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Protesters call for BEZA to revoke factory approval

Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority’s (BEZA) approval for a ‘nicotine pouch’ factory not only defies High Court directives but also contradicts the government’s public health policy, posing a serious threat to...

Court freezes 81 bank accounts of Maya

Staff Reporter : A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 81 bank accounts belonging to Awami League Presidium Member and former minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, his wife Parvin Chowdhury, and their son...

Rajuk plot scam on Hasina hearing deferred to Nov 10

Staff Reporter : A Dhaka court has postponed until 10 November the hearings in three corruption cases filed against 47 individuals, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son SajeebWazed Joy, and daughter SaimaWazedPutul,...

ACC to sue Kiron over Malaysia recruitment scam

Staff reporter : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved filing six cases against 11 officials from six recruiting agencies, including Debate for Democracy Chair and Merit Trade International Ltd Chairman Hassan Ahamed Chowdhury Kiron,...

Justice Khurshid Alam dismissed from HC

Staff Reporter : Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar of the High Court Division has been dismissed from his post as a judge. A gazette notification issued by the Law and Justice Division and signed...

Inflation falls to 8.17pc in Oct

Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s inflation eased for the second consecutive month in October, dipping to 8.17 percent from 8.36 percent in September, according to fresh figures released on Wednesday by the Bangladesh Bureau of...

5 soy firms ink $1.25b US import deal

Staff Reporter : Five leading soy value chain companies from Bangladesh Meghna Group of Industries (MGI), City Group, Delta Agrofood Industries Ltd, Mahbub Group, and KGS Group have signed agreements to import $1.25 billion...