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ACC prosecutes Shakib Al Hasan, 14 others over share market manipulation

Dhaka, June 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a criminal case against cricketer Shakib Al Hasan and 14 others on charges of allegedly manipulating the stock market to embezzle billi... Read More


Court summons ex-PM Hasina, 12 others over Purbachal plot graft

Dhaka, June 17 -- A Dhaka court has ordered ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 12 others to appear before it in connection with six graft cases initiated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) o... Read More


Jamaat boycotts consensus meeting over Yunus-Tarique joint statement

Dhaka, June 17 -- Disgruntled over the joint statement by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami has boycotted a meeting with the National Consensus Commi... Read More


Protest against govt job ordinance draws few employees at Secretariat

Dhaka, June 17 -- Despite a call for a large protest programme at the Secretariat on Tuesday, only a hundred or so protesters turned up for the demonstration against the Government Service (Amendment)... Read More


Gambhir set to rejoin India squad in England ahead of first Test

Dhaka, June 17 -- India head coach Gautam Gambhir who had flown back to home last Wednesday to be with his ailing mother is set to rejoin the squad in England. The former Indian opener will join the ... Read More


Bangladesh yet to feel impact of Israel-Iran war on state procurement, says Salehuddin

Dhaka, June 17 -- The ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel has not yet disrupted the government procurement processes, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said. He, however, cautioned that an ex... Read More


Government launches hotline for Bangladeshis in Iran amid conflict

Dhaka, June 17 -- The interim government has opened emergency hotlines for Bangladeshi nationals living in Iran and their families, as tensions grow amid the country's conflict with Israel." The fore... Read More


Involuntary confessions, complicit magistrates: alarming findings surface in enforced disappearance commission probe

Dhaka, June 17 -- Subjected to relentless torture, a 19-year-old youth, a victim of "enforced disappearance" by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), was coerced into memorising a confession written by of... Read More


BNP's Ishraque demands resignation of Local Govt Advisor Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, June 17 -- BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has demanded the resignation of Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain and urged the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate him. At... Read More


Biman takes cautionary measures after Air India crash

Dhaka, June 17 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the flag carrier of Bangladesh, has started to scrutinise the Boeing-787 series planes in its fleet after the fatal Air India crash in India's Ahmedabad. ... Read More