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Bashundhara Group chair, MD seek 90 days to appear at ACC

Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, his son Sayem Sobhan Anvir, also the group’s managing director, and several other members of Sobhan’s family sought a 90-day time to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission...

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Political parties find little common ground

The National Consensus Commission on Monday said that the first round of dialogues with political parties concluded with unanimous support for some reform proposals, while some proposals received support from most parties but disagreement remained about many key reform issues.

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UNHCR reports 1st voluntary Rohingya return since 2017

At least 82 Rohingyas reportedly returned spontaneously to Myanmar’s Rakhine state last week, the first known instance of voluntary repatriation since the mass exodus of 2017, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...

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Maitri Jatra for intersectional, transformative changes

AS A transnational feminist scholar of social movements, when the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission’s report came out on April 19, I became keen on reviewing the 433 recommendations under 15 thematic areas. I was initially a bit frustrated to see that the report primarily focused on ‘equality between women and men’...

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ACC prosecutes ex-whip Swapon, his wife

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed two cases against former whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapon and his wife Mehbuba Alam on charges of amassing illegal wealth...

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Travel ban slapped on ex-minister Saber, family, Noor Ali

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday issued a travel ban on former minister for environment, forest and climate change Saber Hossain Chowdhury and his family members over allegations of corruption.

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EC approves draft code of conduct

The Election Commission on Wednesday approved the draft code of conduct for political parties and candidates along with the polling centre establishment and management policy for both parliamentary and local government elections...

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BSEC to meet retail investors May 29

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a consultation meeting with representatives of retail investor organizations on May 29 at 12:00pm...

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NCP besieges EC

The National Citizen Party on Wednesday alleged that the current Election Commission had forfeited its constitutional legitimacy, accusing it of operating as a de facto office and a mouthpiece for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...

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ACC grills NCP leader Tanvir, two POs of health adviser over graft charges

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday interrogated National Citizen Party’s suspended joint member secretary Gazi Salauddin Ahmed Tanvir and health adviser Nurjahan Begum’s former personal officer Tuhin Farabi and current PO Mahmudul Hasan over corruption charges...

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DIP director Saidul, wife sued over illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against director of the Department of Immigration and Passport Md Saidul Islam and his wife Shaila Akhter on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 2.63 crore.

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Identifying priorities, enablers, barriers suggested

Setting strategic priorities and identifying enablers and barriers are immediate tasks for implementing the Health Sector Reform Commission’s recommendations, said experts at a seminar held on Tuesday...

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Two houses, 19 flats, lands of Nafeez Sarafat, family seized

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize assets, including 19 flats and two houses, owned by former Padma Bank chair Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat and his family members over graft allegations.

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EU seeks to relax rules on turning away asylum seekers

The EU unveiled plans on Tuesday to make it easier to send asylum seekers to certain third countries in the latest overhaul aimed at reducing migration to the bloc, sparking criticism from rights groups.

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CHT Commission for end to persecution of Bawm community

The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission in a statement on Monday called on the government to end the ‘systematic persecution of Bawm community’, condemning the recent death of a Bawm youth in jail custody...

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First round of national consensus talks concludes

The first round of dialogues between the National Consensus Commission and political parties, aimed at building consensus on the reform initiatives undertaken by the interim government, concluded on Monday after two months of discussions.

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ACC prosecutes S Alam, 42 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against 43 people, including S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, also former chairman of First Security Islami Bank, and the bank’s former...

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SC to hear delayed ACC appeal against Hasina case crapping

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday set July 15 for hearing a delayed petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in March 2025 seeking permission to appeal against a 2010 High Court verdict...

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ACC launches fresh raid on BCB over corruption allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Saturday conducted a fresh raid on the Bangladesh Cricket Board headquarters in Mirpur, just a month after a similar operation, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities and corruption...

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Of proposed health commission

THE health reforms commission in May put forth a set of proposals to transform the healthcare landscape. Major recommendations include the establishment of a permanent, independent health commission, the recognition of primary...