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CAAB official gets 5 yrs jail
A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced a Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh official to five years’ rigorous imprisonment in a bribery case filed over the...
12 Bangladeshis killed in Middle East conflict
Twelve Bangladeshi nationals have been killed amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, while 186 Bangladeshis have so far been repatriated from Iran, Expatriates’...
Controversy rows over culture ministry grants distribution
The grant distribution of Ministry of Cultural Affairs for the 2025-26 fiscal year has created controversy in the cultural arena. The theatre group ‘Aranyak’, which...
Food adulternated, drugs not Jamaat MP says
A Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker on Thursday criticised the widespread adulteration of food in Bangladesh, telling Parliament that while medicines sold in the country are unadulterated, food...
Adultery accused? Privacy card declined
India’s Supreme Court has ruled that a spouse accused of adultery cannot use the constitutional right to privacy to withhold call records and hotel-stay details...
Disclosure of AL rule ‘crossfire’ deaths sought
A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice on top law enforcement officials demanding comprehensive official data on people killed in so-called “crossfire,” “gunfights,”...
BD, Tajikstan pledge to deepen bilateral ties
Bangladesh and Tajikistan on Wednesday pledged to deepen bilateral ties by expanding political, economic and people to people cooperation during the first ever Foreign Office...
Sarwar Alamgir can take oath as Ctg MP: HC
The High Court (HC) has ruled that Sarwar Alamgir, the BNP candidate who won the Chittagong-2 constituency in the 13th National Parliament election, can take...
Govt plans to send 1cr skilled workers abroad
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury has announced the government’s plan to send 10 million skilled workers abroad over the next five...
Inflated Degrees and the Devaluation of Human Capital
A master’s degree holder applying for an office assistant’s position would once have been considered an extraordinary exception. However, it is gradually becoming common in...
The Swiss Deposits Mystery and Bangladesh’s Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows
Money laundering has long been one of Bangladesh’s most persistent economic and governance challenges. For decades, successive governments have faced allegations that billions of dollars...