The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will hold a public hearing on the services provided by the Department of Immigration and Passports on August 30 next, reports UNB. The hearing will be held at LGED auditorium in the capital, said an ACC press release on Wednesday. Those who experienced sufferings…

The 12th death anniversary of Ivy Rahman, former president of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League and wife of late President Zillur Rahman, was observed yesterday…

CHITTAGONG:  At least 50 people, including several cops, were injured in a clash between police and garment workers in New Market area of the port city yesterday, reports UNB. Jashim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Kotowali Police Station, said a supervisor of Ashian Apparels in Kathotoli area under…

Police yesterday detained a student of Dhaka University for his alleged connection with banned militant group Hizb ut Tahrir Bangladesh. He was identified as Sultan Ahmed, a second year student of DU Botany department. Dhaka University proctor Amzad Ali said ‘General students of Carzon Hall caught…

The main congregation of holy Eid-ul-Azha will be held at the National Eidgah on the Supreme Court premises in the capital at 8:00am, reports UNB. Abdul Jalil, acting secretary of the Religious Affairs Ministry, disclosed this while talking to reporters after a meeting chaired by him on the Eid congregation…

Police have detained three frauds who allegedly extracted money from people using bkash account of Grameenphone SIMs in different areas of Panchagarh district, said a press release of media wing of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday, reports BSS. “The members of Mobile Finance Security…

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday underscored the need for social afforestation for the country’s socio-economic development, reports UNB. “Social afforestation, created with people’s participation, is playing a significant role in the country’s economic progress that is socio-economic…

RAJSHAHI: There should be time-fitting and need-based measures of developing students leadership and to mitigate the existing gap between police and general public for the sake of building crime-free society, reports BSS. “United efforts of police and people on mutual trust and confidence can…

Rapid Action Battalion ( RAB-1) fined Medipath Hospital and Diagnostic Centre, a private clinic, Tk 2 lakh at Joydebpur Chowrasta in the city yesterday.  RAB-1 sources said, a team of  the elite force  led by its  deputy assistant director  Mohammed Joynal Abedin raided the…

Bangladesh Narimukti Kendra Rangpur Unit observed Yasmin Tragedy Day yesterday. They brought  out a procession in city and submitted a memorandum to Home Minister through Deputy Commissioner Rangpur. Later a meeting was held at Kachari Bazar zero polint.

Sherpur Badr leader sent to jail The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday sent Aminuzzaman Faruk, alleged leader of 1971 Al-Badr Bahini from Sherpur, to jail as police produced the accused before the court. Justice Anwarul Haque, chairman of the three-member panel of the ICT-1, set October…

SUST to open software engineering dept SYLHET: The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) are going to introduce a new department called ‘Software Engineering’ from the academic session 2016-17. The decision came from the 200th meeting of the university Syndicate…