The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) letters that sparked protest among journalists for posing an apparent threat of legal action against their peers in case of failure to appear before the commission and testify on a report, are no longer effective.

Outdoor services at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, began yesterday.

Police yesterday arrested the bus driver of ‘Mohammad Ali Paribahan’ linked to an accident in which Feroz Sarker, a Rajshahi College student, lost his arm recently.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said attempts were made for 28 years to remove Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the history of Bangladesh but no one could do so.

The case filed over the sexual assault on Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, who was set on fire and later died at a Dhaka hospital, was transferred to Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal yesterday.

Justice Abdul Hasib passed away on Wednesday at 7:30am. He left behind his wife, son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and other relatives, friends and well-wishers.

Venue: Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved charge-sheet of a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 2.6 crore by Maksud Khan, former councillor of Bangladesh High Commission in Canada.

Muktijuddho Moncho, a platform comprising descendants of freedom fighters, yesterday demanded an apology from Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader for his remark regarding membership of the party.

Mahmudul Hasan, a sub-inspector of Dhaka’s Kotwali Police Station and nephew of suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Mizanur Rahman, was sent to jail after he surrendered before a Dhaka court yesterday in a corruption case.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police arrested a man along with his associate, who used to allegedly pose as an American expatriate to scam people.

A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer yesterday filed a writ petition with the High Court, seeking an order of stay on the government’s decision of hiking gas price.

The government is yet to introduce a comprehensive national database or policy to manage and monitor the increasing amount of chemicals used in the country’s textile sector, said chemical experts yesterday.

Two Hajj flights, carrying 834 pilgrims reached King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from Dhaka yesterday.

The government has appointed Md Shamsuzzaman as the new director general (DG) of Bangladesh Railway (BR).

Services at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, begin. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque opens the outdoor unit of the institute in a ceremony.

A Supreme Court (SC) lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking stay on the government’s decision of hiking the gas price.

A female worker of a readymade garment factory is allegedly raped by miscreants in Anwara upazila of Chattogram.

Bangladesh and China have signed nine instruments in different sectors ranging from aid for the Rohingyas and economic and technical cooperation, investment, power, culture and tourism.

The High Court does not like “extrajudicial killings,” the bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader have said while giving an observation on Rifat Sharif murder.