Railway struggles with old coaches

The railway authorities have been cancelling train coaches without prior information. A total of 169 coaches of various trains were taken out at Dhaka…

Bangabandhu was a rare statesman, says Muhith

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was rare statesman in the world who tried to bring equality among the people of Bangladesh. "Bangabandhu means Bangladesh and, Bangabandhu means equality. He thought all are equal," he said this while addressing as…

Injured bKash agent dies at RMCH

RAJSHAHI: A bKash agent, who received bullet injuries along with his another colleague, in an attack by muggers in Kapashia area of the city on Wednesday noon, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) early yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam, 40, son of Abul…

Former Sonali Bank manager, businessman held in graft cases

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a former manager of Sonali Bank and a businessman from the capital and Narayanganj in separate graft cases, reports UNB. Anti Corruption Commission (ACC)assistant director Md Ataur Rahman of its Dhaka zila office-2 arrested suspended…

BNP pays last respect to Patal

BNP yesterday paid last respect to its late leader and former state minister for youth and sports Fazlur Rahman Patal, who died on Thursday at a hospital in India’s Kolkata, by placing wreaths on his coffin, reports UNB. Patal’s coffin was taken to BNP’s Nayapaltan central office around…

Female traffic sergents get scooters

Laying stress on the need for duly following the traffic rules, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia urged all to use the foot…

Five held over question paper leak

Police on Saturday held five members of an organised fraudulent gang on charges of leaking question papers of different public examinations from the Shahbagh area, reports BSS. The five, Md Al Rabit alias Shuvo, Md Riaz Bhuiyan, Md Mehedi Hasan, Md Nazrul Islam alias Raju and Md Asaduzzaman alias Galib,…

Three journos of banglamail24 granted bail

A tribunal in the capital yesterday granted bail to three journalists of banglamail24.com, an online news portal, in a case filed for publishing a report over Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and her ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Cyber Crimes Tribunal Judge KM Shamsul Alam passed the order when…

Bonsai exhibition ends today

Radiant Bonsai organisation and Radiant Bonsai Society have arranged five-day long 8th annual Bonsai exhibition at Sima Blossom Auditorium in Dhanmondi’ of the capital from August 11. The exhibition will be continuing till today. This exhibition was inaugurated by poet Asad Chowdhury,…

SCF for finding masterminds of Bangabandhu killing

Leaders of the Sector Commanders Forum (SCF) yesterday urged the government to form a judicial probe commission to unmask the mastermind behind the killing of Bangabandhu as a group of derailed army officers killed Father of the Nation and most of his family on August 15 in 1975, reports BSS. The execution…

RMP to intensify community policing activities

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) has decided to intensify the activities of community policing to prevent crimes in the society and maintain law and order effectively, reports BSS. “Community policing is very important for resolving social problems and combating crimes,” said…

Grenades, bombs, explosives defused

Police yesterday afternoon destroyed some grenades, handmade bombs and explosives in a field adjacent to Shah Ali Police Station in the capital. A bomb disposal unit of Detective Branch (DB) police defused nine grenades, five handmade bombs, 13 detonators, one kilogram white power jell and one kg red…

CCC gets 10 rickshaw-vans

Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on Saturday handed over 10 rickshaw-vans to Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) in a bid to build a neat and clean city. CCCI president Mahabubul Alam handed over these vans to city mayor AJM Nasir Uddin to accelerate the ‘Door to Door’ collection…

Tree plantation programme opens

As part of the National Tree Plantation Programme-2016, Army Chief General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq yesterday inaugurated tree plantation programme-2016 of Bangladesh Army through planting a sapling of tree at Dhaka Cantonment, reports BSS. A plan has been taken to plant 6,170 saplings of trees…

News in brief

Foreign cigarettes seized Customs intelligence seized 90,000 packets of contraband foreign cigarettes worth about Taka 20 lakh from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early yesterday. The cigarettes, kept inside 450 cartons in three bags, were seized from the possession…