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Former CAAB chief engineer arrested for 'corruption' in Cox's Bazar Airport project

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Md Habibur Rahman, a former chief engineer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), on charges of corruption in the project t... Read More


ACC to prosecute former Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved 11 cases against the former Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal and 16 others for the alleged embezzlement of Tk 151.3 million. The cha... Read More


ACC to launch investigation into auditing firms over 'Tk 122bn embezzlement'

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to investigate the role auditing firms played in the "embezzlement" of Tk 122 billion through corruption and irregularities in banks, th... Read More


Daffodil University holds 13th Convocation, awards degrees to over 4,000 graduates

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Daffodil International University (DIU) has held its 13th Convocation, conferring degrees upon 4,020 graduates from undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The ceremony took place o... Read More


30 injured as BNP-Jamaat clash over occupying front-row seats in Sherpur

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- A clash between the activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami has left at least 30 people injured in Sherpur. The clash broke out at an event where can... Read More


Fire erupts at Uttara kitchen market, five firefighting units deployed

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- A fire has broken out at a kitchen market in Dhaka's Uttara Sector 11. The Fire Service and Civil Defence control room received the report of the blaze around 5:30pm on Wednesday. ... Read More


Hadi murder: Suspect claims case of 'mistaken identity' as court orders fresh quizzing

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Faisal Rubel Ahmed, arrested as an "associate" of Faisal Karim Masud -- the key suspect in the murder of Sharif Osman bin Hadi -- has claimed innocence, telling a Dhaka court that he... Read More


'Shrinking civic space': Amnesty International flags attacks on journalists in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- As Bangladesh prepares for national elections scheduled for Feb 12, Amnesty International has urged the interim government led by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to place human rights, ... Read More


Key suspect Faisal's 'associate' Rubel to be grilled again in inquiry over Hadi murder

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- A Dhaka court has granted police three more days to interrogate Faisal Rubel Ahmed, an "associate" of Faisal Karim Masud -- the prime suspect in the murder of Inqilab Moncho leader S... Read More


Case over Tk 240mn 'embezzlement' against S Alam, PK Halder and 11 others goes to trial

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- A Dhaka court has indicted 13 people, including S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam and former managing director of Reliance Finance Limited (now Aviva Finance Limited) Prasha... Read More