Teacher’s humiliation: N’ganj School committee dissolved amid protests
The education ministry on Thursday dissolved the Piyar Sattar Latif High School management committee in Narayanganj and reinstated its head teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was humiliated by the local lawmaker in public and suspended by the committee on allegation of hurting religious sentiment of the Muslims.
Fixed deadline for tax return, penalty for time petition in offing
The National Board of Revenue is set to introduce a cutoff date for filing income tax returns for individual taxpayers with the aim of ending its own unauthorised time extension practices.
HSBC to shrink Bangladesh operations, close 6 branches
The United Kingdom-based HSBC bank has taken approval from Bangladesh Bank to close down six of its 13 branches in Bangladesh by June 30, said officials of the Bangladesh Bank. BB officials said that the bank might have taken the move to shrink its Bangladesh operations with an ultimate target to wind up from the country in line with the bank’s initiative to scale down global operations to rein in costs.
New UK High Commissioner calls on Khaleda Zia
The new High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh, Alison Blake, called on Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday.
ATM fraud at 3 Prime Bank booths
A Chinese national was caught red-handed while withdrawing money using a forged card from an automated teller machine of Prime Bank in the capital’s Elephant Road, while skimmers stole money in that manner from three ATM booths of the bank, simultaneously, on Wednesday morning.
Teacher’s humiliation: Report action against MP in 3 days: HC
The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to report in three days about actions taken against lawmaker AKM Selim Osman and his accomplices for publicly humiliating a teacher in Narayanganj on May 13.
Govt to allow pvt sector to export coarse rice: Tofail
The government has decided in principle to allow private sector businesses to export coarse variety of rice as the country achieved production of the crop higher than the demand, said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday.
DMCH burn unit catches fire
A fire broke out at the burn and plastic surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
BCL men set fire to Rajshahi College hostels
Ruling Awami League-backed Chhatra League activists on Tuesday afternoon set fire to two hostels of Rajshahi College in retaliation of an attack on one of their fellows allegedly carried out by BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal men.
Police disperse non-MPO ICT teachers using water cannons
Police on Tuesday dispersed agitating information and communications technology teachers seeking enrolment in monthly-payment order system using water cannon in front of National Press Club in the city.
