The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to submit on Tuesday a chargesheet before court against Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury who earlier arrested for introducing himself as a director of the commission. The commission at its regular meeting approved the chargesheet against him, ACC Public Relations Officer…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday arrested two land officers from the capital in a graft case. ACC deputy assistant director Md Nasim Uddin arrested assistant officer Mafizul Islam and deputy assistant officer Md Abdul Malek of Ruhitpur Land Office (Keraniganj, Dhaka), ACC Public Relations…

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced two people to life term imprisonment for killing a man at Satkania in Chittagong in 2005. Sayeda Hosne Ara, Judge of Chittagong Divisional Public Safety Tribunal handed down the verdict. The court also acquitted two other people as the allegations brought against…

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Khulna will launch a joint drive involving the forest department, police and the Bangladesh Coast Guards to nab pirates and poachers menacing wild life, fishermen and woods and recover illegal arms at the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, approving…

Professor Dr Khaleda Ekram, the first female Vice Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), died at a hospital in…

Detectives arrested five people in connection with the killing of Saiham Group assistant general manager Monirul Islam from Khilgaon area in the capital on Monday night, reports UNB. Identity of the arrestees could not be known immediately. Deputy Commissioner of the Detective Branch (East) of Dhaka…

Four police personals were closed on Monday for demanding bribe at Barisal regional passport office. Abu Sayeed, assistant commissioner and spokesman of Barisal Metropolitan Police, acknowledging the fact said accused Sub Inspector AB Ujjal, Nayek Habibur Rahman, constables Imamul and Mustafa were closed…

RAJSHAHI: People of the metropolis in a meeting have called for immediate implementation of the Ganges Barrage Project and North Rajshahi Irrigation Project to save south-western region, including the Sundarbans, reports BSS. They viewed that proposed Ganges Barrage will be a blessing for Bangladesh…

For the present generation of Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts residents, recalling May 25 will always have a tragedy entwined with the memory. On this day in 2009, the tidal surge accompanied by cyclonic storm Aila that battered by 120 kmph winds over the south-western part of the country. An…

Five fake detectives held Police in an overnight drive arrested five fake members of Detective Branch (DB) of police with a foreign-made pistol, handcuffs, jackets and a private car from the Dewsur Road under Keraniganj Model Police Station in capital, reports BSS. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of DB Wahiduzzaman…

27 students get Duke of Edinburgh award      Twenty seven students of DPS STS School Dhaka have received ‘The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award’ in Bronze level for their outstanding success in completion of different self development activities, says a press release.…