Former Director General (DG) of Postal Department Sudhanshu Shekhar Bhadra was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday night. Md Akhtarul Islam, public relations officer of the ACC, confirmed the arrest, saying that ACC deputy assistant director Nazir Akanda, in association with detectives, made the arrest. A process to produce him before a Dhaka court was underway, he added. ...

Students besieged the High Court demanding the resignation of the ‘accomplices of fascism’ judges. On Wednesday, the students reached the gate of the High Court at around 11:30 am. However, security has already been strengthened in the surrounding areas including the High Court gate. Earlier, students started gathering at at Raju sculpture from 10:30 am. Students of Dhaka University and ...

Advisory council of the interim government has decided to cancel eight national day, including August 15 and historic March 7. This announcement was made in a post of the verified Facebook page of the chief advisor of the interim government on Wednesday. The days to be cancelled are March 7, commemorating Bangabandhu’s historic speech; March 17, which is both Bangabandhu’s ...

The High Court has ordered to conclude within six months the long-pending investigation in Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi murder case. An HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam passed the order on Wednesday after releasing a full-fledged verdict on the formation of a six member high-powered task force to probe the double murders. On ...

Leaders of the edible oil traders today sought waiver of import duty on soybean and palm oils along with all value-added tax (VAT) imposed at the production and business stages to stabilise the edible oil prices in the market. The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners Association made the proposal during a meeting at the Ministry of Commerce, chaired by Adviser for ...

The Bangladesh Women’s National Football Team, reigning champions of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship, arrived safely in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday. They are set to defend their title in the 2024 SAFF Women’s Championship, which will take place from October 17 to 30 at the Dashrath Rangasala Stadium in the Nepalese capital. The team departed Dhaka at ...

Welcoming more US investment in Bangladesh, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said his government has taken steps to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and improve the business climate in the country. “You have come at the right time here,” Prof Yunus said when Chief Executive Officer of the Excelerate Energy, Steven Kobos called on him at the State Guest ...

Police have recovered the bodies of two individuals, including a woman, from separate locations in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar distruct on Tuesday. Among the deceased, one was identified as Abul Khayer, 30, son of Ansar Ali and a resident of Muslimbagh area. He was an auto-rickshaw driver by profession. His body was discovered in Kalighat tea garden in the upazila. ...

Sylhet Education Board has achieved a 85.38 percent pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, the highest in its history. This marks a significant improvement of 13.77 percentage points from last year’s 71.62 percent. A record number of students secured GPA-5 this year, with 6,698 achieving the top grade, a sharp rise from just 1,699 ...

Sir Keir Starmer has not ruled out a National Insurance increase for employers in the Budget, in a BBC Breakfast interview. The prime minister side-stepped questions over whether Labour’s manifesto promise not to raise taxes for “working people” covered employers’ National Insurance (NI), but it was apparent from the prime minister’s interview that NI for employers is going to rise. ...