Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) will file cases against four government officers of Cox's Bazar district office for embezzling over Tk 2.71 crore, reports UNB. ACC Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar said the commission has approved the filing of eight separate cases in this regard yesterday…

 The Supreme Court yesterday formed new bench to hear a writ petition that challenged the legality of parliament membership of ruling Awami League leader Nizam Uddin Hazari. The single bench of Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman will hear the petition, said Advocate Satyaranjon Mandal, lawyer…

At least 38 members of three notorious Sundarbans coastal forest robber gangs of ‘Borobhai Bahini’, ‘Bhaibhai Bahini’ and ‘Sumon…

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday warned of taking legal actions against the private universities failing to fulfill their conditions in running academic activities, reports BSS. “There is no way other than taking legal actions against those private universities which have failed…

A nine grade student was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants yesterday in the city’s Zamal Khan area. The deceased was identified as Adnan Isfar, 15, son of Andan Akhtarul Alam, an LGED engineer of Khargachhari and a student of the Collegiate School in Chitaggong. The victim was also grandson…

Customs intelligence in a drive arrested a man along with 43 gold bars from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday night, reports UNB. Md Anwar Hossain, a resident of Mohammadpur area, bearing passport No- B0176047, arrived at the airport from Singapore around 9pm, said director general of…

Demanding reinvestigation of the journalist Manik Saha killing case, eminent citizens on Monday said that the real culprits behind the murder must be given capital punishment for the sake of media freedom and journalists' safety, reports UNB. They also said that planners of murder, financiers, patrons…

The Rajshahi Development Authority Bill, 2018 was passed in Parliament on Monday incorporating a master plan to develop the city as a planned one and a provision of imprisonment or fine for filling any water reservoir, low-land, cutting hills or hillocks and stopping water flow, reports UNB.  Housing…

RANGPUR: Another three people who suffered burn injuries while warming themselves by fire amid biting cold died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday night, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Shukmoni 70, of Rajpur in Lalmonirhat, Jameron, 80, of Taraganj upazila, and Hashu Begum,…

Elderly man dies of cold     An elderly man died of cold related afflictions at Kapilguni village of Khulna on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahim, 80. Local sources said Rahim died around 7pm due to cold related illness. 2 bikers killed in road crash Two motorcyclists…

JU Birds Fair on January 19    Jahangirnagar University: The Zoology department of Jahangirnagar University (JU) will hold a day-long Bird Fair on Friday on the premises of Zahir Raihan Auditorium on the campus for the 17th time. Prof Dr Kamrul Hasan of Zoology department, also the convener…