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Court bars GM Quader, wife from leaving country amid graft probe

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Jatiya Party leader GM Quader and his wife Sharifa Quader amid an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation into allegations of gr... Read More


Sophie Turner cast as Lara Croft in Amazon's upcoming 'Tomb Raider' series

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Sophie Turner will step into the iconic role of Lara Croft in Amazon MGM Studios' upcoming "Tomb Raider" television series, the studio confirmed. The project, being developed b... 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


Commuter train goes off tracks in Brahmanbaria

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- A coach of the "Titas Commuter" train has derailed in Brahmanbaria's Ashuganj Upazila, disrupting services on the down line. Brahmanbaria Railway Station Master Nazmul Hossain ... Read More


ACC asks police HQ to issue 'red notices' against ex-PM Hasina, her son Joy

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has called on the Police Headquarters to issue "red notices" against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. The ... Read More


Spence eyes historic England debut as first Muslim in senior men's team

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Djed Spence aims to motivate young people across all faiths by potentially becoming the first Muslim to play for England's senior men's football team following his maiden call-u... Read More


No one is in a position of being trusted, says Election Commissioner Anwarul

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker has warned of a "crisis of trust" in Bangladesh. Speaking at a meeting with the Association of Journalists on Thursday, he remarke... Read More