The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch a fresh investigation into various allegations of corruption, bribery, tender manipulation and money laundering against NCP spokesperson and former interim government adviser, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain. Instead of conducting a separate investigation into new allegations, the commission will incorporate them into its ongoing investigation, said ACC Assistant Director (Public Relations) Tanjir Ahmed. ...

South Africa wrapped up a dominant 3-0 ODI series victory over Namibia with a commanding nine-wicket win in the third and final match. Namibia were dismissed for 156 in 36.2 overs, with Bjorn Fortuin leading the South African attack, taking 4-33. The Proteas then raced to 157-1 in just 21.3 overs to secure another emphatic victory. Fortuin was named Player ...

Bangladesh and France on Sunday discussed issues and ways to further strengthen political engagement between the two countries as a three-member delegation of French senators met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam. The two sides also exchanged views on a range of bilateral and multilateral issues during the meeting held at the state minister’s office here, said a ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for further strengthening cooperation with Pakistan in various areas of mutual interest, including trade, commerce and investment, air connectivity, education and training. He made the call during a courtesy meeting with Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider at Bangabhaban on Sunday. During the meeting, the Pakistani High Commissioner reiterated an invitation from ...

Power generation at the Rampal coal-fired power plant fell by half on Sunday noon after its second unit shut down due to a technical glitch. The plant’s power supply to the national grid fell to 600-megawatt from 1,100-megawatt due to the technical issue, which would take at least four days to resolve, said Anwarul Azim, general manager at the power ...

The Australian High Commission in Bangladesh has welcomed Stephen Rodriques, the new Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the Australian High Commission said the meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on Bangladesh’s development priorities and discuss ways to further strengthen the longstanding partnership between Australia and UNDP. The ...

Joe Root led from the front as England survived a major wobble to beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday, sealing a 3-0 series whitewash. The home team, chasing just 130 to win, were in deep trouble when openers Ben Duckett and Emilio Gay were dismissed in the first over, bowled by Mohammad Abbas. ...

The PRAN-RFL Group, one of the country’s leading industrial conglomerates, has officially inaugurated a Zero Discharge Plant at its Habiganj Industrial Park in Shayestaganj’s Olipur area of Habiganj district. Dr. Md. Lutfor Rahman, director general of the Department of Environment (DoE), formally inaugurated the plant today at a ceremony held at the industrial park. As part of its commitment to ...

Jamaat-e-Islami will advance its fight for “restoring people’s legitimate rights” and for implementing the July Charter with the people’s active participation in the street movements, said the Islamic party’s chief Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday. He claimed that the fight would continue as the “BNP government has taken a stance against the July Charter and the February referendum,” where people overwhelmingly ...

Malaysia has discussed the possible extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to India, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said. In an interview with Indian media outlet NDTV, Anwar said the issue was raised during his bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (September 12). “Certainly, these issues were part of the discussions,” Anwar said, adding ...