A complaint was lodged last night accusing four officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), including its managing director and deputy MD, in connection with the 149 bhori (1,738g) gold ornaments that went missing from a locker in its Chawkbazar branch in Chattogram on Wednesday.
Police today arrested a man for pelting stones at the car of Syeda Rizwana Hasan, chief executive of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela).
Bangladesh and India have experienced increasing extreme weather in recent years, causing large-scale damage. Environmentalists warn climate change could lead to more disasters, especially in low-lying and densely populated Bangladesh.