The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to file separate cases against 11 individuals on charges of embezzling and laundering Tk 525.22 crore collected from 3,331 job seekers for employment in Malaysia, confirmed ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain yesterday.

Around 100 illegal establishments were destroyed in the Joydebpur Railway Junction area in Gazipur yesterday.

A joint team seized 1,500 kilogrammes of jatka (young hilsa) worth around Tk 9 lakh from three passenger buses on the Amtali-Kuakata regional highway yesterday noon.

For the last eight years, residents of Banglabazar village in Barovita Union of Phulbari upazila, Kurigram, have been struggling to move in and out of their area after a flood in 2017 washed away part of an earthen dam.

Dhaka North City Corporation has removed a total of 1,25,000 illegal banners and festoons across the city over the past month.

The High Court yesterday granted bail to former jute and textile minister Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Manjur Alam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act.

A growing number of farmers in Pirojpur are switching from paddy and other low-yield crops to betel nut, locally known as “supari”, attracted by its profitability.

Once thought to be lost forever, the critically endangered Batagur baska, or northern river terrapin, is slowly making a comeback in the Sundarbans, thanks to years of conservation and breeding efforts.

Although political parties have been tasked with resolving disputes over the July charter, the government has also begun internal preparations on the matter, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam yesterday.

The National Citizen Party yesterday said it has taken an initiative to bring the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami to the same table to resolve disagreements over the referendum timing and the implementation process for the July charter.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the referendum must be held on the same day as the national parliamentary election.

With five more deaths reported yesterday, the total number of dengue fatalities this year rose to 307, indicating a concerning trend.

The Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote yesterday urged the Election Commission to ban the use of religion in election campaigns and ensure a peaceful voting atmosphere along with the safety of minority communities during the upcoming 13th national election.

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