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HC orders investigation into Noman Group for alleged money laundering

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The High Court has ordered the disposal of an application filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged corruption and money laundering by a subsidiary of the Noman Gro... Read More


Election Commission to meet with CA Yunus ahead of schedule announcement

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- As the announcement of the schedule for the parliamentary election nears, the Election Commission led by AMM Nasir Uddin is going to meet Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. Following a co... Read More


Chinese jets point radar at Japanese aircraft, Japan says

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft in two "dangerous" incidents near Japan's Okinawa islands, an account Beijing disput... Read More


Former president Abdul Hamid in ACC's crosshairs over 'misuse of state funds'

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an inquiry into allegations that former president Md Abdul Hamid misused state resources for personal benefit during his time in offi... Read More


Journalist Shaukat Mahmood taken into DB custody

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has detained Shaukat Mahmood, the secretary general of the newly formed Janata Party Bangladesh. Shaukat, also a former preside... Read More


Tribunal to hear defence arguments on enforced disappearance charges Tuesday

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set Tuesday to hear defence submissions on whether charges should be framed in a case alleging torture at the military's Joint Interrogatio... Read More


Bangladesh extends voting window by an hour for parliamentary election, referendum

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Polling centres will be open from 7:30am to 4:30pm on the day of the parliamentary election and July Charter referendum due in early February next year. The Election Commission (EC) ... Read More


'Pushti Kothha' launched to promote safe milk production in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Green Dairy Partnership Project has launched "Pushti Kothha", an awareness initiative focused on safe milk production and consumption in Bangladesh. According to a media statemen... Read More


Salman F Rahman, his brother face fraud allegations from Beximco Aviation pilots

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A Dhaka court has taken into consideration a fraud complaint against Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Group, his brother ASF Rahman, the conglomerate's chairman, and four oth... Read More


Attempts being made to divide people 'in the name of religion', says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A certain group has been "creating divisions in the name of religion in the country," says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remark at a discussion on Su... Read More