Bangladesh

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formed a three-member committee to investigate the allegations of corruption against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. ACC Secretary Khorsheda Yasmin told reporters at a press briefing at the ACC headquarters in the capital on Monday. She said a report on acquiring illegal wealth by former IGP Benazir Ahmed through abusing power was ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a six-day official visit to Thailand from Wednesday at the invitation of her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin to strengthen ties between the two countries. Bangladesh and Thailand will sign a number of cooperation documents including a letter of intent on negotiations for free trade agreement between the two countries, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud told ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called for increasing adaptive capacity and strengthening resilience to build a safe and beautiful world for future generations. “We aim to build a safe and beautiful world for future generations. Achieving this goal requires increasing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience, and undertaking coordinated risk reduction initiatives,” she said. The prime minister said this while inaugurating ...

A court in Dhaka on Monday set July 29 for holding its hearing in 11 cases filed against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia. Today was scheduled for the appearance of the BNP chief before the court, but Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain reset the date as Khaleda Zia failed to appear because of her ‘poor health’. Of the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh is always ready and firmly committed to defend the country’s sovereignty from attack of any external forces. “The main driving force of our foreign policy is “Friendship to all, malice to none”. Our target is to ensure economic development with maintaining good relationships with all the neighbouring countries,” she said. “But, we are ...

A prayer has been submitted to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking necessary legal steps after investigating the wealth accumulated illegally by former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family members. Ruling Awami League MP Barrister Sayedul Huque Sumon from Habiganj-4 (Madhabpur-Chunarughat) constituency, submitted the prayer to the ACC chairman at the anti-graft body’s head office at Segun ...

The Bangladesh-flagged vessel MV Abdullah, which was freed by the Somali pirates on April 14, reached the outer anchorage of the Al Hamriyah Port in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday afternoon. Meherul Karim, chief executive officer (CEO) of KSRM Group and chief of SR Shipping, said reached the outer anchorage of the Port at 4:30pm (Bangladesh ...

Habibur Rahman Habib, BNP Chairperson’s adviser and Pabna district BNP convener, was released from Keraniganj Central Jail on Sunday. He walked out of the jail on Sunday noon. A court in Dhaka in October last year, sentenced Habib to jail for four years in a sabotage case. After the court verdict, Habib went into hiding. On November 20, 2023, RAB members arrested him from ...

All the toes of Prof Anu Muhammad’s left leg were severed as he slipped off while getting down from a train at Khilgaon in Dhaka on Sunday. The accident happened at about 11:00am.m. Anu Muhammad, also the member-secretary of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports, is now undergoing treatment at the emergency department of Dhaka ...

The government has set a target to procure five lakh tonnes of paddy, 11 lakh tonnes of boiled rice, one lakh tonne of atap rice and 500,000 tonnes of wheat in the upcoming Boro season. The rice and paddy procurement will begin on May 7 and continue till August 31, reports UNB. The procurement price of Boro paddy has been ...