DHAKA: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formed a four-member investigation committee to look into the much-talked-about Bismillah Group Loan Scam case. As per the ACC step, deputy director Syeed Iqbal Hossain will lead the team with four members--assistant director Taufiqul Islam,

DHAKA: A police man was killed and another one injured critically in a road accident on Dhaka-Dohar road of Gorabon Balur Math area under Dohar upazila of the district on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Constable Manjurul Haque, 40, hailed from Lebubari village of

HILI (DINAJPUR): Leaders of Banglahili C&F Agents Association, also the importers’ group, declared strike for export and import business through Hili Land Port on Sunday evening.The leaders made the announcement after an emergency meeting at the local Dakbunglow around 5:30pm in protest

DHAKA: A new cabinet of the polls-time all-party interim government will take oath at the Bangabnaban on Monday to oversee the 10th parliamentary elections in line with the constitution.President M Abdul Hamid will administer oath to the new ministers of the cabinet in the afternoon.

DHAKA: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived in Dhaka on Sunday night after commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka to sign several treaties between Bangladesh and Malaysia.The Malay premier landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:07pm by a special flight.Prime Minister

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the regular cabinet meeting of incumbent government ended and the all-party polls-time government would be formed soon. However, the concluding cabinet sitting was scheduled to begin on Monday but it was rescheduled as Malaysian Prime

DHAKA: Miscreants torched three vehicles in front of National Press Club, Sayedabad and Rampura in the city on Sunday afternoon.Sources said some youths torched a passenger bus in front of the press club around 5:00pm. On information, two fire fighting units rushed in and doused the

KHULNA: A physician was chopped to death by the miscreants at his chamber at Fhulbari Gate in the town on Sunday afternoon.The victim was identified as Gauranga Das, a doctor of Moitree clinic of the town.Locals said Gauranga was staying at his chamber around 3:00pm. At that time a group

NARAIL: Six Junior School Certificate (JSC) candidates were injured in a road accident on Narail-Kalia road of Dariapur area of the district Sadar on Sunday afternoon.The injured were identified as Eti, Nipa, Taslima, Suraiya, Sharmin and Noyon, students from Dariapur High School. Police

ASHULIA: At least 200 garments workers, including police were injured, in separate clashes with police at Beron, Jamgora, Jirabo and Norsinghopur of Ashulia, the outskirt of capital Dhaka on Sunday.Sources said hundreds workers of many garments of the area blocked Bipail-Abdullapur road

DHAKA: The hearing of three writ petitions filed with the High Court (HC), challenging the legality of cabinet members staying in power even after resigning is set to be held on Monday.An HC bench comprising Justice Mirza Hossain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam fixed the date on

DHAKA: India`s second international-standard multi-purpose Integrated Check Post (ICP) and the first along the Bangladesh border opened Sunday to people at Akhaurah.Bangladesh Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir and Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde inaugurated the check post,

DHAKA: The 22nd working day of the 19th session of the 9th Parliament will resume on Monday afternoon with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.The session will resume, after six-day break, without the opposition parties, including the main opposition BNP.The time-limit of

DHAKA: A meeting was held between Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus and US Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal on Sunday.The meeting was held at the residence of US Ambassador to Dhaka Dan W Mozena around 12:00 noon.During the parley,

DHAKA: Cabinet division secretary Mosharaf Hossain Bhuiyan on Sunday said resignation letters of ministers and state ministers were not placed in the cabinet division.|Emerging from the cabinet meeting, he came up with the disclosure while talking to journalists.When asking about whether

DHAKA: A Dhaka court acquitted BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman of the much-talked-about money laundering charge.The court, however, sentenced his business partner Giash Uddin Al Mamun to seven years’ imprisonment and fined Tk 40 crore. Special Judge Court of Dhaka-3 Magistrate M

DHAKA: With Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair, the ninth social business design lab was held at Yunus center in capital’s Mirpur area on Saturday.Six new business ideas were presented in the program.Various national and international non-government organizations

DHAKA:  For the first time in post-colonial history, all of the countries of South Asia are democracies.From Bhutan to Bangladesh, Kabul to Kathmandu, democratic institutions are taking hold and giving people a voice in how they are governed. But these historic gains could be short-lived

GAZIPUR: At least eight readymade garment workers were injured in a clash with police in Konabari and Kashimpur area of the district on Sunday morning to press their demand of minimum Tk 8,000 salary.Witnesses said that coming-out of the factory; the workers of MM Sweater factory staged

DHAKA: Security measures have been beefed up across the country including the capital on Sunday centering the pronouncement of verdict of money laundering case against BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman.Additional law enforcers were deployed in various important places and suspicious