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Government forms search panel to fill ACC leadership void after 110 days

Dhaka, June 22 -- The government has set the wheels in motion to reconstitute the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), forming a five-member search committee 110 days after the watchdog's top posts fell ... Read More


Three former telecom officials get 44-year jail terms over corruption

Dhaka, June 22 -- A court in Chattogram has sentenced three former officials of the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) to 44 years in prison in a corruption case dating back nearly three ... Read More


Body of missing Bangladeshi student found in Cyprus after 9 days, suspect arrested

Dhaka, June 22 -- Cyprus police have recovered the body of a 22-year-old Bangladeshi student nine days after he went missing from the eastern Mediterranean island nation. Investigators found the deco... Read More


PM Tarique off to China after Malaysia visit

Dhaka, June 22 -- After completing a two-day visit to Malaysia, Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has departed the country for China's Dalian. He departed on board a special Bangladesh Biman f... Read More


Government to deploy Army in Dhaka, 5 more districts over Awami League anniversary

Dhaka, June 22 -- The government has decided to deploy the Army across six districts to maintain law and order surrounding the founding anniversary of the Awami League, whose activities are currently ... Read More


Malaysia to engage Myanmar, employ ASEAN on Rohingya crisis

Dhaka, June 22 -- Malaysia will work together with Bangladesh to resolve the Rohingya crisis, says Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The offices of the foreign ministers of both countries will ... Read More


NBR needs nearly Tk 1.4tn in June to hit revised revenue target

Dhaka, June 22 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) faces a daunting final-month challenge, needing to collect nearly Tk 1.43 trillion in June if it is to meet its revised revenue target for the 202... Read More


Bangladesh, Malaysia sign MoU, exchange two notes

Dhaka, June 22 -- Bangladesh and Malaysia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance cooperation in the field of culture. In addition, the two countries have exchanged two bilateral n... Read More


DMP to deploy 18,000 personnel, set up 200-plus checkpoints on Awami League anniversary

Dhaka, June 22 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) says it will deploy 18,000 officers across the capital on Tuesday and establish more than 200 special pickets and checkpoints as part of extensive... Read More


PM Tarique Rahman, Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim eye 'new heights' in ties

Dhaka, June 22 -- Bangladesh and Malaysia say they are looking forward to "new heights" in their bilateral relationship following discussions in Kuala Lumpur. The statement came on Monday at a joint ... Read More