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.

Rapid Action Battalion has busted a torture cell of Jubo League leader Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan at a building near Kamalapur Railway Station.

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

Jubo League Dhaka South Organising Secretary Khalid Mahmud Bhuiyan has been remanded for seven days in two separate cases filed for running a casino in Fakirerpool.

The Supreme Court (SC) chamber judge refuses to stay appointment of Professor Fouzia Rezwan as the principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College (VNSC).

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal warns that stern action would be taken if any official of administration is involved in the illegal casino business.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Myanmar should take the displaced Rohingyas back as they have emerged as a big burden for Bangladesh.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam says he instructed the officials concerned to make a list of all illegal gambling places and casinos in Dhaka.

BNP leader Shamsuzzaman Dudu has been sued for allegedly giving death threats to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

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

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

The High Court yesterday directed owners of seven textile and dyeing factories to establish separate effluent treatment plants (ETPs) in next three months in order to stop dumping of waste into the Buriganga and save the river from pollution.

Saudi Arabia has assured of prompt actions against the employers who abuse Bangladeshi female domestic workers.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will ensure transparency in all its activities from now on, and there will be no “hide and seek” in the national carrier, newly-appointed managing director and chief executive officer Mokabbir Hossain said yesterday.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will ensure transparency in all its activities from now on, and there will be no hide and seek in the national airliner, newly-appointed managing director and chief executive officer Mokabbir Hossain said yesterday. Mokabbir Hossain, additional secretary to civil aviation and tourism ministry, was appointed the MD and CEO of Biman on September 12.

A Dhaka court yesterday placed two people, including an assistant sub-inspector of Shahbagh Police Station, on a three-day remand each, in connection with a case filed over snatching 125 tola (apprx 1.25kg) gold in Dhaka’s Shahbagh area.

Economists and rights activists at a seminar yesterday urged the government to protect land rights of marginalised communities in the country, particularly the poor and ethnic minorities, to help them live a dignified life.

The government has appointed Rabab Fatima, current ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan, as the new ambassador and permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday said they have already taken initiatives for a five-year long project proposal to control Aedes mosquito.

Today marks the 12th death anniversary of Alhaj Foyez Baksh Bhuiya, a renowned businessman and social worker from Lalmonirhat.