Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu, MP, said yesterday that Bangladesh had achieved a lot, diplomatically, in a very short span of time, reports BSS. He also said that the recent visit by a senior Myanmar minister indicated some change in Myanmar’s attitude. Inu said that at a shadow parliament…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has installed 626 Satata Stores (integrity shops) at different secondary level educational institutions across the…

An education assembly of National University (NU) will be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the capiatl at 10 am on October 12 with the theme 'We will build the country with education', reports BSS. NU Vice-chancellor (VC) Professor Harun-Or-Rashid disclosed this…

A delegation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) yesterday praised the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for its various measures to fight graft, reports BSS. It appreciated the introduction of ACC hotline 106 for lodging graft complaints over phones, its publication 'Dudak Darpan',…

A large delegation comprising Indian MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will join the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) to be held here on November 1-8 next, repots UNB. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said this when she met Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Speaker and also Chairperson of the Commonwealth…

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammed Nasim today urged people concerned to follow private college establishment policy while establishing private medical and dental colleges, reports BSS. “The government will go for tougher action against private medical colleges if they fail to ensure…

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced six persons to different terms imprisonment in connection with robbery case in Sitakunda upazila of the district nearly two ages back, reports BSS. The court also acquitted one person as the charges brought against him could not be proved. The 5th court…

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested a businessman from Bogra in a graft case. ACC assistant director Md Aminul Islam arrested executive director of M/s South Delta Shipping and Trading Limited Md Moshiur Rahman Khan from Adamdighi area of Bogra, ACC public relations officer Pranab…

A high powered three-member delegation of the United Nations (UN), led by its Assistant Secretary-General at the Department of Field Support Lisa M Buttenheim,…

The distribution of machine-readable smart national identity (NID) cards will begin in Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) area on October 7, reports BSS. Election Commissioner (EC) Mahbub Talukdar will inaugurate the distribution at Rangpur District Council Community Centre at 11 am, Communication Officer…

Chittagong: A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for killing his elder brother over family feud at Alipur village of Hathazari upazila of the district six years back, reports BSS. The 2nd court of Chittagong Additional District and Sessions Judge Nazrul Islam pronounced…

Private varsities asked to abide by conditions Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said the government will take legal action against the private universities which have failed to fulfill their conditions in running the universities under the rules of the Private University Act-2010. “Some…

Snake charmer hacked dead A snake charmer was hacked to death by miscreants at a Bedey Palli in Porabari area on Monday night. Police said miscreants attacked Sohel Hossain, son of Nur Hossain, around 7pm and hacked him indiscriminately, leaving him critically injured. He was taken to Enam Medical College…