Bangladesh

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of multiple properties owned by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members following a prayer of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The order was issued on Tuesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, includes the confiscation of Sudha Sadan, Sheikh Hasina’s private residence in ...

Election Commissioner Brig Gen (Retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah has said that if the expatriates’ expectations are to be fulfilled in the next national elections, they will have to go for proxy voting. He came up with the information during a press briefing at Agargaon on Tuesday. Proxy voting is currently common in some countries. Md Sanaullah said “We will ...

The minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk 110 per head this year, while the maximum at Tk 2,805. The rate was fixed at a meeting of the National Fitra Committee on Tuesday which was held at Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram conference hall. The meeting was chaired by Mufti Mawlana Abdul Malek, Chairman of the committee and Khatib of the ...

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former Member of Parliament (MP) for Netrokona-3 (Kendua-Atpara) constituency Iftikhar Uddin Talukdar Pinto, his wife Ismat Ara Minu, two daughters Sumaiya Mourami Ifti and Saiba Mourami Ishma, and son Ibnam Iftikhar, in connection with a corruption investigation, reports UNB. On Monday, Senior Special Judge of Dhaka, Mohammad Zakir Hossain Galib, passed ...

Local stakeholders at a views-sharing meeting here have demanded to begin implementation of the Teesta Master Plan project with the country’s own funding during the interim government’s tenure. They said that implementation of the proposed Teesta Master Plan project should be inaugurated during the tenure of this interim government to save the livelihood of the two crore people of the ...

The interim government has appointed Dr. Anisuzzaman Chowdhury as Special Assistant to Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser (CA) of the interim government, with a state ministerial portfolio. A state notification was issued in this regard by the Cabinet Department on Monday. It said that the CA had appointed Dr. Anisuzzaman Chowdhury as a Special Assistant with a state ministerial ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that the interim government takes any complaints from their party personally. “In some cases, the government tries to take revenge on us very subtly.” The BNP leader made the remarks at a rally organised by Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal in front of the party’s Nayapaltan central office on Monday. The rally ...

Prof Dr M Aminul Islam, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser (with the rank of State Minister at the Education Ministry), has resigned. He sent the resignation letter to the Chief Adviser officer on Monday, Prof Aminul Islam himself confirmed the matter to media. But he did not disclose the reason for his resignation while asking over the issue.  

A fire that broke out in the generator room of the Liberation War Museum at Agargaon, was brought under control within around one hour. Fire Service control room officer Rashed Bin Khalid said the fire was reported at 9AM on Monday and two units from Mohammadpur Fire Station rushed to the scene immediately. “The fire was under control by 9:36AM ...

The government hassuspended Mohammad Toufiqul Islam Khan, Director at Department of Immigration and Passports, on charge of amassing wealth illegally. Security Services Department of the Ministry of Home Affairs confirmed the suspension on Sunday (March 9). A notification was issued in this regard on Sunday,said Director General at the Department of Immigration and Passports Maj Gen Nurul Anwar. Toufiqul Islam ...