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Government to commission inquiry into financial crimes during Awami League rule

Dhaka, April 17 -- The interim government has decided to form a committee to look into different financial crimes carried out during the Awami League regime that collapsed in August after a 15-year ru... Read More


ACC prosecutes former land minister Saifuzzaman, wife for embezzlement of Tk 200m

Dhaka, April 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife and former United Commercial Bank (UCB) chairperson Rukhmila Zaman... Read More


ACC prosecutes former land minister Saifuzzaman, wife for 'embezzlement' of Tk 200m

Dhaka, April 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife and former United Commercial Bank (UCB) chairperson Rukhmila Zaman... Read More


Code of Civil Procedure reform to allow summons by phone call, text message

Dhaka, April 17 -- The government is set to bring major changes to the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), enabling summons via phone call or text message (SMS). Fines for fake lawsuits will rise, while t... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur brushes aside talks of dispute with BNP

Dhaka, April 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said his party holds no quarrel with its former ally, the BNP, despite differences in political opinion that have emerged over time. On Th... Read More


Woman loses Tk 80,000 to fraudster ring inside bank

Dhaka, April 17 -- A woman has allegedly lost Tk 80,000 to fraudsters after being misled inside a bank in Lakshmipur. The incident took place at the Islami Bank branch in the city's Chak Bazar Mosque... Read More


Polytechnic students to stage torchlight processions nationwide

Dhaka, April 17 -- Frustrated with the outcome of a lengthy meeting with education ministry officials, students at polytechnic institutions have announced a nationwide torchlight procession to press a... Read More


Former MP Benjir, wife charged with possession of wealth beyond means

Dhaka, April 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has brought charges against former Dhaka-20 MP Benjir Ahmed and his wife Sahina Ahmed in two separate cases over possession of wealth beyond kno... Read More


Travel ban imposed on former RAJUK chairman Siddiqur, wife

Dhaka, April 17 -- A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on Siddiqur Rahman Sarker, immediate past chairman of the capital development authority Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), and his wife on ... Read More


Polytechnic students not satisfied by talks, more protests to be announced

Dhaka, April 17 -- Students from polytechnic institutes pushing for a six-point list of demands say they are unsatisfied after an extended meeting with officials from the Ministry of Education. The d... Read More