Wastes of sacrificial animals will be removed in the capital within 24 hours from 2pm on the Eid day, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon, reports UNB. Besides, Eid holidays of the officials and employees of Waste Management department of both the city corporations have already…

The Barisal City Corporation (BCC) on Monday placed a Tk. 406.45-crore budget for the 2017–18 fiscal year without imposing any fresh taxes or increasing previous tax rates compared to the revised budget of Tk. 151.75 crore of the 2016–17 fiscal year. The announced budget has a deficit of…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against six people, including four bank officials, for allegedly swindling out about Tk 10.8 crore from Bangladesh Krishi Bank, reports UNB. ACC deputy director Md Shamsul Alam filed the case against them with Tejgaon Police Station in the…

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced a man to six years rigorous imprisonment for smuggling gold bars through Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport (CSAIA) in 2014, reports BSS. The court of Chittagong Senior Special Session Judge Mohammad Shah-e-Nur pronounced the verdict and also…

Doctors of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) yesterday performed partial operation on the right hand of Muktamoni as she was suffering from fever. “We could not complete surgery on right hand of Muktamoni as she was suffering from fever. We have just conducted 20 per cent operation and…

KHULNA: A court here on sentenced four people, including the mother of 9-year old boy Hashmi, in a case over the murder of the boy in Arongghata area of sadar upazila in 2016, reports UNB. The condemned convicts are victim's mother Sonia Akter, her lover Md Nurunnabi, their accomplices Md Rasul…

The results of master's final examinations-2014 under National University (NU) were published yesterday with 77.24 per cent pass rate, reports BSS. A total of 1,28,346 students from 130 colleges across the country appeared in the examinations and 99,134 of them have passed, said a NU release here…

The government yesterday signed a $515 million financing agreement with the World Bank (WB) to improve the country's health, nutrition, and population services, reports BSS. The Health Sector Support Project will contribute to the government's fourth health sector programme, and support strengthening…

A group of 10 technical interns will leave here for Japan today as per the demand of Japanese construction companies under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries, reports BSS. The MoU was signed between Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry and International…

RAJSHAHI;  Four persons including a police constable were killed and at least five others injured in separate road mishaps here yesterday, police and hospital sources said, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as police constable Selim Hossain, 50, Rubina Begum, 32, Afsar Ali, 60, and Jahid…

Man shot dead in capital A man was shot to death in Iqbal road area in the capital’s Shewrapara on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman Anis, 45, a contractor, and a resident of Paschim Shewrapara. Sub-Inspector Bachchu Miah, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH)…

Construction of Barisal Engineering College nearly completion: Nahid Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said construction works of Barisal Engineering College is nearly completion and the authorities are expecting to enroll students for the next academic Session, reports BSS. “A total…