The excavation work, that started on July 21 in search of 'hidden treasure' underneath a house of Mirpur-10 in the capital, was finally abandoned yesterday by official decree, thanks to as experts did not get presence of any metallic object beneath the house, reports UNB. Officer in charge (OC)…

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued an alert to all banks about any possible cyber attack in their systems, reports UNB. In a circular sent to chief executives of all banks yesterday, the central bank mentioned that it was reported in the media that a huge amount of money was hacked from different banks…

A Libyan court on Wednesday sentenced to death by firing squad 45 militiamen for killing demonstrators in Tripoli during the 2011 uprising against dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the justice ministry said, reports AFP. It was the highest number of death sentences passed by a Libyan court in a single case since…

The BNP yesterday demanded the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia before Eid-ul-Azha. “We demand the release of our chairperson before Eid after withdrawal of all cases. We also demand that proper treatment be provided to her,” said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi…

The High Court (HC) yesterday cancelled the written examination for the recruitment of executive officers of Janata Bank as the allegations of question paper leak turned out to be true. It directed the government to hold the examination again as early as possible. The HC bench, comprising Justice Zubayer…

A court yesterday granted a three-day remand of an Eden College student in a case filed under Information and Communication and Technology (ICT) Act, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Kazi Kamrul Islam passed the order after rejecting the bail appeal of the accused, Lutfur Nahar…

Myanmar has discussed matters related to the work plan of the independent commission of enquiry on Rakhine State, reports UNB. Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi received Ambassador Rosario Manalo, Chairperson of the Commission and its members — Mya Thein, Ambassador Kenzo Oshima and Prof…