The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested two bank officials and a contractor in separate graft cases, reports UNB. An ACC team, led by its deputy director Abul Kalam Azad of Comilla zila office, arrested senior officer of Sonali Bank's Akhaura branch Motahar Hossain Mollah from Akhaura…

The number of kidney patients has increased alarmingly as two crore people in the country are now somehow suffering from kidney disease, reports BSS. Among the kidney patients, 35,000 permanent kidney failure cases are recorded every year, health experts told a press conference on "Successful 500…

Left-leaning student bodies yesterday observed a strike at Dhaka University protesting attacks on pickets during a half-day shutdown in the city on January 26 demanding cancellation of a coal-fired power plant being installed near the Sundarbans, reports UNB. Academic activities were greatly hampered…

The ninety fifth birth anniversary of leading organiser of War of Liberation former president Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury will be observed today, says a press release. To mark the day Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury National Memorial Council will arrange a memorial meeting. Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury…

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) finalised its report against four war crimes accused of Netrakona district, reports UNB. Mohammad Abdul Hannan Khan, coordinator and chief investigator of the agency, revealed this at a press briefing at its office in the capital's…

Student of different schools formed human chain in Barisal city yesterday in protest against the killing of Sydur Rahan Ridoy, a student of Shaheed Abdur…

CHITTAGONG: Two motorcyclists were killed as a covered van crashed into their vehicle in Bandar area of the port city on Sunday night, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Mahtab Karim Siddiqui, 23, and a MBA student of International Islamic University, and Imrul Hasan Shibli, 22, a student…

RANGPUR: Anti-tobacco campaigners at a meeting have blamed some tobacco companies for adopting various techniques in luring farmers in tobacco cultivation creating threat to food security, public health, environment and soil fertility, reports BSS. They also stressed on ensuring pictorial warnings on…

HAAB announces panel for polls Former leaders of Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) yesterday have announced its panel under the banner of ‘Ganatantrik Oikkya Front’ to participate the next election in April.  The leaders also announced the name of Abdus Sobhan Bhuiyan Hasan…

ICAB offers subjects waiver for DU students The students of Department of Accounting and Information System (AIS) of Dhaka University will get subjects waiver while studying Chartered Accountancy Course, said a press release yesterday. The students who have already studied related subjects in BBA and…