The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday detained two employees of Election Commission (EC) offices of Chattogram and Bandarban districts for their alleged involvement in providing NID cards among Rohingyas and including them in voter lists. The detained identified as Rishikesh Das, office assistant…

A number of protesting workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore started falling sick yesterday, the second day of their hunger strike. They are trying to force the authorities accept their 11-point demand, including implementation of the wage commission, payment of regular wages,…

Local Government, Rural Development and Co- operatives (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam  yesterday said the government will construct five sewage treatment plants with a view to freeing Dhaka city and its surrounding rivers from pollution. “Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant is going to be…

A project has been formulated to protect around 4.5-kilometer mainland from erosion of the river Padma in the district. The project has been taken by…

A round table meeting titled ‘Aparajita – a project on women's political empowerment locally’ was held at BRAC Learning Centre in…

Workshop on boiler operation, maintenance and safety held at BUET Staff Reporter, Dhaka A 4-day training workshop on ‘Boiler Operation, Maintenance and Safety’ held at Directorate of Continuing Education (DCE) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka recently,…

Case against DIG Prisons Partha HC wants to know latest situation Staff Reporter, Dhaka The High Court yesterday wanted to know the latest situation of the investigation into the case filed against suspended deputy inspector general (prison) of Sylhet division, Partha Gopal Banik, over recovery of Tk…

Book Fair begins in Khulna BSS, Khulna An eight-day long divisional Book Fair started here yesterday at Sheikh Russel International Tennis Complex. Ministry of Cultural Affairs in co-operation with National Bibliography, District Administration, Bangladesh Book Publisher and Book Selling Association…