Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrests Jubo League central committee leader SM Golam Kibria Shamim and seized around Tk 1.80 crore and Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) worth Tk 165 crore from his office in Niketan area of Dhaka.

Thousands of children from different schools and colleges stage a demonstration at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka urging the world leaders to act against climate change.

The daily number of dengue patients admitted to different hospitals across the country went down under the 500-mark yesterday, for the first time since July 24.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka today for New York for an eight-day official visit to the USA to attend the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

Despite Bangladesh making progress in ensuring access to full range of sexual and reproductive health information and services for all, there is still “unfinished business”, said the visiting UNFPA regional director for Asia Pacific Björn Andersson.

A Dhaka court yesterday allowed the government and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to confiscate the Hong Kong bank accounts and shares of former foreign minister M Morshed Khan and his son Faisal Morshed Khan.

In the wake of crackdown on casinos in the capital, BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan yesterday alleged that the government has turned Dhaka into a city of casinos like Las Vegas, USA.

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the lower court concerned to resume the trial proceedings of journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul murder case in Sirajganj.

Brac founder and Chair Emeritus Sir Fazle Hasan Abed has been awarded the prestigious Yidan Prize for education development for his groundbreaking work in the sector. The Yidan Prize Foundation made the announcement in a statement yesterday.

A total of 275 teachers from public and private universities yesterday in a statement condemned the incident of delay in granting leave to Chittagong University’s assistant professor of sociology department Maidul Islam to attend a research scholarship abroad.

China is making efforts in mediating and facilitating repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar, in order to resolve the crisis, the Chinese embassy said in a statement yesterday.

After a five-month legal battle, the election to Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) is set to be held tomorrow.

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US Ambassador Earl Miller yesterday said his country is committed to supporting Bangladesh in its efforts to tackle money laundering, terrorism financing and strengthening the rule of law.

Khandakar Golam Faruk, deputy inspector general (DIG) of police for Chattogrtam range, yesterday said police were alert so that no Rohingya can get passport by any means.

A Supreme Court chamber judge yesterday refused to stay the appointment of Prof Fouzia Rezwan as the principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC).

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that granted bail to Tanzila Haque Chowdhury Mitu in a case filed over “provoking suicide” of her husband Mustafa Murshed Akash.

There should be frank discussions at the family level, alongside various programmes, to raise awareness about posthumous eye donation, speakers at a discussion said yesterday. Many people express the wish to donate organs, but do not go through with it due to opposition from families, they said.

Rab arrested four men with two firearms, ammunition and yaba at a hotel in Patuakhali town yesterday in connection with an attack on a rape victim’s husband on Tuesday night.

A suspended official of Uttara East Police Station and a former BGB member were sentenced to two years’ rigorous imprisonment, for their attempt to loot US$18,800 (Tk 15 lakh) from the owner of a currency exchange business.