A team of Anti-Corruption Commission in Rajshahi recovered Tk 22.87 lakh from a shelf of a senior clerk at the district national savings office in Naogaon yesterday.

A Dhaka court yesterday refused to allow advocate Mosharraf Hossain Kajol to cross-examine a prosecution witness in connection with a case filed against Moazzem Hossain, former officer-in-charge of Feni’s Sonagazi Police Station.

A parliamentary body yesterday recommended that the government unifies cultural and tourism ministries into one, to flourish of country’s tourism sector.

The law ministry has issued a gazette notification asking the authorities concerned to preserve and display the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in all courtrooms across the country.

The number of dengue patients admitted to different hospitals across the country went under the 400-mark yesterday for the first time since July 24.

A female student of Rajshahi University yesterday said she was sexually abused when she went to a university teacher’s house for tutoring the latter’s daughter at the city’s Dharampur area early yesterday.

The United States has urged Myanmar to create conditions that would allow for “voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable” returns, based on the informed consent of those who have been forcibly displaced.

To promote social and policy accountability on women and adolescent health, Healthy Bangladesh SRH Network (HBSN) was launched on Tuesday.

The international community has assured Bangladesh that they would remain engaged in its efforts to resolve the Rohingya crisis so that the Myanmar refugees can return to their homeland with safety, security and dignity, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen.

Air Vice Marshal Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed, former chief of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF), passed away on Sunday at the age of 75.

Instead of investigating complaints against Saidur Rahman, a teacher of Dhaka Commerce College (DCC), the college authorities are allegedly investigating two of their female lecturers who submitted allegations of sexual harassment against Saidur .

Maj Md Nezamul Islam, a retired army official, died

To ease Dhaka’s traffic jam, the government will start construction of a 48km outer ring road around the city in 2020 under a government-to-government initiative with Japan.

The Association of Japanese Language Institutes in Bangladesh yesterday organised a seminar on the export of efficient manpower to Japan, says a press release.

A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday served a legal notice on the home ministry, requesting it to take necessary action against Rashed Khan Menon, chairman of the governing body of Young Men’s Club -- for his alleged involvement in running a casino.

Police seize around 47 lakh Indian rupees and detained three people from Dhaka’s Kakrail area today.

A police officer has been suspended on charge of making derogatory remarks about Jatiya Sangsad whip Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury on his Facebook page.

A parliamentary body recommends that the government for merging cultural and tourism ministries into a single one for flourishing of country’s tourism sector.

Police claim arrest of nine gamblers from the residence of a local Awami League leader at Munjitpur in Satkhira town.

The government will start distribution of electronic passports (e-passport) with 10 years’ validity from December, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal says.