Five killed in road accidents
At least five people were killed and 13 other injured in road accidents in Kurigram, Narsingdi, Magura and Sylhet districts between Saturday night and Sunday evening...
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Young man killed in road accident near Dhaka airport
A 32-year-old man was killed in a road accident in front of Terminal-3 of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport under Airport Police Station on Saturday night...
12 killed in 10 motorcycle accidents in 6 months
Twelve people, including 11 motorcyclists, were killed in 10 road accidents on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga Expressway and Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the past six months...
Emergency vaccines slash deaths by 60pc
Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced deaths from such illnesses by nearly 60 per cent, according to a new study...
Foreign co Unifa Accessories to invest $48.66m in BEPZA EZ
Unifa Accessories (BD) Co Limited, a China-British Virgin Islands owned company, is set to invest $48.66 million to establish a bag and fashion accessories manufacturing industry at BEPZA Economic Zone located at Mirsharai in Chattogram...
SETTING UP COVID HOSPITAL:聽ACC sues ex-DGHS director, another for graft
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against two people including a former director of the Directorate General of Health Services for their alleged involvement in irregularities in setting up the DNCC Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital in the capital鈥檚 Mohakhali area under a World Bank-funded project...
Three people killed, 50 others injured in Rangpur road accident
Three people including a child were killed and 50 others were injured after a bus plunged into a pond at Deuti Beltola in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur district on Wednesday night...
Salehuddin for ensuring transparency in financial reporting to increase investment
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday urged auditors and chartered accountants to ensure more transparency and integrity in financial reporting and auditing to increase investment...
Toll of Air India disaster rests at 260 as focus turns to crash report
Indian forensic investigators have identified all 260 people killed in last month鈥檚 crash of a London-bound passenger plane, health authorities said Wednesday, ahead of a hugely anticipated preliminary report into what went wrong...
Freeze 53 more bank accounts with Tk 113cr of S Alam, others: court
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Wednesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 53 bank accounts with deposits of Tk 113.09 crore, belonging to S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and people or entities connected to him.
EC must exercise greater caution in election observer accreditation
THE Election Commission鈥檚 decision to deny access to foreign observers who previously endorsed Bangladesh鈥檚 three latest national elections as credible is welcome. The observers played a pivotal role in legitimising the rigged, stage-managed and manipulated 10th, 11th and 12th national elections in 2014, 2018 and 2024, thus helping the Awami League to cling to power...
Elderly man killed in Dhaka road accident
A 52-year-old man was killed after being crushed between two buses while crossing the road near Bakshi Bazar intersection in front of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Dhaka鈥檚 Chawkbazar area on early Wednesday...
Chinese national killed in Dinajpur coal mine accident
A Chinese national lost his life on Tuesday after being crushed by a hydraulic jack deep inside the Barapukuria Coal Mine in Dinajpur...
US health secy sued over Covid vaccine change
Several leading medical groups filed suit against US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday, accusing him of endangering public health with new Covid-19 vaccine recommendations...
ACC begins investigating ex-MP Azad, businessman Iftekhar
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday initiated an inquiry into corruption allegations, including amassing illegal wealth, against former lawmaker of Comilla-4 constituency Abul Kalam Azad and High Speed Group of Companies director Iftekhar Ahmed Masud...
No ACC probe halted thru letter to chairman: Faiz Ahmad Tayyab
The chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant on posts, telecommunications, and information technology Faiz Ahmad Tayyab defended his recent letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission chairman, seeking assistance to keep a telecom project running...
ACC gets over 12,000 corruption allegations in 11 months
The Anti-Corruption Commission got a total of 12,827 corruption allegations in the past 11 months since the fall of the Awami League regime in August 2024, amid a student-led mass uprising...
6 killed in road accidents
At least six people were killed and eight others injured in road accidents in Tangail, Mymensingh and Sherpur districts on Monday...
UGC holds workshop on accuracy of rapid needs assessment report
A workshop to assess the accuracy of the rapid needs assessment report of the social and mental health protection project was held at the Bangladesh University Grants Commission in Dhaka on Monday...
ACC asked to freeze bank accounts of ex-DGFI chief Hamidul
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze four bank accounts of former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Major General (retired) Hamidul Hoque over allegations of corruption...
BGMEA, WRAP discuss ways to strengthen ties
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) have discussed ways to further strengthen their long-standing partnership to promote ethical and sustainable production in the country鈥檚 apparel sector...
Two killed in Jashore road accident
Two people were killed, and three others injured in a road accident in Jashore鈥檚 Monirampur Upazila Sunday afternoon...
2 DNCC cleaners killed in Khilkhet road accident
Two cleaners of Dhaka North City Corporation were killed after a covered hit them in Khilkhet, Dhaka, on early Sunday morning.
3 killed, 11 injured in road accidents in 3 dists
At least three people were killed and 11 injured in three separate road crashes in Sylhet, Magura, and Dinajpur districts on Saturday.
Public servants top ACC cases
The involvement of government officials and employees in various forms of corruption, including amassing illegal wealth, bribery, abuse of power, and money laundering, has increased manifold in recent years in Bangladesh.
Two youths killed in Munshiganj road accident
Two young men were killed after a bus hit their motorbike in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj district on Friday evening...
11 killed in road accidents in 6 district鈥檚
At least 11 people were killed in road accidents in Pabna, Munshiganj, Gopalganj, Satkhira, Jhenaidah, and Chuadanaga between Thursday night and Friday evening.
ACC sues 9 officials of BMET, recruiting agencies
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against nine people, including senior officials of the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training and several manpower agency executives, on charges of document forgery and facilitating the illegal trafficking of women abroad...
ACC starts investigating ex-BCC mayor, 18 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an investigation against former Barishal city mayor Abul Khair Abdullah and 18 others of the local government body, confirmed the ACC Barishal divisional office on Thursday...