Titas Gas transmission and Distribution Company authority in a drive disconnected more than 2,000 illegal gas lines from different houses at Lichubagan area of Gazipur on Tuesday.  Titas gas Gazipur office and Bhaluka regional office jointly conducted the drives with the help of local administration.…

A parliamentary watchdog on Monday recommended filing cases over alleged financial anomalies in co-operatives societies and multipurpose co-operatives societies, which are registered with the Co-operatives Department, reports UNB. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Local Government, Rural Development…

The election to the executive bodies of the Chittagong University Teachers Association (CUTA) will be held today. Two panels will vie in the elections. These are pro-liberation and ruling party-backed progressive teachers under ‘Yellow Panel’ and pro-BNP and Jamaat- e-Islami teachers under…

A court in the capital on Tuesday deferred the hearing on charge framing against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including a sedition case for her remarks about the number of martyrs during the 1971 Liberation War, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed…

The Australian High Commission in Dhaka on Tuesday observed the 102nd anniversary of ANZAC  ( Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day remembering Australian and New Zealand servicemen and women who died in wars and conflicts, including 30 buried in Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries…

RAJSHAHI: Two persons were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial tribunal here on Sunday for their involvement in the murder of bank-guard Abdullah Al Mamun in the district, reports BSS. The convicted persons are: Azad Ali, 40, and Kabil Hossain, 35. They were also fined Tk 20,000…

Tenure of CDA chief extended   The government has extended the tenure of Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) Chairm an Abdus Salam by two more years. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification on Monday in this regard. The extension comes into effect from the date of his joining…

Pubali Bank donates Tk 5 lakh to BUET Pubali Bank Limited has donated Tk 5 lakh to Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Pubali Bank Ltd Managing Director and CEO M Abdul Halim Chowdhury handed over the cheque to CSE department…