Three employees have been suspended for taking bribes in the name of disbursing financial aid to the family of a deceased expatriate worker and taking money by promising loans. Two of them are employees of the Wage Earners' Welfare Board and one is an employee of the Expatriates' Welfare Bank.
Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator and freedom fighter Md Abdus Salam has expressed his determination to transform the capital into a quality liveable city within the next two years.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inspected modern sports cars, electric vehicles, trucks, lorries and motorcycles manufactured locally by Bangladesh Auto Industries Limited at his office in Tejgaon on Saturday morning, May 23. He test-drove a sports car and a covered van himself.
State Minister for Food and Public Administration Md Abdul Bari has said children are being more affected by food poisoning due to a lack of food safety. Excessive use of pesticides on vegetables and fruits is the main cause, he added.
Yusuf Hossain Humayun, a former presidium member of the banned Awami League, a member of its advisory council and a senior advocate of the Supreme Court, has died.
The DNA, autopsy and viscera reports in the case of the rape and murder of child Ramisa in Pallabi have been received by the investigation officer, according to the Criminal Investigation Department.