Dhaka: A Dhaka court has approved the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) request to arrest former state minister for public administration, Farhad Hossain, in connection with a graft case. The order was passed by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judg…
Dhaka: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called for an early start to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the European Union (EU), stressing the need to safeguard Bangladesh’s trade preferences in its largest export market once the…
Dhaka: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has imposed a penalty of demotion by two pay grades on Additional Tax Commissioner Sehela Siddika for misconduct, following the conclusion of a departmental inquiry, while simultaneously withdrawing her tempo…
Dhaka: A court in Dhaka is poised to announce verdicts tomorrow in two separate cases involving 36 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq. These cases perta…
Dhaka: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday urged officials involved in election-related activities not to respond to phone calls from fraudsters.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the EC has recently observed that fraudsters are attempting …
Dhaka: The Election Commission (EC) has banned posters in electioneering and also imposed stricter controls on banners as part of its Code of Conduct for the 13th National Parliament Election and the Referendum scheduled for February 12. The campaign …
Dhaka: All scheduled banks in Bangladesh will remain closed for four consecutive days from February 11 to 14 due to the national election and the regular weekend. Bangladesh Bank on Sunday issued a notification announcing a holiday on February 11 and …
Dhaka: National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and 11-party alliance-nominated candidate for Dhaka-11 constituency Md Nahid Islam has launched an online voter information service to help voters easily identify their designated polling centres ahead of t…
Patuakhali: At least 15 people were injured as supporters of Gonadhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur and independent candidate Hasan Mamun clashed in Patuakhali-3 (Galachipa-Dashmina) late Saturday night. The incident occurred in front of Chatra…
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