Election code violations lead to 176 cases, over Tk 1.8mn in fines

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Field-level officials of the Election Commission (EC) have lodged 176 cases and imposed fines totalling Tk 1.83 million for violations of the electoral code of conduct in the run-up t... Read More

Nearly 465,000 expatriates vote, 195,000 postal ballots reach Bangladesh so far

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Almost 465,000 expatriate Bangladeshis have cast their votes by post, with around 195,000 ballots so far reaching Bangladesh, according to the Election Commission (EC). Salim Ahmad K... Read More

Court orders arrest of singer Noble, four others over 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against singer Mainul Ahsan Noble, his mother, wife, and two others in a case that accuses them of embezzling Tk 1.3 million. Dhaka Metropo... Read More

Yunus urges Muslims to illuminate national life by avoiding injustice on Shab-e-Barat

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called on Muslims to embrace Islam's "unique beauty" by avoiding all forms of injustice and wrongdoing, and to illuminate the national life through ri... Read More

TIB reports BNP involvement in majority of political violence over past 1.5 years

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has reported that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was involved in 550 of the 600 incidents of political violence recorded during the... Read More

Biman MD, wife sent to jail over 'abusing' domestic child worker

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Shafiqur Rahman, his wife, and two others have been arrested in a child domestic worker abuse case and sent to ... Read More

Zubaida inaugurates 'free heart camp' at Mohakhali's Korail slum

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Zubaida Rahman, a cardiologist and the wife of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, has inaugurated a free heart health camp in the Korail slum area of Dhaka's Mohakhali on Monday. The healt... Read More

Dhaka Board reopens SSC form fill-up window with late fee

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka is allowing students to submit forms for this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations for an extended period. ... Read More

Foundation laid by interim government for state reforms 'fragile': TIB's Iftekharuzzaman

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has described the foundation laid by the interim government since the fall of the previous "authoritaria... Read More

Bangladesh rules out artificial hilsa farming without policy approval

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The interim government has not granted approval for hilsa cultivation through artificial or controlled means, according to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. The ministry issue... Read More

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