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Another influx looms over Bangladesh

Diplomatic Correspondent : Instead of returning home, new waves of Rohingya continue to flee into Bangladesh, driven by escalating clashes between the Arakan Army and Myanmar government forces. Most recently, some 50,000 people were...

NBFIs reel under rising losses, defaults

Muhammad Ayub Ali : Bangladesh’s non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) are facing one of their most challenging periods in recent years, with rising losses, mounting bad loans and eroding public confidence threatening the sector’s stability....

Joy’s US wealth under ACC watch

Staff Reporter : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to send a Mutual Legal Request (MLR) to the United States to obtain details of two properties allegedly owned by Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son...

Constituency hearings to begin next week

Staff Reporter : The Election Commission (EC) has finalised the draft action plan for the 13th national parliamentary election and is expected to publish the complete roadmap later this week, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar...

Final day sees record DUCSU submissions

Staff Reporter : The nomination process for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections saw a surge on the final day as a large number of candidates submitted their papers, reflecting growing student...

Home Adviser urges civil service neutrality

Staff Reporter : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has called on civil servants to maintain political neutrality and uphold the highest standards of professionalism. Addressing an orientation and training programme...

Massive illegal funds abroad unearthed

Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has so far traced nearly Tk40,000 crore worth of assets abroad believed to have been acquired using illegally transferred funds, the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing reported on Sunday. The findings...