PSC chairman Sohrab, 12 members resign
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission chairman Md Sohorab Hossain and its 12 members have聽resigned from their respective posts.
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Case filed against suspended Lalmonirhat AC
A case was filed on Tuesday against the suspended assistant commissioner of Lalmonirhat Taposhee Tabassum Urmi for making derogatory remarks about Abu Sayed, who was killed in police firing during the quota reform movement on July 16.
DMP commissioner seeks public help to locate officers who went into hiding
Dhaka Metropolitan police commissioner Mainul Hasan has urged mass people to assist in locating police officers who went into hiding after being involved in the suppression of protests during the student-led mass uprising in July and August.
Ex-minister Anisul, Towfika under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday decided for inquiry against former Awami League minister Anisul Huq and former chairman of Citizen Bank Towfika Karim over...
Reforms to aim at freeing ACC from political influence: Iftekhar
The interim government鈥檚 Anti-Corruption Commission Reform Commission after its maiden meeting on Monday said that the reforms should aim at overhauling the ACC to free the...
Media reform commission to be formed in consultation with stakeholders: Adviser
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government information and broadcasting adviser Md Nahid Islam on Monday said that a media reform commission would be formed in consultation with the relevant stakeholders.
Lalmonirhat AC Taposhee suspended after Facebook post
The government on Monday suspended Lalmonirhat deputy commissioner office鈥檚 assistant commissioner Taposhee Tabassum Urmi following her controversial remark against the...
UK assures ACC of assistance in bringing back laundered money
The British delegation assured the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh of assistance in bringing back laundered money from the United Kingdom to Bangladesh...
Khurshed Alam resigns as maritime affairs secy, Khastagir鈥檚 appointment as envoy to Poland cancelled聽
Foreign ministry鈥檚 secretary for maritime affairs unit retired rear admiral Md Khurshed Alam, whose contractual appointment was extended on occasions, has resigned...
BSEC holds meeting with protesting investors
Senior officials of the Bangladesh Securities Exchange and Commission on Sunday held a meeting with a section of investors who have been protesting at continued plunges in share prices...
ACC sues ex-Shilpakala DG Lucky, 23 others for illegal recruitment
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against 24 persons, including Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy鈥檚 former director general Mohammad Liaquat Ali Lucky and...
BSEC calls 14 cos for explanation
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission called senior officials of 14 listed companies to explain why the companies made a delay in disbursing dividends or did not disburse those to shareholders after declaring the dividends for the past accounting year...
Interim govt constitutes five reform commissions
The government constituted five reform commissions to make the country鈥檚 electoral process, police administration, judiciary, anti-corruption watchdog and public administration...
ACC writes to 11 countries for info on ex-BFIU chief Masud
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday sent letters to 11 countries, including the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Dubai, Malaysia, and Singapore, seeking information on the wealth of former chief of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Md Masud Biswas...
Govt to form body on alleged DC appointment scam
The interim government will form a high-power committee to investigate the allegation of bribery against the senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration in the appointment of...
Dhaka Stock Exchange investors demand BSEC chairman鈥檚 resignation
Investors of the Dhaka Stock Exchange have called for the resignation of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, citing his inability to manage the volatile stock market.
Govt reconstitutes law commission
The government on Wednesday reconstituted the Law Commission, Bangladesh, appointing former Appellate Division Justice Zinat Ara as the new chairman of the commission for a three-year tenure...
LPG price increased
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has increased the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas by Tk聽2.88 per kilogram and auto gas by Tk聽1.58 per litre for the month of October...
US univs express interest to cooperate in education, research
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh on Wednesday said that top 10 universities in the United States expressed their interest in cooperation in improving the quality of higher education and research in Bangladesh...
Ex-whip Shamsul among 10 former MPs under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday decided to launch inquiries against 10 former lawmakers from the ousted Awami League government, including former whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury over allegations of abuse of power, and amassing illegal wealth through corruption...
A call to harness net zero vision
THE interim government has announced six commissions for reforms in the constitution, the electoral system, the judiciary, the police, the Anti-corruption Commission and public administration. Considering the significance, urgency and challenges of Net Zero Vision 2050, the government should add environment commission to the cart as well. As efforts to...
Bangladesh's interim govt to hold dialogue with political parties on Saturday
The interim government will hold a dialogue with the major political parties on Saturday to discuss about the six reform commissions and the country鈥檚 current law and order situation...
Over 15m smart NID cards remain undistributed in Bangladesh
More than 15 million smart national identity cards remain undistributed throughout the country, according to statistics provided by the Election Commission Secretariat.
Fakhrul among 8 acquitted of arson
A Dhaka magistrate court on Wednesday acquitted eight people, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, in a case filed on charges of vandalism and setting fire to a Dhaka South City Corporation garbage truck in 2012...
ACC sends 71 letters abroad, gets 27 replies
The Anti-Corruption Commission has so far sent 71 Mutual Legal Assistance Requests to different countries seeking cooperation for repatriating laundered money...
9 investors fined Tk 428cr for Beximco share manipulation
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday imposed a massive fine of Tk聽428.52 crore on nine individuals and companies for manipulating the shares o...
DSE demotes 2 more cos to 鈥榋鈥� category
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Tuesday downgraded two more companies to 鈥榋鈥� category due to non-compliance with securities laws...
Ex-secretary Jahangir Alam placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed former secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat and home ministry Md Jahangir Alam on five-day remand in connection with a case filed over the killing of a teenager Abdul Motalib during student-led mass uprising on August 4.
Dialogue with parties before reform bodies start working
The advisory council of the interim government will hold another round of dialogue with the political parties before the six reform commissions begin their work in full swing.
Stakeholders call for reforms in stock market policies
Stock market stakeholders on Monday demanded reforming regulatory framework, ensuring regulatory compliance and bringing good performing companies to the market...
