Court Correspondent : The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the High Court orders that granted anticipatory bail to Bashudeb Banerjee, an associate of PK Haldar and the then Director of International Leasing and Financial Services (ILFS), and his wife Paipa Banerjee, also a Director of the institution, in 14 money laundering cases. The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division stayed the bail orders for eight weeks and directed Bashudeb, and Papia to surrender to the trial...
Day: May 14, 2024
Staff Reporter : The government has suspended Dhaka District Registrar Wahidul Islam, currently incarcerated on corruption charges. The Law and Justice Division issued a notice on May 12, following the actions of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court, which, on April 30, recognized the charge sheet submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and subsequently detained Wahidul Islam. The Law Ministry’s notification elaborates that the ACC Dhaka-1 filed a corruption case against Wahidul Islam on September 21, 2023. The charge...
Reuters : Russia on Monday pummelled more than 30 towns and villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region after launching a surprise ground offensive over the border last week, the local governor said. The Ukrainian army acknowledged Russia was “achieving tactical success” after the ground assault, which sparked the evacuation of almost 6,000 people. Russia’s defence ministry said its troops had “improved the tactical position and dealt a blow to (Ukrainian) manpower” around border villages, including Lyptsi, and the town of...
City Desk : The minister-level meeting of Bangladesh-India water resources ministry is likely to be held after India’s Lok Sabha election, hoped Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma here on Monday. “The secretary-level meeting of the water resources ministries of the two countries will be held soon, and the minister-level meeting after the ongoing India’s Lok Sabha polls, he said, reports BSS. Verma disclosed this when he made a courtesy call on State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruk...
Agency : The ninth edition of the ICC T20 World Cup (WC) will commence from June 2 as the squad for Bangladesh for this mega event in USA and West Indies, will be announced today. Initially, it was planned to announce the team on Monday afternoon, but it was delayed due to the injury of pacer Taskin Ahmed. Taskin suffered side strain during the 4th match of the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe and waiting for the scan report. If...
Agency : Bangladesh Captain Nigar Sultana Joty spoke about the excitement of featuring in a home ICC Women’s T20 World...
Business Report : Emirates took home top honours at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards (BTME), World Travel Awards (WTA) 2024, and International Loyalty Awards 2024, a testament to its ongoing investments and initiatives to provide customers with the best-in-industry travel experiences, in the air and on the ground. The prestigious travel awards ceremonies were held on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai this week and attended by industry leaders and professionals from across the world participating...
BSS, Dhaka : Star-studded Bashundhara Kings will face Abahani Limited, Dhaka in the second semi-final of ABG Bashundhara Federation Cup Football scheduled to be held today at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj. The match kicks-off at 3.00pm. Bashundhara Kings, who set the new milestone in the country’s domestic football by winning the record fifth consecutive Bangladesh Premier League title recently, are in good shape and must be expecting to reach the final of the tournament. They earlier confirmed...