The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested six graft suspects, including three bank officials, from different parts of the country in separate graft cases. ACC deputy director Sheikh Abdus Salam arrested manager of Rupali Bank’s Shikaripara branch (Nababganj) Farid Ahmed and former…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested a C&F firm owner and an employee from Agrabad area in the city on charges of laundering money aboard yesterday. The arrestees were identified as Abdul Awal, owner of C&F Cargo Mover & Packers and its customs Sarker Abul Hashem. “A case…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested 12 persons for suspected links to militant organisation from the capital's Mirpur area yesterday noon, reports BSS. “We arrested 12 youths aged between 20 and 25 from a mess at Mirpur Mazar Road area and recovered a foreign made pistol, several sharp weapons,…

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) early yesterday detained two covered vans laden with huge fans worth about Tk2 crore, which was carrying to sell in open market violating bond facilities from Fauzdarhat area in the city. CIID assistant director, Uttam Biswas said, “A company…

Customs intelligence yesterday arrested a passenger returning from Dubai with 12 gold bars, weighing 1.5 kilogram, at Shahjalal International Airport in the capital. “We arrested one Shahadat Mia and seized 12 gold bars from his possession from the belt area for inspection of the airport this…

Pobitra Kumar Mondal, sub-inspector of Barisal Kotwali model thana, yesterday was closed for charging baton on the hartal supporters in Sadar road area of the city on Tuesday morning. At least six persons were injured by police personnel during half- day hartal enforced by the Progotishil Chhatra Jote…

Noted journalist Mahfuzul Haque Khan passed away in a hospital in the capital yesterday morning. He was 70, reports UNB. Mahfuz, who was news editor of…

CHITTAGONG: Coast Guard Bangladesh seized one lakh yaba tablet from Gahira Chhipatoli area of Anwara upazila of the district early yesterday. Afsar Uddin, a coast guard official, said on secret information, a team of the coast guard conducted a drive in the area early in the morning. Sensing the presence…

A fire broke out at a plastics factory at Dokkhingaon Chairmanbari in the city’s Khilgaon area of the capital yesterday morning, reports UNB. Sources at the Fire Service and Civil Defence Control Room said the fire erupted in the factory located near Nandipara Bridge in the area at about 10:25am.…

The 11th death anniversary of former Foreign Minister and Awami League leader Abdus Samad Azad will be observed in the country today, reports BSS. An intimate companion of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, organiser of the Liberation War and country's first foreign minister…

Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Rashidul Hassan, working in the Inter Service Selection Board (ISSB) has been appointed as director of the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) on deputation on Monday. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard. Meanwhile, existing…