AL men misbehave with Bogra UNO, vandalise office

Ruling Awami League men misbehave with the Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Bogra sadar and vandalised furniture of her office allegedly for withholding the demi-official letter to release rice meant for food for work.

Police now out of control: Khaleda

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday alleged that the police went out of control.

RENTAL, QUICK RENTAL POWER PLANTS: No change in govt mind Public sector generation facilities under-utilised

In the outgoing fiscal, privately owned rental and quick rental power plants were allowed to better utilize their generation capacity while the government’s own gas fired plants were under utilized though they could supply electricity at lower prices.

COMMERCIAL USE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS: Cabinet asks authorities to make list to check tax dodge

The Cabinet has asked the Local Government Division, Internal Resource Division and home ministry to prepare a list of residential buildings having spaces being used for commercial purposes to prevent tax evasion and ensure proper tax collection from the sector.

Feed rotten wheat to AL men, Khaleda asks govt

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday advised the government to feed the imported ‘rotten’ wheat to ruling Awami League men, not to common people.

HSC ADMISSION : Errors in recording grades delay merit list

The education boards missed three deadlines since Thursday in declaring the first merit list for college enrollments due to errors in recording grades of 26 per cent of the admission seekers, said a senior official of the Dhaka Education Board.

Torrential rain, flood claim 11 lives

At least four people died in landslide and flash flood due to the ongoing torrential rains in southeastern districts on Saturday. Also, the bodies of seven victims of boat capsize were recovered from Cox’s Bazar and Noakhali districts on the day.

Indian voter ID card issued in Hasina’s name

An Indian voter ID was issued in the name of Bangladeshi prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, in the city of Bengaluru in India.

Nayek Razzak returns home

Myanmar authorities on Thursday released Border Guard Bangladesh soldier Nayek Abdur Razzak following a flag meeting in Maungdaw in Myanmar after nine days of his abduction by Myanmar border guards. ‘He was handed over to our delegation at about 5:30pm along with his firearms, 22 bullets and other belongings,’ the Border Guard Bangladesh director general, Major General Aziz Ahmed, told reporters at border guards headquarters in the capital.

Reserve crosses $25b as BB buys $3.7b more from banks

The country’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed $25 billion mark for the first time as the Bangladesh Bank’s purchase of US dollars from local banks surpassed $3.72 billion in the current financial year till Thursday amid slow business.