Day: September 25, 2024
Selim Reza, Sirajganj : A court in Dhaka on Thursday imposed travel ban on Jannat Ara Talukder Henry, her husband...
Our Correspondent, Barishal : Shuchita Sharmin, Professor of Development Studies Department of Dhaka University, has been appointed as the new...
Chattagram Bureau : Election Commission (EC) has taken special initiative to prevent Rohingya voters in three hilly areas, Chattagram and Cox’s Bazar.According to the concerned election officials, the voter registration process of the local area will be simplified. This information was given in an exchange meeting with journalists at the Chattagram regional election officer’s office on Tuesday. Regional election officer Yunus Ali said that the Election Commission has taken various measures so that Rohingyas and foreign nationals who are sheltered...
Staff Reporter : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated investigations into allegations of corruption and illegal asset accumulation against two former Awami League lawmakers, Dr HBM Iqbal, Chairman of Premier Bank and former MP for Dhaka-10, and Md Abu Zahir, former MP for Habiganj-3. The ACC’s decision to investigate was confirmed on Tuesday by its Deputy Director and Public Relations Officer, Akhtarul Islam. According to the ACC’s preliminary allegations, HBM Iqbal is accused of abusing his power since 2011 while...
Staff Reporter : Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, has announced that the use of polythene and polypropylene bags will be banned in supermarkets starting on 1 October, with the ban extending to all kitchen markets from 1 November. This move is part of the government’s efforts to enforce the existing ban on such bags, with legal action to follow for non-compliance. “We are set to implement the law from 1 October in...
Diplomatic Correspondent : In a bid to improve relations strains by recent political changes in Bangladesh, high-level officials from Bangladesh and India held their first direct talks since the upheaval that overthrew the fascist Sheikh Hasina government on August 5. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where Foreign Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, Md. Touhid Hossain, and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar discussed ways to advance mutual...
Staff Reporter : Allegations of illegal fertiliser imports and mismanagement have emerged involving Dr. Nurun Nahar Chowdhury, Chief Additional Secretary for Fertiliser Management, and his alleged syndicate. Reports suggest that this group has shifted allegiance to the current administration, exploiting farmers in the process. It has been claimed that the syndicate supplied fertilisers to the Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) research institute’s personnel, who participated in the Awami League’s “Peace March” on August 4. This group is described as notoriously...