Court freezes 15 bank accounts of ex-food minister Qamrul
NN Online: A court on Wednesday ordered the freezing of 15 bank accounts belonging to former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam in connection with graft...
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Commission recommends dividing BD into 4 provinces
NN Online: The Public Administration Reform Commission has suggested restructuring the country into four provinces, aligning with its historic divisions aiming to introduce a provincial...
AL can no longer engage in politics: Salahuddin
NN Online: BNP Senior Leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said the Awami League (AL) can no longer participate in politics under its current name in Bangladesh,...
Biswa Ijtema’s 2nd phase ends with Akheri Munajat
NN Online: The second phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema – the world’s second-largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj – concluded on Wednesday with the...
Ex-law minister Anisul remanded for 3 days
NN Online: A Narayanganj court on Wednesday ordered former law minister Anisul Huq to be placed on a three-day remand in connection with a murder...
2 reform commissions submit reports to Dr Yunus
NN Online: The Public Administration Reform Commission and the Judiciary Reform Commission submitted their comprehensive reports to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday. Judiciary...
BNP slams LPG price hike as ‘illogical’
Staff Reporter : The BNP has strongly criticized the government’s decision to increase the price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder, calling it an anti-people move....
SDC pledges continued support for Rohingya despite aid cuts
Staff Reporter : Deputy Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Head of Switzerland’s Humanitarian Aid Division, Ambassador Dominik Stillhart,...
Canada to assist recovering funds from ‘Begum Para’
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on Canada to assist in recovering funds illicitly transferred from Bangladesh to North America. Speaking...
Ex-UCB director, wife tied to money laundering via LoC
Staff Reporter : A complaint has been filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former United Commercial Bank Ltd (UCB) director Bashir Ahmed and his...
Tension grips JU over dependent quota
Staff Reporter : Students and the Jahangirnagar University (JU) Officers-Employees Unity Council have taken opposing stances on the quota for employees’ children. On Tuesday, February...
Motorbikes responsible for 43pc of road fatalities in Jan
NN Online: Motorbikes were the leading cause of road deaths in Bangladesh last January, accounting for 264 fatalities (43.42 per cent of the total 608...