Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday arrested an officer of Sonali Bank along with his wife on charge of misappropriating Taka 3.11 crore from Sadarpur branch of the bank here.
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School built for haor children in Habiganj
Marginal people of Uttar-Paschim union under Baniachang upazila of the district would now be able to educate their children as the Education Engineering Department built a school at a cost of Taka 1.40 crore.
Renovated Manasa Temple open in Agoiljhara, Barisal
The five-hundred years old historical ‘Manasa Temple ‘, popularly known as ‘Bijoy Gupter Manasa Mandir’, opened at Goila in Agoiljhara of Barisal after completing reconstruction and renovation on Friday.
2 Bangladeshis freed after 8 months’ jail term in India
Two Bangladeshi nationals who were sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for intruding into India were released from Dumdum jail in Calcutta on Wednesday.
Bay Cruise floated after 20 hours stranded on shoal
Day-time express passenger carrier and river cruising vessel Bay Cruise-1 plying on Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route was rescued 20 hours after stranded on shoal near Barisal river port with Eid passengers.
180 sued over arson, looting in Khagrachhari
A case was filed against 180 people on charge of torching and looting around 50 houses of indigenous community families in Matiranga upazila.
Insurance regulator held allegedly for taking bribe
DHAKA – Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday caught red-handed a junior officer of Insurance Development and Regularity Authority (IDRA) while receiving Tk 1.5 lakh as bribe.
Fierce battle between dacoits for supremacy in Sunderbans
A fierce battle took place between the 2 rival groups of jungle pirates at Charputia under Chandpai forest range in the Eastern Division of Sundarban forest in order to establish supremacy over each other in the forest, according to a…
BSF releases Bangladeshi boy in Chuadanga
A Bangladeshi boy, who was picked up by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Medenipur border in Jibannagar upazila on Friday morning, was released three hours later.
40 injured as villagers clash in Sylhet
At least 40 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups at Paikraj village in Goainghat upazila on Tuesday.
Juba League leader shot dead in city early today
leader of Juba League, youth wing of ruling Awami League, was shot dead by miscreants in Gulshan area of the capital early Today.
2 muggers killed in city ‘shootout’
Two snatchers were killed in a gunfight between their companions and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel near the Jhilmil project area on Dhaka-Mawa highway early today.
Biman employee held at airport on charge of theft
Members of Airport Armed Police arrested an employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines from VVIP terminal of Shahjalal International Airpot for his alleged attempt to steal chemicals on Monday noon.
BNP leader shot dead in capital
A Ward BNP leader was shot to death by miscreants at Lalbagh Thana in the capital on Monday night.
Dhaka city roads waterlogged after heavy rain
Many roads in Dhaka are submerged after incessant rains and huge tailbacks that followed have made commuting miserable around the capital.
BSF picks up Bangladeshi from Meherpur
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up a Bangladeshi farmer from Dhala village in Gangni upazila of the district on Friday.
60 kg gold seized at Shahjalal airport
In a huge haul, a customs vigilance team seized 60 kgs of gold bars worth about Tk 54 crore from an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday.
Two killed in steel mill crash
Two workers were crushed to death under steel plates when chains came apart in a steel mill crane in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area on Sunday, police told bdnews24.com.
Minor girl killed in Tangail road crash
A six-year-old girl was killed and two people were injured in a road accident on the Dhaka-Bangabandhu Bridge Link Road in Kalihati upazila of the district on Friday.
Dhaka Reporter’s Unity hosts Iftar
The Dhaka Reporter’s unity hosted an iftar mohfil for its members at the DRU office premises on Friday.
Section 144 clamped in Chandpur
The local administration has imposed section 144 at Pathan Bazar in Matlab (North) upazila as two factions of BNP arranged iftar party at the same place on Friday.
3 crude bombs found at DU hall
Police recovered three crude bombs from a Dhaka University (DU) dormitory on Thursday.
JU vigil Manch rejects ICT verdict, blockades highway
Rejecting the International Crime Tribunal (ICT)-1 verdict of Gulam Azam, Ganojagaran Mancha of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday observed hartal peacefully.
Trawlers seized, arms recovered from Sunderbans
Coast Guard recovered fire arms, bullets, sharp weapons and a trawler from Kateshar Canal of Arpangashia River of West Sundarban, the base of a daring robber group named Raju Group on Monday noon.
Dr Zahir’s 1st janaza held
The first namaz-e-janaza of country’s veteran lawyer and constitution expert Dr M Zahir was held on the Supreme Court premises in the city on Friday afternoon.
Body of senior advocate Dr Zahir brought back
The body of senior lawyer of Supreme Court Dr M Zahir has been brought back to Dhaka from Thailand.
Khaleda starts Iftar with orphan, Islamic scholars
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia took Iftar with orphans and alem-ulema (Islamic scholars) on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday. Khaleda, also the leader of the opposition in parliament, hosted the Iftar party at the city’s…
Hunger strike staged for Sylhet-London direct flight
A token hunger strike was observed in Sylhet on Monday demanding immediate resumption of direct flights of the national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines between Sylhet and London.
ACC to probe graft in DCC South
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will probe the alleged embezzlement of about Tk 10 crore from different development projects of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), according to a senior official of the commission.
Actress Mita Noor found dead
Celebrated television actress Mita Noor was found dead at her Gulshan residence on Monday morning.