Major central banks seek global standards in wake of BB theft
The world’s major central banks, stung by this year’s $81-million heist in Bangladesh, have launched a task force to consider setting broad rules to protect the vast network of cross-border banking from cyber attacks, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
Capital’s heritage sites, buildings endangered
Unauthorized structures are rapidly replacing heritage sites and buildings in the capital, due to gross negligence of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.
TONGI FACTORY FIRE: None of accused arrested yet
Police could not arrest any of the eight accused named in the murder case with Tongi police station in Gazipur in connection with the September 10 factory fire at Tampaco Foils Limited at Tongi BSCIC industrial area in the district that left so far 34 dead, 10 missing and dozens injured.
One killed, four injured in helicopter crash in Cox’s Bazar
A helicopter that dropped cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir and daughter Elina Hassan Avree at a resort at Inani, crashed on the beach in the Bay of Bengal, on Friday morning.
TONGI FACTORY FIRE: Death toll rises to 29
The death toll from Tongi factory fire rose to 29 as one succumbed to burn injury at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and bodies of four others were recovered from the debris of the building until Sunday 10:30pm.
AL announces full-fledged committees of Dhaka city units
The ruling Awami League announced full-fledged executive committees of its Dhaka North and Dhaka South city units on Sunday.
‘Extremist’ kills himself: forensic official
The coroner at Dhaka Medical College Hospital said that one of the suspected extremists, who was reportedly killed during a drive at a ‘den of extremists’ in the city’s Lalbagh area on Saturday evening, had killed himself slitting his own throat with a sharp weapon.
NBR brings int’l courier service cos under its rules
The National Board of Revenue has framed for the first time rules to bring the international courier service and mailing operators operating in the country under its regulations following widespread allegations of irregularities including duty evasion against the companies.
Extremism suspect killed in Lalbagh police raid
An extremism suspect was shot dead and eight others including three women were injured during a police raid at a house at Lalbagh in the capital Saturday night.
Factory fire kills 24
At least 24 people were killed, dozens were injured and some others remained missing in a fire caused by a boiler explosion at a factory at BSCIC industrial area at Tongi in Gazipur on Saturday.
