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ACC to need no govt nod to arrest public servants

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to get power to file graft cases without any preliminary enquiry in some circumstances and arrest public servants without prior government approval. The anti-graft agency

Pedestrian killed as bearing pad from metro rail line falls on him at Farmgate

A pedestrian was killed as a bearing pad crashed on him from metro rail line in Dhaka’s Farmgate area on Sunday afternoon. The deceased is identified as Abul Kalam, 35,

Probe body formed over metro rail accident

Road transport and bridges ministry adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Sunday afternoon said that a five-member probe committee, headed by Bridges Division secretary Md Abdur Rouf, had been formed

One arrested over cocktail explosion in front of EC office

Police on Saturday night arrested a man over a cocktail explosion in front of Bangladesh Election Commission office at Agargaon in Dhaka. Sher-e Bangla Nagar police station inspector (investigation) Md

Students drop in general edn, rise in madrassahs

The number of students at the schools and colleges from the secondary to tertiary levels of education in the country has dropped in the past few years. On the contrary,

First wheat shipment from the US arrives in Bangladesh

For the first time in Bangladesh’s history, a ship carrying wheat imported from the United States under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement has arrived at Chattogram Port. According to a press

Govt commits to implement state reforms in line with July Charter: Adilur

Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan today said the interim government is pledged bound to implement state reform initiatives and transform Bangladesh into a “New Bangladesh” in line

Experts from England, Australia, Turkey, China invited to probe HSIA fire

Experts from four countries have been invited to investigate whether there was any mismanagement in the fire incident at the import section of the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International