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Former secretary Abu Alam sent to jail in Anti-Terrorism case

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- A Dhaka court has ordered Abu Alam Shahid Khan, a former senior secretary, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act at Shahbagh Police Station. The order was issued... Read More


CID charges former minister Saifuzzaman, wife over 'money laundering' in Dubai

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has initiated a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife Rukmila Zaman over the alleged laundering ... Read More


Journalists demand lawyers be brought to justice over Dhaka court assault

Bangladesh, Sept. 5 -- The Court Reporters Unity (CRU) has condemned the assault on Somoy TV journalist Asif Mohammad Siam inside a Dhaka courtroom, demanding the lawyers involved be brought to justic... Read More


Lawyers barred from representing 'fugitive' ex-PM Hasina over Purbachal plot graft

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Four lawyers have been denied permission to represent ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in corruption trials concerning the Purbachal plot scandal as she is legally classified... Read More


15 people testify against Rehana, her children over Purbachal 'plot graft'

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- As many as 15 people have testified in three cases initiated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Purbachal N... Read More


7 members of gang posing as DB police arrested over Dhaka robberies

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Police have arrested seven members of a gang accused of robbing people across Dhaka by posing as plainclothes detectives. Md Masud Alam, deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metrop... Read More


Bangladesh lost $16bn a year to corruption, says Transparency International's Valerian

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Bangladesh saw an estimated $16 billion stolen and siphoned abroad each year during the Awami League's 15 years in power, fuelling the "global economy of corruption", according ... Read More


Democratisation of economy is BNP's goal, says Amir Khosru

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- BNP's senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says his party's goal is the "democratisation" of Bangladesh's economy. Speaking at an event marking the July Uprising on Thurs... Read More


Court rejects bail for Latif Siddique, journalist Panna in terrorism case

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- A Dhaka court has rejected the bail petitions of former Awami League leader Abdul Latif Siddique and journalist Monjurul Alam Panna in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.... Read More


Interim government has restored Hasina-like administration within a year, says Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- The Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee has alleged that the interim government has "restored a Hasina-like administration" within a year of the July Uprising, driven by "sectarian in... Read More