Body to verify riverbank religious establishments
The Shipping Ministry has formed a committee which would make a report, suggesting the replacement or eviction of 30 religious establishments on different riverbanks in the capital.
The 17-member committee will be headed by Additional Secretary Nasir Arif Mahmud, Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan Wednesday told the reporters after holding a meeting with the religious leaders and authorities concerned.
Bar Council election underway
The election to Bangladesh Bar Council, the central body of lawyers, is underway across the country.
The casting of votes began around 10am Wednesday and it will continue till 5pm at 77 polling centres.
3 held with 80 gold bars in Magura
Police have arrested three people with 80 gold bars worth Tk3 crore at PTI intersection in Magura.
The arrestees are Subadh Kumar Shil, 33, of Manikganj, Niranjan Shil, 34, and Suman Shil, 35, residents of Savar.
2 poachers held with tiger skin in Khulna
Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested two poachers with a tiger skin from a house in Khulna customs gate area.
The arrestees are Abdul Jalil Gazi and Md Ashraf Fakir.
Oregon guardsman who helped stop train attack to be honored
Aleksander Skarlatos, one of three Americans who subdued a heavily armed gunman on a Paris-bound train, will be awarded one of the US Army's highest honors.
Senior Army leaders say Skarlatos, a member of the Oregon National Guard, will get the Soldiers Medal — the Army's highest award for acts of heroism not involving actual conflict with the enemy.
Ashley Madison users in US sue cheating website
Eight people across the US who registered to use Ashley Madison are suing the website for cheaters after hackers released personal and detailed information of millions of users, including financial data and sexual proclivities.
The lawsuits were filed between last month and Monday by Ashley Madison users in California, Texas, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee and Minnesota. They all seek class-action status to represent the estimated 37 million registered users of Ashley Madison.