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Agrani Bank 'fraud': Former Islami Bank chairman Obayed Ullah sent to prison

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Former Islami Bank chairman Obayed Ullah Al Masud has been sent to prison after being arrested in a Tk 1.89 billion loan fraud case linked to Agrani Bank. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior ... Read More


BNP's Mirza Fakhrul urges all to move away from 'mob violence'

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged everyone to move away from mob violence and uphold freedom of expression to establish democracy in Bangladesh. Describing... Read More


Parties urged to pledge equitable, climate-resilient energy shift before election

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Ahead of the national elections, a coalition of civil society organisations has called on political parties to commit to a just, equitable, and climate-resilient energy transition, u... Read More


Case filed against Diamond World owner over laundering Tk 6.78bn

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against Diamond World owner Dilip Kumar Agarwala over allegations of laundering Tk 6.78 billion through smuggling gold an... Read More


Advisor Bidhan says teachers leading protests responsible for police using sound grenades

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Primary and Mass Education Advisor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar has expressed sorrow over the death of assistant teacher Fatema Akter, who fell ill after police fired sound grenades duri... Read More


Suspect confesses to killing Jubo Dal leader in Pallabi

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A suspect has confessed to killing Pallabi Thana Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal member secretary Golam Kibria in a shop in Dhaka's Mirpur. Immediately after the incident, police took the 25-... Read More


BNP orders no festivities, celebrations for Tarique's birthday

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The BNP has instructed its party leaders and activists not to hold any kind of event or celebration for Tarique Rahman's birthday this year. In a media statement on Tuesday night, S... Read More


BMU doctor arrested over car vandalism, arson during July Uprising

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Police have arrested Ariful Islam Joarder Titu, assistant professor at the Cardiology Department of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), on charges of vandalising and setting fire to... Read More


Number of voters in Bangladesh stands at 127.69mn

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Bangladesh is entering the election season with a voter roll nearing the 130-million mark, after the Election Commission (EC) confirmed a final count of 127.69 million eligible citiz... Read More


Tk 1.8 billion in assets seized from Nassa's Nazrul

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of nearly 1.09 hectares (162 Katha) of land in the Purbachal's Jolshiri Residential Project owned by Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the Nassa Group chai... Read More