BNP brands mass exit of Jamaat-backed law officers a 'political stunt'

Dhaka, June 24 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has described the simultaneous resignation of 18 Jamaat-e-Islami-backed law officers from the Attorney General's Office as a "political stunt".... Read More

SWIFT payment system still vulnerable to security a decade after Bangladesh reserve heist: study

Dhaka, June 24 -- An Enduring Contagion Critical security gaps: Study says SWIFT operations still lack vital cybersecurity safeguards, leaving the central bank vulnerable a decade post-heist Monitor... Read More

Bangladesh to crack down on online gambling with seven-year jail, Tk 50mn fine

Dhaka, June 24 -- The government has introduced a bill proposing tougher penalties to curb online gambling, betting and match-fixing, as well as gambling-related cryptocurrency transactions and the us... Read More

Daffodil Institute of IT begins work on permanent campus in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 24 -- Daffodil Institute of IT (DIIT) has laid the foundation stone of its permanent campus at Green Model Town in Dhaka's Manda, marking a new phase in the institution's expansion and aca... Read More

Writ petition challenges ICT Act, calls tribunal a tool for 'judicial killings'

Dhaka, June 24 -- A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition challenging the legality of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Act, describing the law as unconstitutional and seeking its annul... Read More

Tarique Rahman departs Dalian for Beijing

Dhaka, June 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is on his way to the Chinese capital of Beijing. After attending the 17th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) "Meeting of the New Champions" conference i... Read More

Court scraps order to exhume actor Salman Shah's body

Dhaka, June 23 -- A Dhaka court has cancelled an order to exhume the body of film star Chowdhury Mohammad Shahriar Emon, popularly known as Salman Shah, nearly 30 years after his death. Dhaka Metropo... Read More

Ex-Patiya mayor Babul gets five hours out of jail to attend mother's funeral

Dhaka, June 23 -- An incarcerated Awami League leader has attended his mother's Namaz-e-Janaza, or funeral prayers, on parole while bound in handcuffs. Ayub Babul, vice-president of the Patiya Upazil... Read More

Bangladesh launches 'convertible taka account' service for expatriates

Dhaka, June 23 -- Bangladesh Bank has launched a new banking feature called the "convertible taka account" for expatriates, making it the first of its kind in the country. Through this, expatriates w... Read More

Over 700 civilians killed by Myanmar military in six months, UN finds

Dhaka, June 23 -- Myanmar's military killed more than 700 civilians in six months, including hundreds of women and children, according to a UN report cited by the BBC. The report from the UN Human Ri... Read More

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