Thousands of workers are grappling with extreme hardship due to the prolonged closure of the country’s largest stone quarries in the border areas of Sylhet, particularly in the regions surrounding Bholaganj, Jaflong, and Bichnakandi. Despite a recent High Court order allowing stone extraction using traditional methods, the quarries remain shuttered, leaving the local workforce in despair. The quarries in Bholaganj, ...

Former ministers Dr Dipu Moni, Hasanul Haque Inu and Rashed Khan Menon have been shown arrested in different cases filed with three police stations in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahmed passed the orders on Monday. Inu was shown arrested in the case filed over the killing of garment worker Sohan Shah in Rampura area of the capital during ...

Corruption in large-scale public projects has caused an average cost escalation of 70 per cent and delays of over five years, according to the white paper on the state of the economy. Of the $60 billion invested in ADP and development projects over the past 15 years, $14-24 billion (1.61-2.80 lakh crore BDT) has been lost to political extortion, bribery, ...

Housing construction company Mega Builders Ltd held a 3-day housing fair from November 28 to November 30 at its head office at Banani, Dhaka. The fair was inaugurated by Shah Arif Bin Habib, CEO of Mega Builders Ltd. Executive Director Reza Al Murad Ron, Director Business Development Nahid Haque, and other officials were also present. On the occasion of the ...

The White Paper on Bangladesh’s economy reveals extensive corruption across public and private sectors, stifling growth, with annual illicit outflows averaging USD 16 billion-over double the combined foreign aid and FDI inflows. The findings, presented by a committee led by economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, at a press conference at the NEC conference room in the capital on Sunday, exposed a ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday stayed the High Court’s earlier order declaring August 15 as National Mourning Day’. The Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed this order. Earlier, the interim government on August 13 cancelled the general holiday on August 15 at a meeting of the advisory council. The Awami League ...

Jay Shah, the Indian cricket administrator and son of Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, officially began his tenure as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday. At 36, Shah becomes the youngest individual to assume the position, following his unopposed election in August. He succeeds New Zealand’s Greg Barclay, who opted not to seek a third term. In ...

A majority of police officers feel unsafe working at Notting Hill Carnival, a survey by the Metropolitan Police Federation has suggested. As part of the survey, officers who have worked at the event over the last 10 years described it as “hell” and a “warzone”. There were more than 350 violent or sexual offences reported at the carnival in August, including ...

Nurun Nahar, Deputy Governor of the Bangladesh Bank, has been removed from two key departments of the bank. The Human Resources Department of the central bank issued an order to this end which came into effect on Sunday. After taking charge as the Deputy Governor of the bank, she was overseeing 13 important key departments. Earlier, on November 23, a ...

Bangladeshi young tigers defeated Nepal Under-19 by five wickets in their second group-stage match of the ACC Asia Cup at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE on Sunday. Earlier, Bangladesh U-19 won the toss and asked Nepal to bat first. After being asked to bat first, Nepal managed to score only 141 losing all wickets in 45.4 overs as Bangladeshi bowlers ...