The High Court yesterday banned chairman Bidhan Biswas of Kadambari union parishad under Rajoir Police Station in Madarpur from holding his office as he is accused in a human trafficking case and went into hiding, reports BSS. The court also issued a rule asking as to why the accused shall not be removed…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested a member of Customs, Excise and Vat Appellate Tribunal and a former bank manager from the capital and Rajshahi in separate graft cases. ACC deputy director Jalal Uddin Ahmed arrested Customs Appellate Tribunal member Md Nurul Islam (former commissioner…

The Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court order that granted bail to BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi in an arson case filed with Ramna Police Station, reports UNB. Chamber judge of the Appellate Division Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed ‘no order’ following…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) yesterday set November 17 to pass order whether to take cognizance of the charges of crimes against humanity against five alleged Razakars from Patuakhali, reports BSS. The accused are Ishak Shikder, Abdul Gani Hawlader, Abdul Awal alias Moulavi Awal, Abdus…

Director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Brigadier General M Mizanur Rahman today said the hospital authority will form a committee soon to investigate the ambulance accident occurred yesterday at the entrance of the hospital, reports BSS. “We will form a committee soon to investigate…

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty will be observed in Bangladesh today as elsewhere in the world with the theme "Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms", reports BSS. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to "end…

Speakers on Saturday stressed the importance of including the subject ‘sexual and reproductive health’ in school curriculum for emphasizing the adolescents on their rights to safe reproductive health education and physical change from their normal growth and development, reports BSS. They…

CHITTAGONG: Buddhists here on Saturday celebrated their second largest festival Prabarana Purnima, in the city as elsewhere in the district with traditional enthusiasm and due solemnity, reports BSS. The festival is also known as Ashvini Purnima that marks conclusion of the three months long seclusion…

Four bodies recovered  Police recovered the bodies of four people including a woman from different area in Savar yesterday. Police recovered the body of a rickshaw garage night guard from Hemaetpur-Joynabari area early this morning. The deceased was identified as Helal Uddin, 60. In another incident,…

Orientation programmes held at EU The orientation programmes for the students of undergraduate and graduate programmes of the fall semester of Eastern University (EU) were held at the University Plaza.  Md Azizul Islam, chairman, Alif Group, was the chief guest in the undergraduate programme and…