The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir, Chairman of the contracting firm MAX Group, on charges of amassing wealth beyond his known sources of income. The information was disclosed by ACC Director General Md. Akhter Hossain at a press conference held at the commission’s headquarters on Tuesday. According to the ACC, Engineer Golam Mohammad ...

Sarah Cooke, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has said the United Kingdom (UK) will remain a steadfast partner of Bangladesh, noting that the two countries continue to expand their bilateral trade through the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS). Representing eight businesses by a group of diverse and inspirational Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs is set to lead a trade mission to ...

The Election Commission (EC) has collected data on 50 lakh new voters as part of its ongoing voter list update process, according to EC Secretary Akhter Ahmed. Speaking to journalists at the Election Commission headquarters on Tuesday (February 4), he stated that a total of 4,970,388 new voters have been added, against a target of 6,189,000. He further explained that ...

Taslim Ahammad Leadership is crucial for whether organizations succeed or fail. However, not every leadership style encourages growth, creativity, or efficiency. One harmful style is exploitative leadership, where leaders focus on their own interests instead of caring for their employees or followers. This type of leadership can lead to a workplace where unethical actions are common, and employees’ well-being is ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah On 29 January 2025, a significant conference addressing gross human rights violations in Sindh and Balochistan was held at the House of Commons in London. MP Bob Blackman hosted the event, which was organised by the Asian Human Rights Forum (AHRF) in collaboration with the Baloch Human Rights Council and the World Sindh Congress. The conference drew ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for the establishment of a ‘command centre’ to intensively monitor and coordinate the country’s law and order situation. The directive came during a high-level meeting with the heads of law enforcement agencies at the state guesthouse Jamuna in Dhaka. Addressing the meeting, Prof Yunus emphasized the need for a centralized command structure to ...

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Farzana Rahman Ipshita, daughter of former member of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Matiur Rahman, and ordered the seizure of her income tax records in connection with the ongoing graft cases. On Monday, Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib of the Dhaka Metropolitan Court issued the order following a petition ...

What if a school could teach children not just from books, but from life itself? At Rihla International School, education extends beyond the classroom, blending hands-on experiences with academic excellence. Guided by its motto, “Learning for Life & Beyond,” the school nurtures young minds through practical learning, extracurricular activities, and essential life skills. A lesson in patience and gratitude: In ...

Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Turkey on Tuesday on his second international visit since the toppling of Bashar al-Assad in December, the Turkish presidency said, reports AFP. Sharaa “will pay a visit to Ankara on Tuesday at the invitation of our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” Fahrettin Altun, head of communications at the presidency, said on X.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on global leaders to urge Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. health body, warning that the U.S. risks losing access to vital disease outbreak information. During a closed-door meeting with diplomats last week, WHO officials discussed the potential financial and operational impact of losing ...