The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against five people, including four bank officials, for swindling out money from a private commercial bank, reports UNB. ACC deputy director Sheikh Abdus Salam filed the case against them with Shahbagh police station in the capital, ACC public…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday warned that actions will be taken against those involved in charging passengers extra in the name of different special bus services, reports UNB. “Anarchy in the name of 'Gate Lock' or 'Special Service' won't be tolerated.…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a cheque of Taka 81.40 lakh from Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) for her relief fund, reports BSS. Chairman of the IDRA M Shefaque Ahmed handed over the cheque to the Prime Minister at her office in the capital yesterday. Director and Chairman…

A Dhaka court yesterday granted an interim bail to national cricketer Arafat Sunny in connection with a dowry case filed by the woman who claims to be…

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced a gold smuggler to five years imprisonment in a case filed for smuggling gold bars worth about TK one crore through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport (CSAIA) in 2015, reports BSS. The court of Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad…

Different organisations in the city has taken elaborate programme to bid farewell current year and welcome Bangla New Year.  Preparations for ‘Chaitro…

A Barisal court on Tuesday afternoon sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for possessing and peddling drugs. Md Rafikul Islam, judge of the tribunal for preventing crime against public safety, after examining 13 witnesses and other evidences announced this verdict in absence of the fugitive convict.…

A total of 147 scouts at a function in the capital on Tuesday received social development awards at national level for their significant contribution to the society, reports UNB. Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya formally handed over the social development award…

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, Gazipur zonal office disconnected more than 1000 illegal household gas lines in Bashir Sarak and Telipara areas of Gazipur city yesterday. A team of Titas gas authority conducted a raid in these areas from morning to evening.  Manager of Titas Gas…

Public lecture on human dev at DU today  A public lecture on ‘Human Development for All’ will be held at Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium at Social Science Faculty Bhaban on Dhaka University (DU) campus at 10.30 am today.  DU Population Sciences Department is organising the…

Meeting on nat’l tobacco control policy Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim on Monday called for collective efforts of all concerned to make the country tobacco free by 2040. “The government alone cannot make the country tobacco free. Collective efforts of all stakeholders,…