Cops to face action if allegation found authentic: Asaduzzaman

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said the government will take action after verifying the authenticity of Transparency International Bangladesh's…

ACC hotline mostly goes unanswered

Although its hotline has received a huge response from people, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cannot entertain all the callers as it lacks capacity to handle those, reports UNB. “We can now answer only 700-800 phone calls every day although we get 3,500-4,500 calls at 106 from people,”…

Photograph, fingerprint collection starts

The Election Commission on Sunday started the collection of photographs and fingerprints of possible voters in 183 upazilas across the country in the first phase, reports UNB. The photographs and fingerprints will be collected at union-level voter registration centres in 183 upazilas till September…

Comilla univ teacher’s forced leave withdrawn

COMILLA: Amid protests of teachers and students, the Comilla University authorities issued a letter on Monday withdrawing its decision on sending its teacher Mahbubul Haque Bhuyian on forced leave, reports UNB. Mahbubul Haque Bhuiyan, the acting chairperson of Mass Communication and Journalism Department…

‘Erosion affects 2,000 families’

Nearly 2000 families will be affected by river bank erosion of three major rivers -- the Jamuna, Ganges and Padma - this year, water experts told a meeting in Dhaka yesterday, reports UNB. As many as 29 areas have been identified as the most risky places for river bank erosion, this was revealed at…

Seminar on diagnosis and treatment of autism begins

A four-day long knowledge sharing seminar on ‘Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism for Child in Bangladesh’ began yesterday at a hotel in the capital. Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in collaboration with Shuchona Foundation, Institute of Pediatric Neurodisorder & Autism…

DMP to provide money escort service ahead of Eid

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has decided to provide money escort service to different financial instructions, cattle traders and others in need of carrying big amount of money one place to another marking Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. It has offered the services as cattle trading, businesses, and…

Shamsul Arefin made ACC secretary

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director General Dr Shamsul Arefin has been made secretary of the national anti-graft body with the status of acting secretary, reports UNB. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification on Monday in this regard. Shamsul Arefin replaced Abu M Mustafa Kamal.…

Chargesheets against two sub-registrars, 3 others get nod

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved three chargesheets for submission against two sub-registrars and three others in three graft cases, reports UNB. The Commission at its regular meeting on Monday approved three proposals for submitting the chargesheets against them, ACC public relations…

Ex-JCD leader held in Sylhet

Police arrested a former leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) from Chowkidekhi area of Sylhet city on Sunday night, reports UNB. The arrestee was identified as Nabil Raja, son of Farhad Raza Chowdhury and a former assistant-organising secretary of Sylhet city unit of JCD. Jedan Al Musa, additional…

41 arrested with arms, ammo in Khulna

KHULNA: Law enforcement agencies here in separate drives arrested 41 persons, including three alleged robbers, from different areas in the city and district during last 24 hours ending at 6 am yesterday, reports BSS. They also recovered three foreign and country made guns, huge bullets and drugs from…

Campus corner

DU student to join mountain expedition in India Mohammad Imtiaz, a 4th year student of Dhaka University (DU) Accounting and Information System Department, is going to join a mountain expedition and the Ladakh Marathon in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Imtiaz on Sunday paid a courtesy call on…

News in brief

World Photography Day observed The ‘World Photography Day’ was celebrated worldwide as well as Bangladesh on Saturday, reports UNB. Dhaka University Visual Anthropology Club and Begart Institute of Photography jointly organised an event with an open discussion among the photographers and…