Rajuk under ACC scanner
A good number of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha officials are facing probe by the Anti-Corruption Commission into allegations of irregularities and corruption.
Scarcely in office, Comilla mayor faces arrest warrant
A Dhaka Court on Tuesday issued a warrant for arrest of newly elected Comilla city mayor Monirul Haque Sakku, also a Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader, in a corruption case. Anti-Corruption Commission had filed the case nearly a decade ago.
30 injured as BCL, police clash in Ctg
At least 30 people, including five cops, were injured as the police and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the ruling Awami League-backed student organisation, clashed in Chittagong Tuesday afternoon over construction of a swimming pool.
No end to commuters’ plight in sight
Increased fare as usual coupled with a shortage of transport caused the commuters to suffer on Monday as the drive to restore order to the chaotic city transport sector entered its second day. Altercations between transport workers and passengers were the common scene on the road while a journalist was injured at Mirpur for protesting at charging of extra fare.
Govt to introduce digitalised fare collection system in bus services
Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority is going to introduce digitalised fare collection system for the commuters of the BRTC bus service in Dhaka city from next month.
PM flies to Thimphu today
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Thimphu on Tuesday morning on a three-day official tour to attend the international conference on autism and nuero developmental disorders. The three-day conference begins at the royal banquet hall in the Bhutanese capital on Wednesday.
RISHA KILLING Obaidul indicted
Alleged stalker Obaidul Khan, also a tailor, was indicted for hacking 14-year-old Willes Little Flower School student Suraiya Akhter Risha to death in front of her school at Kakrail in Dhaka in August 2016 that triggered countrywide protests.
FIVE YEARS OF DISAPPEARANCE: Govt apathy blamed for failure to rescue Ilias
The family, relatives and followers of Bangladesh Nationalist Party former organising secretary M Ilias Ali, reportedly a victim of enforced disappearance, blamed government’s apathy for the failure to find out his whereabouts even inside five years of the disappearance.
Commuters left in lurch as chaos rules road
The drive against buses charging extra and doing other irregularities brought only miseries to the commuters in the capital on Sunday amid a shortage of transport and an utter confusion over the rate of fares.
Knowing history most important for next generation: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said it’s foremost important for the next generation to know the history of the country for imbuing them with the spirit of patriotism and building their good character.
