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Ex-secretary accuses eight advisors of 'corruption'; cabinet secretary denies claim

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- ABM Abdus Sattar, a former secretary and personal aide to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, has accused eight interim government advisors of "rampant corruption", claiming he holds evidenc... Read More


Ebtedayee scholarship test to return after nearly 17 years. When and how?

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Scholarship examinations for Ebtedayee-level students at madrasas are set to return nearly 17 years after they were last held. The last time fifth-grade Ebtedayee students sat f... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami places seven demands in emergency meeting

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has put forward a set of seven demands in an emergency meeting of its central executive committee. The party urged the public to unite in support of its dema... Read More


Tejgaon College assault: NCP calls victims its activists, JCD insists they were with Chhatra League

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Two students assaulted at Tejgaon College in Dhaka have been claimed as activists by the National Citizen Party (NCP), while Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) insists they were long... Read More


'Server glitch' slows down stipend data entry for Ebtedayee students

Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- Teachers have complained they are struggling to input stipend-related information for Ebtedayee madrasah students as the server keeps going offline. They said the server remaine... Read More


Digital courtroom ready, suspects to attend hearings from jail

Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- In a move aimed at removing security risks tied to transporting high-risk prisoners to court, authorities have launched a digital courtroom at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrates ... Read More


ACC files another case against ex-land minister Javed over UCB Bank embezzlement

Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed another case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, his wife and other family members for embezzling Tk 250 mill... Read More


Jamaat decries lack of political dialogue before February polls announcement

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has criticised the lack of political dialogue in the lead-up to the announcement of the national election in February, saying the decision has left the nation... Read More


No scope to appoint acting Jatiya Party chairman, says Shameem Patwary as infighting deepens

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- Jatiya Party Secretary General Shameem Haider Patwary has dismissed any possibility of appointing Anisul Islam Mahmud as acting chairman in place of GM Quader, who has been barre... Read More


BNP's Mirza Fakhrul hails govt's 'historic' decision to hold election in February

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has lauded Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's announcement that national elections will be held in February in an address to the nat... Read More