JPMorgan to buy First Republic after regulators seize control
US financial authorities seized California’s troubled First Republic Bank on Monday and sold it to JPMorgan Chase, hoping to bring to a close a two-month banking crisis that has spooked…
Dhaka turning into ‘heat island’: Study
The people living in the capital city Dhaka were in extreme discomfort due to severe heatwave for the last couple of days. However, those living in the greener areas around…
30 homes gutted in a slum fire in Chattogram
At least 30 homes were gutted in a massive fire that broke out at the Tulatali slum in Rajakhali area of Chattogram city on Monday morning, UNB reports. Confirming the…
16 burnt in Gazipur garment explosion
At least 16 workers were burnt and six injured as an explosion rocked the compressor room of a garment factory at Kashimpur in Gazipur. The incident took place at Cotton…
Professor Imtiaz barred from academic activities
The Dhaka University (DU) authority has barred professor Imtiaz Ahmed of the Department of International Relations from all sorts of academic activities in future. The decision was taken during a…
CCC tax officer jailed in corruption case
A Chattogram court has sentenced a tax officer of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) to four and a half years imprisonment in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in…
Former police official imprisoned for rape attempt on student
A Chattogram court on Sunday has rejected the bail plea of a former police inspector at the Kasba police station, who was suspended after a case was filed against him…