Court orders seizure of property of ex-DB chief Harun
The Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate one apartment and three plots of former Detective Branch chief Harun-or-Rashid....
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Ex-minister Mahbub Ali, wife sued over Tk 9cr illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed two cases against former state Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali and his wife Shamima Jafrin on charges of amassing illegal assets worth over Tk 9 crore...
BAEC holds sit-in for restoring autonomy
The scientists and staff of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission held a sit-in for restoring autonomy in all the institutions under the BAEC, including the head office in Dhaka, across the country on Wednesday...
Saifuzzaman, Nafeez, 70 others own Dubai properties: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission has identified 72 individuals, including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, in connection with alleged money laundering and offshore property acquisitions in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates...
SC quashes money laundering proceedings against Professor Yunus
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped all proceedings in the money laundering case against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and seven others, bringing an end to a contentious legal battle that had drawn national and international attention for two years...
Atomic Energy Commission employees warn of strike
Scientists, officers, and employees under the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission on Tuesday warned of going on strike鈥攊ncluding work and service abstention鈥攊f the Ministry of Science and Technology did not address their problems, including stalled salary payments.
Process begins to bring back Hasina, Tulip: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission has started the process to bring back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece Tulip Siddiq, said its commissioner Brigadier General, retd, Hafiz Ahsan Farid on Tuesday.
EC seeks law ministry opinion on issuing gazette naming Ishraque DSCC mayor
The Election Commission has written to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs seeking the latter鈥檚 opinion on publishing a gazette notification declaring Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraq Hossain the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation.
BNP endorses equality, human dignity, social justice
A Bangladesh Nationalist Party delegation on Tuesday participating in a state reform discussion with the National Consensus Commission said that the party agreed to equality, human dignity, and social justice as the fundamental principles of the constitution.
ACC starts inquiry into聽graft allegations against Shakib
The Anti-Corruption Commission has begun formal inquiry against national team cricketer and former Awami League lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan over allegations of amassing illegal assets and money laundering.
UGC to hold regional higher edn confce in December
The University Grants Commission will hold a three-day regional higher education conference, involving the representatives of the UGC in the SAARC member countries, in Dhaka in December.聽
Govt should consider a land, agriculture reform commission
REFORM in land, agricultural and environmental relations has been a long-standing demand and aptly reiterated by civic groups on April 20 from a roundtable discussion in Dhaka that asked the government to form a separate commission. A large portion of farmers in Bangladesh remain landless, with many abandoning the profession due to inadequate government...
NIDs of Hasina, Rehana, 8 family members locked
The National Identity Registration Division under the Election Commission has locked the National Identity Cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine of her family members.
Nat鈥檒 minimum wage for all workers in Bangladesh suggested
The Labour Reform Commission in its final report to the interim government on Monday recommended that a 鈥榩ermanent minimum wage commission鈥� should determine a national minimum wage for workers across all sectors irrespective of government, non-government and...
Merchant power policy to facilitate RE, says BERC chairman
The merchant power policy that the interim government is formulating will facilitate renewable energy expansion, said Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission chair Jalal Ahmed at a green energy Olympiad on Sunday.
NCC report to decide EC鈥檚 fate: NCP
National Citizen Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari on Sunday said that the fate of the current Election Commission would be determined by the upcoming report of the National Consensus Commission on electoral reforms as the...
Salaries stalled for Atomic Energy Commission staff
The staff of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission has not received salaries and other payments after February this year, apparently owing to some disagreement between the science and technology ministry and the commission over the method of fund disbursement...
Ways that govt should walk to bolster women鈥檚 rights
THE recommendations that the women鈥檚 affairs reforms commission, set up on November 18, 2024, put forth on April 19 for the government to effect appear assuring in that they are mostly meant to do away with the discrimination that exists in society against women. The commission has made 15 specific recommendations, which include the provision for equal rights...
EC extends deadline for political party registration
The Election Commission on Sunday announced an extended deadline of June 22 for new political parties to get them registered with the independent statutory body as a pre-requisite for participation in the upcoming 13th general elections.
Civil, criminal courts at upazila recommended
The Local Government Reform Commission has recommended the establishment of fully functional civil and criminal courts at upazilas across the country to take the judicial facilities to the doorsteps of common people to reduce the sufferings of litigants.
BNP joins 2nd day talks with National Consensus Commission
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party joined the second day dialogue with the National Consensus Commission on Sunday morning...
Women affairs reform commission:聽Equal property聽right suggested
The Women Affairs Reform Commission on Saturday submitted 433 recommendations to the government, including the introduction of equal property rights for women, a uniform family code, and a separate and permanent women affairs commission.
Commission on BDR carnage issues public notice seeking information
The National Independent Investigation Commission on the BDR carnage has issued a public notice asking all to provide information related to the carnage through its official website.
Consensus commission to hold talks with NCP Saturday
The National Consensus Commission is set to hold talks with the National Citizen Party on Saturday morning as part of the series of dialogues with political parties to reach a national consensus over the state reform initiatives taken by the interim government.
CPC amendment approved to speed up civil case disposal
The government has initiated the process of implementing the key recommendations of the Judicial Reform Commission, including amendments to the century-old Civil Procedure Code, in a bid to modernise the judiciary, expedite civil case disposal, and curb procedural abuse.
BNP seeks int鈥檒 standard probe commission
Leaders and activists of different units of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Sylhet on Thursday demanded forming an international standard probe commission to trace out the party鈥檚 enforced disappeared leaders and activists, including M Ilias Ali, a former lawmaker and organising secretary of the party...
Ex-land minister Saifuzzaman, 22 others sued for embezzlement
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 23 people including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and his wife and former United Commercial Bank PLC chairman Rukmila Zaman for taking a loan of Tk 20 crore in the name of a fake company and embezzling the money...
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: BNP agrees on 25 proposals
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said their party agreed on 25 constitutional reform proposals given by the Reform Commission.
Five officials held over Tk 1000cr graft in Pirojpur LGED office
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday night detained five officials of Pirojpur Accounts and Local Government and Engineering Department offices on charge of misappropriating Tk 1, 101 crore...
Salman, ex-BSEC chair Shibli, 28 others sued
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against 30 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman and former Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, on charges...