Sans banking licence, DMCBL collects Tk 981cr, disburses loan

Bangladesh Bank is worried about the continued banking operation by The Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd (DMCBL) which does not have central bank’s licence, as it has already collected Tk 981.05 crore from depositors and disbursed Tk 1,079.55 crore in loans.

Tonu rape, murder: 2nd autopsy not sure about rape

The second autopsy of murdered Comilla Victoria College girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu neither determined the cause of her death nor confirmed whether she was raped but found evidence of ‘intercourse’ before the death.

‘Anti-militant’ crackdown: 5,324 arrested in two days

Law enforcers arrested 5,324 people including 85 militancy suspects till 6:00am on Sunday in a weeklong ‘anti-militant’ special drive across the country that began Friday morning.

President, PM join CJ’s iftar party

President Abdul Hamid and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday joined a iftar party hosted by chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on the Supreme Court premises.

FBCCI chief ashamed of proposed budget

FBCCI president Abdul Matlub Ahmad on Saturday said he felt ashamed of the proposed national budget for the financial year 2016-17 as most of the recommendations made by the apex trade body for the budget were not incorporated in it.

Kalpana Chakma abduction is shame to nation: activists

Rights activists on Saturday termed the enforced disappearance of Kalpana Chakma a shame to the nation and called for proper investigation into the matter and punishment for the perpetrators.

8 out of 10 children in hazardous work do not attend schools

Eight out of ten children employed in hazardous work do not attend schools although the National Plan of Action stipulates providing education to working children to transition them out of child labour.

Protecting minorities: Govt, opposition play no role, say Hindu leaders

Hindu community leaders on Friday alleged that neither the government nor the opposition parties were playing their role in protecting and ensuring security for religious minorities.

Stop blame game, BNP tells govt

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday said violence and extremism are going to take a terrible shape in the country as the government is only shifting the blame on BNP instead of taking any strong step to deal with the problem.

Combing operation meant to contain opposition: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said he was afraid if the government in the name of conducting combing operation would ‘swoop in’ on the opposition.