The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday found seven banned Brahman calves and five cows in Sadeeq Agro farm located at Savar Vakurta Union Vanga Bridge area.
A nine-member ACC team, led by Assistant Director Abul Kalam Azad, conducted the drive at the farm.
During the drive, the officials found much-talked Tk15 lakh goat covered with a cloth.
Besides, they found seven banned Brahman calves and five cows, about 250 other cows, 12 camels and two horses.
Dhaka University (DU), the country highest echelon of academic excellence, has celebrated its 104th founding anniversary and Dhaka University Day amid enthusiasm and festivity.
Marking the day, in the morning at 9:30 am, teachers, students, officers and employees of the university, led by Vice-Chancellor Dr Maksud Kamal gathered at the university Smriti Chirantan Chatwar and then brought out a colorful rally towards the Payra Chattar of the university Teacher-Student Center (TSC).
The residential halls, faculties and institutes participated in the rally with separate banners and arrangements making the university rally look so colourful and joyful.
Local Government (Union Parishad)
(Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed in the Parliament with a provision to
appoint administrators in Union Parishads on the expiry of five-year tenure
of the elected representatives.
Local Government Minister M Tajul Islam moved the Bill in the House, which
was passed by voice votes with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhdury in the
chair.
The bill stated that the government can appoint administrators in Union
Parishads after the expiry of tenure of the elected representatives. But the
appointment will be for one time and maximum 120 days.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today reaffirmed Bangladesh steadfast commitment to eradicate terrorism, marking the solemn eighth anniversary of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack, the deadliest terrorist incident in the nation history.
"The very tragic incident has helped us renew our commitment towards elimination of terrorism from our society, he said at a Commemoration Ceremony, held at residence of the Italian ambassador in Dhaka Antonio Alessandro, of the victims of the 2016 terrorist attack at Holey Artisan Bakery," he said.
On that tragic day in 2016, an appalling terrorist attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan took away 22 invaluable lives including 9 Italians, 7 Japanese, one US Bangladeshi and one Indian national and inflicted injury to many others.