Tk 2.45cr seized from ex-DGFI chief Saiful home
The Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered Tk 2.45 crore from the residence of retired Lieutenant General Md Saiful Alam, a former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.
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European commissioner Hadja Lahbib now visiting Bangladesh
European commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management Hadja Lahbib is now visiting Bangladesh...
Consensus commission to seek political party feedback on reform proposals
The National Consensus Commission is set to gather feedback from political parties on which reform proposals are agreed, partially agreed, and not agreed.
UGC holds meeting on SBC
The second meeting of the Programme Management and Coordination Committee on conducting research on social and behaviour change and building the capacity of university teachers was held at the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday.
ACC sues ex-minister Abdur Rahman
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed five separate cases against five people, including former fisheries and livestock minister Abdur Rahman and home ministry鈥檚 former joint secretary Dhananjoy Kumar Das, on charges of amassing illegal wealth...
UNHCR urges global focus on Rohingya crisis
Visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi hoped that the international community would renew its focus to resolve the Rohingya crisis...
Stakeholders鈥� support will drive telecom sector reforms: BTRC
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission will move forward with telecommunication sector reforms based on the support of the majority of stakeholders, ensuring affordability and service quality, said BTRC chairman Md Emdad-ul-Bari...
HC resumes hearing on petition for Betar, BTV autonomy after 16 years
The High Court on Wednesday resumed the hearing of a long-pending writ petition seeking the implementation of recommendations by the Radio-TV Autonomy Commission for framing rules and regulations ensuring the autonomy of the two state-owned media organisations...
PUBLIC HEARING ON GAS PRICE HIKE: BERC blasted by consumers
Frequent booing and screams of the word 鈥榮hame鈥� filled the air inside the indoor venue in Dhaka where the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday held its public hearing on the gas price hike proposal of up to 152 per cent...
Competition Commission fines farm for egg price manipulation
The Bangladesh Competition Commission has fined People's Poultry and Hatchery Ltd Tk 7,202,973 for conspiratorial collusion, limiting or controlling the production, supply, and market system, and abnormally determining the purchase or sale price of eggs...
CALL FOR UN ENGAGEMENT: Investigating violence against minoritised communities
WHEN the chief advisor professor Muhammad Yunus extended an official invitation to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to conduct an independent fact-finding into human rights violations committed during the July mass uprising, it was highly commended by rights organisations and civil society alike, except for those sections of...
AD stays anticipatory bail to SK Sur's wife, daughter
The Appellate Division on Monday stayed the anticipatory bail granted by the High Court to Suparna Sur Chowdhury, wife of former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, and their daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission for failing to submit an asset statement within the stipulated time...
INDEPENDENT POLICE COMMISSION: A bleak prospect
THE establishment of an independent police commission as an oversight body in Bangladesh is crucial for ensuring accountability, transparency, and efficiency in law enforcement. While the police play a vital role in maintaining law and order, allegations of corruption, political influence, and human rights violations have raised serious concerns about their role in...
EC working on two datelines for holding national polls: CEC
The chief election commissioner, AMM Nasir Uddin, on Sunday said the Election Commission was moving ahead centring the two datelines given by the interim government for the national elections.
LOCAL GOVT REFORM:聽2 uniform laws suggested
The Local Government Reform Commission has submitted a primary report to the government, recommending a comprehensive overhaul of the country鈥檚 local government system.
ORION PHARMA鈥橲 SHARE MANIPULATION: Nabil Group MD Aminul fined Tk3.2cr
Md Aminul Islam, founder and managing director of Nabil Group, along with two of the conglomerate鈥檚 firms, has been fined Tk 3.40 crore for manipulating shares of Orion Pharma, according to an enforcement report by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission...
Bangladesh鈥檚 democracy at turning point
THE recent meeting of the National Consensus Commission, chaired by chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, represents a crucial step towards political reform in Bangladesh. This meeting convened leaders from six reform commissions alongside approximately 100 representatives from 27 political parties and alliances, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Nagorik Committee...
Commission needs to talk with Hasina, Moyeen U Ahmed for BDR mutiny reinvestigation: chairman
Chairman of the National Independent Investigation Commission Major General, retd, A L M Fazlur Rahman on Thursday said they were trying to talk with former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and ex-army chief Moyeen Uddin Ahmed over the BDR carnage at Pilkhana in 2009.
ACC sues Atiur, Barkat, Benazir, 24 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 23 people, including former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman, former Janata Bank chairman Abul Barkat and AnonTex Group chairman Md Yunus Badal, on charges of embezzling Tk 297 crore...
BDR CARNAGE: Commission records statements of 37 people in 41 working days
The National Independent Investigation Commission formed to investigate the 2009 BDR carnage said on Thursday that the commission had taken statements of 37 people in its 41 working days...
ACC seizes documents of ex-IGP Shahidul鈥檚 illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission has recovered two sacks of documents related to former inspector general of police AKM Shahidul Haque鈥檚 illegal assets from a relative鈥檚 house...
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: Political, civic groups least concerned about language
Among the 28 political parties and alliances that submitted their respective proposals to the constitution reform commission, only two proposed that Bangla should remain as the state language and other mother tongues should be given constitutional recognition...
DCs asked to ensure order, curb price hike
Deputy commissioners from across Bangladesh on Tuesday were asked to maintain the law and order situation, contain the spiralling of prices of essential commodities and ensure proper public services.
Symposium on spectrum management begins at BTRC
A three-day international symposium on spectrum management under the auspices of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission began on Tuesday...
2 ex-governors, 53 other BB officials under ACC scanner
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched probes into corruption allegations against Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 25 former and serving officials, including former governor Abdur Rouf Talukder.
TIB concerned over graft accused appointment as ACC director
Transparency International Bangladesh has expressed concern over the government鈥檚 decision to appoint Amin Al Parvez, an accused in a graft case, as a director of the Anti-Corruption Commission....
Ex-MP Ranjit, family sued for illegal assets of Tk15cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed four separate cases against former lawmaker Ranjit Kumar Roy, his wife Niyoti Rani Roy, and their two sons over allegations of accumulating illegal assets worth Tk 15.5 crore and suspicious transactions of Tk 218 crore....
DCs recommend increased BGB deployment along borders
Deputy Commissioners on Tuesday recommended deployment of Border Guard Bangladesh personnel in a greater number in the country鈥檚 frontier areas to bolster national security in addition to enhanced security measures for waterways....
UGC seeks name for new university merging 7 colleges
The University Grants Commission sought the name from the teachers, students, and stakeholders for the proposed full pledged accredited university to be set up merging seven government colleges in Dhaka on Tuesday...
DCs should be accountable to elected representatives
THE deputy commissioners鈥� seeking more powers, as they have already proposed during their annual conference in Dhaka, in discharging their responsibilities comes with concerns in a number of areas. The deputy commissioners, who also work as district magistrates, have sought to be further empowered regarding law enforcement, the judiciary, local government and...