The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against three persons, including two bank officials, for allegedly swindling out about Tk 92.6 crore from Sonali Bank Ltd, reports UNB. ACC deputy assistant director Md Mosharraf Hossain filed the case against them with Daulatpur Police Station…

Health Minister Mohammad Nasim on Wednesday urged the medical admission seekers and their guardians not to pay any heed to any rumour of question paper leakage, reports UNB. He came up with the call while talking to reporters after a meeting with the law enforcers at his office over security during…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday initiated a probe against the hoarders responsible for the recent price hike of food grains, particularly rice, reports UNB. The Commission has already formed a three-member body to carry out the probe against the hoarders, ACC spokesperson Pranab Kumar…

CHITTAGONG: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained four Myanmar citizens in possession of eight lakh contraband yaba tablets at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port yesterday morning, reports BSS. Acting on a tip off, a team of Rab-7 halted a speedy fishing trawler beside Shah Porir Dwip and detained…

A youth Rohingya refugee, with stabbed injuries, was admitted to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) yesterday morning as he managed to cross the border into Bangladesh fleeing the wave of violence unleashed by the Myanmarese army. He has been identified as Abdur Rahim, 24, son of Makbul…

RAJSHAHI: A railway contractor was killed in a road accident at Nawdapar Bus Terminal in the city on Tuesday night, reports UNB. Quoting witnesses, police said the accident took place a speedy truck knocked down Babu Sheikh alias Bang Babu, a railway contractor by profession, when he was crossing a…

A 3 mm of rainfall yesterday morning brought some relief to city folks reeling under searing heat and high humidity for the past few days. The Met office in Agargaon said the rain around 10am varied in intensity and took people by surprise, inconveniencing those travelling without umbrellas. However,…

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) appointed Dr Jebunnessa as the first female chairman of the Public Administration department for the next three years. Around at 1.00 on, the newly appointed chairman took charge of the department.  Dr Jebunnesa completed graduation from the Public…

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday arrested a criminal along with a foreign pistol and a magazine from Burishchor village under Hathazari Upazila in Chittagong. The arrestee was identified as Abu Saleh, 31, son of Abul Kashem. He is a local resident of the upazila.  On information,…

CHITTAGONG:  A court here on Tuesday granted bail to 10 school teachers out of 13 accused in a sedition case filed with Banshkhali Police Station in this year, reports UNB. Chittagong District and Session Judge Helal Chowdhury passed the bail order, said Advocate Ibrahim Hossain Chowdhury Babul.…

CHITTAGONG: Japanese Red Cross Society on Monday sent over 18 tonnes of medical equipment to established a medical centre for Rohingya refugees who have taken shelter in Bangladesh amid persecution by Myanmar security forces in their country, reports UNB. A cargo aircraft carrying those equipments arrived…

A science festival began at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in the capital on Tuesday, reports UNB. Russian state-run atomic energy corporation Rosatom arranged the festival titled ‘In Fact – 2017’. The main goal of the festival is to raise awareness among the young…

The “World Lung Day” was observed in the capital on Monday at National Institute of Diseases of Chest & Hospital (NIDCH), Mohakhali in the capital for the first time, says a press release. Asthma Association, Bangladesh oranised the programme. The theme of the day was “Everyone…

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court on Tuesday sentenced two drug traders to 10 years of imprisonment for possessing and trading country-made liquor, court sources said, reports BSS. The 5th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Nur-E-Alam delivered the judgment convicting Mosharraf Hossain and Mohammad…

DU declares 11-day holiday Dhaka University (DU) declared an 11-day vacation from September 27 on the occasion of Durga Puja, Ashura and Laxmi Puja. All classes and examinations will remain closed till October 5 while the administrative activities will take place as usual during the vacation, Nur-e-Islam,…