Only 4pc road accident victims given compensation in 2.5 years
Only a little more than 4 per cent road accident victims and their families have been given compensation after the scheme was introduced two and a half years ago, shows government data.
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Road accidents across Bangladesh on rise
Fatal road crashes have been on the rise in Bangladesh over the seven years since students erupted in massive protests after two college students died as a bus rammed them to a wall in the capital on July 29, 2018.
ACC sues Bobby, ex-Air chief Hannan, wife for illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two separate cases against former Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan and his wife Tahmida Begum on charges of amassing Tk 5.20 crore illegally...
Teenager killed in Dhaka road accident
A teenage boy was killed in a road crash after being hit by a truck at the Bangabhaban intersection under Paltan Police Station in the capital on Saturday night...
UAE to host Asia Cup cricket
The United Arab Emirates will host this year's T20 Asia Cup tournament in September, organisers said Saturday, ending the uncertainty over its fate amid spiralling tensions between India and Pakistan.
Seven killed, 41 injured in road accidents
At least seven people were killed and 41 others injured in road accidents in Faridpur, Sunamganj and Madaripur districts on Thursday...
ACC sues Saifuzzaman, 30 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday filed a case against former land minister and Awami League leader Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed, his family members and several senior officials of United Commercial Bank PLC and Aramit Group on charges of embezzling and laundering Tk 25 crore from UCB...
Decision on Asia Cup soon as ACC meeting concludes
The decision regarding the forthcoming Asia Cup would be announced soon, said chairman of the Asian Cricket Council, Mohsin Naqvi, after its Annual General Meeting in Dhaka on Thursday.
Three people killed, 10 injured in Faridpur road accident
At least three people were killed and 10 others were injured in a head-on collision between two buses in the Karimpur area on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur on Thursday morning...
ACC meeting today amid India鈥檚 boycott
The Bangladesh Cricket Board are in an uncomfortable position as they are set to host the Annual General Meeting of the Asian Cricket Council starting today in Dhaka despite the Board of Control for Cricket in India鈥檚 boycott...
Eight killed in Natore road accident
An elderly couple, their four female relatives along with another woman and the driver of the microbus they were travelling on were killed in a head-on collision with a truck on Bonpara-Hatikumrul Highway at Baraigram upazila in Natore on Wednesday...
ACC seeks details of 鈥楳ujib Year鈥� expenses
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday sent letters to all 64 districts across the country, seeking detailed financial records related to the nationwide observance of 鈥楳ujib Borsho鈥� or 鈥楳ujib Year鈥� on the occasion of birth centenary of the country鈥檚 founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and the construction of over 10,000 murals and sculptures during the period...
Unfinished journey of CHT accord
IN THE misty hills of Bandarban, the southern part of Chittagong Hill Tracts, an indigenous Marma family was torn apart by a war not of their making. Two brothers, raised side by side, found themselves on opposing sides of a battlefield: the elder in the military and the younger with the Shanti Bahini, fighting for the political rights of the indigenous peoples. The...
ACC approves charge sheet against Mannujan
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday approved the charge sheet of a case against former state minister Mannujan Sufian and a director of the labour directorate Mizanur Rahman in a corruption case...
TikTok hit by fresh complaint over data access
Online privacy campaigners filed fresh complaints against social media giant TikTok and two other Chinese-owned companies on Thursday, saying they had failed to comply with data access requests...
Foreign adviser for addressing challenges in CHT Accord implementation
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Saturday said that the challenges over the implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Accord would be identified and efforts will be make to resolve those through constructive discussions with all stakeholders...
Two Jamaat leaders killed in Faridpur road accident
Two leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami were killed and at least eight others were injured in a road accident in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on early Saturday on their way to attend the party鈥檚 rally in Dhaka...
3 of a family among 6聽 killed in road accidents
At least six people, including three members of a family, were killed in road accidents in Gazipur and Sylhet districts between Thursday night and Friday afternoon.
Ex-BB governor, ex-Biman chair added to ACC charge sheet
The Anti-Corruption Commission has submitted a supplementary charge sheet against 22 people, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Fazle Kabir and former chair of the board of directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines retired...
Tarique Siddique, wife, 2 daughters sued over Tk聽62cr illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed four separate cases against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 security adviser, retired Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique, his wife Shaheen Siddique and their two daughters on...
ACC sues Shamim Osman, his wife for amassing illegal wealth of Tk 9.38 cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two separate cases against former Narayanganj-4 lawmaker Shamim Osman and his wife Salma Osman on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 9.38 crore...
TARA Homemakers Savings Account launched
BRAC Bank has introduced 鈥楾ARA Homemakers Savings Account,鈥� a dedicated banking product designed exclusively for women outside the formal workforce, said a press release...
ACC allowed to seize ex-IGP Benazir鈥檚 assets in USA, Malaysia
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze four bank accounts and two properties of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed in the USA and Malaysia.
Three people killed, 15 injured in Magura road accident
Three people died and 15 others sustained injuries as a bus crashed into a battery-run van on Magura-Jhenaidah Highway in Magura Sadar upazila...
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...
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...