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‘Banned’ AL rallies in Tejgaon

News Desk : Awami League leaders and activists, whose political activities remain officially banned, have staged another rally against the interim government in Dhaka — the second in five days. The demonstration began around...

Man gunned down in Khulna

UNB : A 34-year-old man was shot dead by miscreants in Khulna’s Rupsha upazila on Thursday night, police said. The incident occurred around 11:30 pm, said Johnny Ahmed, duty officer at Rupsa Police Station....

UN coordinator pledges polls support

Staff Reporter : United Nations Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis has reaffirmed the UN’s ongoing commitment to support the Election Commission of Bangladesh prior to the parliamentary election scheduled early next year. She came up...

BD lost $240b during Hasina regime TI chief

Staff reporter : Transparency International (TI) Chair François Valérian has alleged that Bangladesh lost nearly $16 billion every year during the 15-year rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, citing corruption and large-scale money...

ACC sues ex-land minister Saifuzzaman

Staff Reporter : The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has lodged a money laundering case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, accusing him of laundering Tk1,200 crore to Dubai. The case was filed on Thursday...

New ICT Act bars accused from polls

Staff Reporter : The interim government has approved a major amendment to the International Crimes (Tribunal) Act, 1973, introducing provisions that disqualify any person formally charged under the law from contesting elections or holding...