highway in the city on Monday morning following a dispute with the police, reports UNB. The blockade created a huge traffic jam on the highway as well as on regional roads, leading to immense sufferings of people. The owners-workers took position…

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry for Environment and Forests on Sunday recommended realising fines and filing cases as per the law to stop hill cutting in different parts of the country, reports BSS. The recommendation was made at the 20th meeting of the standing committee held at the…

Narayanganj: Preparations are underway to celebrate the 46th Independence and National day on March 26 in Narayanganj, reports BSS. Three-day programmes have been chalked out in this regard which would begin on March 24 in a befitting manner. The Narayanganj district administration here on Sunday in…

Newborn found dead Police recovered the body of a newborn from a drain in Hatem Kha area in the city of Rajshahi on Monday morning.   Shadat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Boalia Police Station, said locals spotted the body and informed police in the morning. Later, police recovered the body and…

New president of Bangladesh University Council TANGAIL: Vice-chancellor of Mawlana Bhasani Science and Technology University, Tangail Professor Mohammed Alauddin has been selected as the president of Bangladesh University Council, says a press release. He was selected for the post at the 245th meeting…