Day: September 6, 2024

Court Correspondent : The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Thursday ordered the banks to seek information on all accounts of Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad. The anti-money laundering agency also directed the banks to inquire about the accounts of four of her family members, including her spouse, son, and daughter, according to a letter issued by the BFIU. Earlier, the BFIU had frozen the accounts of several influential politicians and professionals, including ministers from...

Staff Reporter : S Alam Group alone has taken over half of the total loans of Islami Bank Bangladesh, the bank’s newly appointed chairman Md. Obayed Ullah Al Masud said. “S Alam Group’s companies have taken half of the total loan distributed by the Islami bank. Recovering those loans is the challenge for the bank now,” the chairman said after meeting with Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur on Thursday. He said the total disbursed loans of Islami...

Staff Reporter : Advocate RuhulKabir Rizvi,Senior Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said, ‘Election Commission is one of those responsible for destroying our country’s democracy. We demand that those people who are responsible for violating the constitutional system be brought to justice by law.’ He made this statement at a press conference at the BNP central office in NayaPaltan on Thursday, September 5. The press conference was organized by the Agriculturalists Association of Bangladesh (ABB) to protest...

Staff Reporter : Officials and Employees of the Directorate General of Family Planning of the Medical Education and Family Welfare Division, Ministry Of Health and Family Welfare, have become raged against beneficiaries of the deposed autocrat Hasina government, sources said. They said the general officials and employees of the DGFP who were oppressed, deprived and victimised of discrimination during the ousted Hasina government are now becoming seriously angry against those who were in very good condition in Hasina’s government. They...

Staff Reporter : The workers of different pharmaceutical companies have continued their protest in Gazipur and Narayanganj for 18 demands, including salary increase and job regularization. Production has been stopped in 19 factories, including factories of Square, General Pharma and Incepta due to the movement of about two weeks. Several factories may be shut down. Bangladesh Aushad Shilpa Samity has expressed fear that the country may face a drug crisis.The organization said this at an emergency press conference on Thursday....

Staff Reporter : At least 197 global leaders including 92 Nobel Laureates including former US President Barack Obama have strongly supported the interim government of Bangladesh led by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. Referencing what Yunus and others have called Bangladesh’s “second liberation” the leaders, including former US President Barack Obama, businessman Richard Branson, and activist Jane Goodall, wrote, “Just as the nation’s young people have inspired [Muhammad Yunus], we know that he will inspire them to play a leadership...