Police interrogated at least ten people in two days about the incident of BNP leader Khandakar Mainul Islam, who was found shot dead at his house on Wednesday noon in Rajshahi.  Meanwhile, no case was filed in the incident, till writing this report on Thursday evening.  Confirming the matter,…

Chairman of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Iqbal Mahmood yesterday urged the new generation to come forward to raise a united voice against corruption, a social menace that impedes the country’s development, reports UNB. He came up with the call while addressing a contract signing ceremony…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has revived the trap case system aimed at stopping wholesale corruption, especially bribery, in the public sector, reports BSS. "The anti-graft body has once again started trap case system after getting allegations that government officials are demanding bribes,"…

The 40th death anniversary of veteran politician Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani was observed across the country yesterday through various programmes, reports BSS. Popularly known as "Majlum Jananeta", the leader of the downtrodden, Maulana Bhasani, passed away on November 17 in 1976. Marking…

Police could not find out any significant clue over the murder of Motaleb Hossain Lipu, a second year student of Mass Communication & Journalism (MCJ) department at Rajshhai University (RU) yet.  Though police detained Monirul Islam, a student of Botany Department and also roommate of deceased…

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK), in a special drive, yesterday demolished several illegal city structures at different parts of the city and vowed to continue the drive in future to force all to go by the law, reports BSS. The illegal structures demolished included- unauthorized chinese restaurants,…

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday caught a land official in Dhaka district red-handed while taking bribe. An eight-member ACC team, led by its director Nasim Anwar, arrested surveyor of South Keraniganj land office Mosharraf Hossain from his office, ACC public relations officer Pranab Kumar…

CHITTAGONG: A special court here yesterday awarded life term imprisonment to a man for murdering his wife over a family feud in 1994, reports BSS. The special tribunal Judge Mir Ruhul Amin delivered the judgment yesterday convicting Saber Ali, hailed Hillview Housing society under Panchliash thana in…

KHULNA:  A process to set up a power plant and a paper mill on 50 acres of land of Khulna Newsprint Mill (KNM) here spending TK 9,106 crore is going on, reports UNB. Sources said the North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) will construct a 750-800 megawatt combined cycle power plant…

Man ‘killed’ by younger brother  A man died after he was hit by his younger brother with a stick over family feud at Nawabganj on the outskirts of the capital on Wednesday. Police said an altercation took place between Falan Biswas, 50, and Pabitra Biswas, 35, sons of Hiralal Biswash…

UAP international collegiate programming contest begins today  University of Asia Pacific (UAP) is going to arrange ACM ICPC Asia Dhaka Regional Contest 2016, (an annual multi-tiered competitive programming competition among the universities of the world) on its campus on November 18 and 19, says…