The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) claims to have information indicating leaders of both the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP have been involved in money laundering, Chairman Md Badiuzzaman said on Tuesday asserting he was unbiased and treated all political…
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has said he will vote for those who will restore peace in the country.
Senior Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed on Tuesday said his party will not go to Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus for talks to resolve the ongoing political crisis as he is not an impartial person.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited her Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang to visit Bangladesh at a convenient time.
A Supreme Court lawyer has issued a legal notice asking teenager Oishy Rahman, accused for murdering her parents, to be transferred to prison from a correctional home where she is now being held.
Defending its move to erase the impugned article 91 (E) from the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 2009, the Election Commission has said it will enjoy the authority to cancel the candidature of any election contestant for valid ground…
Former communications minister Nazmul Huda on Tuesday said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia should be repentant for punishing him as he advised her to engage in dialogue with the Prime Minister.
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Tuesday said the government has taken steps to amend the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) aiming at quick disposal of cases.
The Commerce Ministry has not imposed any restriction on the import of powdered milk from New Zealand-based Fonterra but asked the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to ensure required test before delivery.
The Ministry of Commerce, importers and wholesalers on Tuesday affirmed that there will be adequate supply of spices in the market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and the prices will remain stable.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Junior Chamber International, Bangladesh (JCI) was signed here on Tuesday, aiming to promote the DCCI project of creating 2000 new entrepreneurs.
Eminent journalist Zahiduzzaman Faruque has been admitted to United Hospital at Gulshan in the capital for cardiac surgery under noted cardiac surgeon Dr. Jahangir Kabir.
Bank Asia provided a six-day training on “Foreign Trade and Foreign Exchange” for the second batch of 22 officers in an effort to improve their professional efficiency.
Cultivation of T-Aman paddy, a high value crop, has been achieved in all the seven upazilas of the district during the current season with an expectation of bumper production.
Farmers have exceeded the fixed target of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) farming in Rangpur agriculture region by yesterday though the seedling transplantation process will continue till first week of September.
Unidentified miscreants hacked to death a union-level leader of the ruling party Awami League (AL) in Harispur beel (water body) area of Sadar upazila on Monday night.
A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 17 years’ rigorous imprisonment for an attempt to kill a person in 2004.
Police recovered the body of a grocer from a ditch in Bholakot union of Ramgonj upazila on Monday morning.
Although routine surgeries remain suspended at the operation theatre (OT) of Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) for the last four months, taking medicines from the store continues as usual.
A farmer drowned in a pond at Baimail village in Singair upazila on Monday.
A court here on Monday sent 21 local activists of the main opposition BNP to jail rejecting their bail prayer in a case filed for subversive activities.
The local administrations have imposed section 144 in Boraigram upazila and Gurudaspur upazila for today (Tuesday) as the local Jamaat-e-Islami and ruling party Awami League called separate programmes at the same venue and time.
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