The department of environment (DoE) yesterday fined Tk 32 lakh against 10 factories and one individual for polluting environment and selling polythene bags illegally. The DoE director (enforcement) summoned the nine factory owners and one individual to appear before the court at Agargaon. DoE (enforcement)…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested six bank officials from the capital and Bogra in separate cases filed against them on charges of misappropriating money. The arrestees are Mojahar Ali, former manager of Uttarkhan branch of Janata Bank Ltd, Ashfakul Hakim, former executive officer…

A Chittagong court yesterday placed four suspected members of banned Islamic outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) on five-day remand to for the third times in a case filed with Sitakund police station under arms act. Chittagong metropolitan magistrate Hossain Mohammad Reza granted the five-day remand…

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced to life term rigorous imprisonment to man for killing his mother at Mirsarai upazila of Chittagong in 2005. The court also fined him Tk 10,000 if default he has to stay at jail more one year. Nur-e-Alam, additional (fifth) district and session judge handed down…

Customs intelligence yesterday seized a courier parcel in suspicion of bomb making materials during unloading of courier documents at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The customs during the anti-terror drive ‘operation Irene’ searched the parcel when they find irregularities in…

A police constable was injured when muggers allegedly stabbed him in Noyabazar area of the city yesterday. The police constable was Md Siddique, 42, wireless operator of Pahartali police station.  He was admitted to the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), said police. Ranjit Kumar Barua,…

The 40th death anniversary of the Liberation War Sector Commander Colonel Abu Taher will be observed today, reports BSS. The former military officer was hanged to death on July 21 in 1976. Leaders of Taher Sangsad also demanded messages from the heads of the state and the government marking the day…

Speakers at the discussion in Rajshahi called for preserving extinct and indigenous fish species to increase production in achieving self-reliance by…

Police arrested three alleged drug peddlers along with 10,000 yaba tablets from Shitoljorna area under Bayezid police station in Chittagong early yesterday. The arrestees were Zahed Hossain alias Monu, 45, Afsar Kamal alias Raihan,26, and Anwarul Islam, 22, the trio  hailing from Teknaf upzila…

Three people, including a woman, were killed and at least ten injured in separate road accidents at Chittagong city and Sitakunda area yesterday. The accidents were taken place at Railway Polo Ground area in the city and Banshbaria area of Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Chittagong. The victims were identified…

RAJSHAHI: Two more persons died after allegedly drinking excessive liquor in a village of Charghat upazila of the district yesterday, police and locals said.   They were rushed to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) where the attending doctors declared them dead this morning. With this, the…

Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) is going to develop its Strategic Plan 2017-20. As a part of the process WSSCC is going to organise a National Consultation in Bangladesh today at the Conference room of Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), 14. Shaheed Captain Mansur…

JU protests militant attacks SAVAR: The authority of Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday formed a human chain in front of the main entrance of the university protesting recent militant attacks and terrorism in the country. The university authority formed the human chain as part of the measures taken…

Digital X-ray machine at RMCH For the first time, digital x-ray machine has been installed in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) aims at improving its standard of services. President of RMCH Management Committee Fazley Hossain Badsha, MP, attended the opening ceremony as chief guest. Among others…