The High Court on Thursday rejected the bail petition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.
Category: Governance
Delhi riots: City tense after Hindu-Muslim clashes leave 27 dead
Delhi remains on edge after three nights of rioting, with reports of Muslim homes and shops being targeted by violent mobs. Twenty-seven people have been killed so far in the deadliest violence the Indian capital has seen in decades.
10 female students charge RU teacher with sexual harassment
Rajshahi, Feb 26 – 10 students of Rajshahi University Fine Arts faculty complained to the university administration against a teacher of the same faculty for sexually harassing them. They gave a charge sheet to the Sexual Harassment Prevention Cell of…
ACC identifies 14 sources of corruption in land ports
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has identified 14 sources of corruption in the country’s land ports under the Shipping Ministry.
BSMMU submits Khaleda’s medical report to SC
The authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) submitted a report on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition to the Supreme Court Registrar General on Wednesday.
Including racism in the discussion of well-being at work
by Sarah Chander on 25th February 2020 The sociologist David Williams has said racism makes us sick and this is also true at work. How can we create workplaces which promote wellbeing for all? How work affects our mental health…
HC stays graft case trial against Latif Siddique
The High Court on Wednesday stayed for six months the proceedings of a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption (ACC) against former minister Abdul Latif Siddique.
Anti-graft body ACC under ruling party influence, says TIB
The Anti-Corruption Commission is influenced by the ruling party as it is soft to its politicians, according to a research conducted by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).
Enamul, Rupon’s house raid find: cash Tk 265mn, FDR Tk 51mn
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered Tk 26.55 crore in cash, FDRs worth Tk 5.15 crore and different foreign currencies from a house of former Awami League leader Enamul and his brother Rupon in the city’s…
Huge quantities of cash, gold found at AL leaders’ house
Dhaka, Feb 25 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered huge cash and gold ornaments from the house of Enamul and his brother Rupon , two Awami League leaders, in the city’s Wari area early Tuesday.
Weinstein accusers welcome rape, sexual assault conviction
Accusers of Harvey Weinstein have welcomed the guilty verdicts in the rape and sexual assault case against the former Hollywood mogul.
Papiya put on 15-day remand in 3 cases
Two courts here on Monday placed suspended Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papiya on a 15-day remand in three cases filed against her with Airport and Sher-e-Banglanagar police stations.
HC issues rule on sections 25,31 of Digital Security Act 2018
The High Court on Monday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why sections 25 and 31 of the Digital Security Act, 2018 would not be declared illegal and unconstitutional.
Rab raids Papiya’s city houses, suite at luxury hotel
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Sunday raided two city houses of Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papiya and her rented presidential suite at a five-star hotel, and seized Tk 58.41 lakh in cash among…
Rab detains 4 of an alleged currency counterfeiters gang
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained four members of a gang of currency counterfeiters and seized fake currencies of various countries from their possession at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
30 percent of detained prisoners in BD accused in drug cases
Dhaka, Feb 23 – About 30 per cent of the total detained in different prisons in the country is accused in drug-related cases. The total number of drug-addicted detained accused is 4,016.
HC seeks report on Khaleda’s health condition Feb 27
The High Court on Sunday asked Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Vice Chancellor to submit a report on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition by 5 pm on Wednesday and fixed February 27 for hearing on her bail petition…
Appellate Division upholds bail of Sigma Huda, two daughters
The Appellate Division on Sunday upheld anticipatory bail to Sigma Huda, the wife of former BNP minister Nazmul Huda, and her two daughters in a money laundering case.
Those who siphon off money are ‘state thugs’: Dr Kamal
Stating that those indulge in money laundering are ‘state thugs’, Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Thursday urged all to get united to establish ‘effective democracy’ in the country to get rid of ‘plundering, fascism and anarchy’.
Minor rape and murder suspect killed in C’Nawabganj ‘gunfight’
C’Nawabgnj, Feb 21 – The prime suspect for the killing of a seven-year-old girl after rape was killed in a reported gunfight with Detective Branch (DB) of police in Harishpur Natunpara area of C’Nawabganj Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
HC gives 5-point directive to stop gambling across Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 20 – In a full text, the High Court on Thursday gave five-point directives to stop the gambling at 13 clubs, including Dhaka Club, and elsewhere across the country as it is illegal.
Bangladesh to ‘lose self-esteem’ if Khaleda dies in jail: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Thursday said Bangladesh will lose its ‘self-esteem’ to the international community if the government pushes their chairperson Khaleda Zia towards death keeping her in jail.
Hanau shooting: Eight dead after two attacks in Germany
Eight people are dead following two shootings at shisha bars in the western German city of Hanau. At least five people were injured after gunmen opened fire at about 22:00 local time (21:00 GMT), police told the BBC.
New firms for a new era
Societies should not allow firms’ owners and their agents to drive the discussion about reforming corporate governance.
Zero tolerance against rape, says PM Hasina
Dhaka, Feb 18 – Describing rapists as ‘beasts in the name of human beings’, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday declared zero-tolerance against rape alongside terrorism, militancy and drugs.
BNP against EVM use in Chittagong city polls
BNP on Monday opposed the move to use the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections to Chattogram City Corporation, saying the Election Commission took the decision to rig votes again.
Khaleda moves HC again seeking bail for treatment abroad
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday filed a fresh petition with the High Court seeking bail in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case, citing illness.
7-month-old girl thrown into Ctg graveyard from auto-rickshaw
Chittagong, Feb 17 – A seven-month-old baby girl was thrown into a graveyard from a moving CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Nasirabad area of Chattogram city on Monday. Police rescued the child and took her to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman gets bail in death case
A court here on Monday granted bail to Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman in a case filed over the death of Dhaka Residential Model College student Nayeemul Abrar Rahat.
Ex-Chief Justice SK Sinha cleared of graft charges
Dhaka, Feb 16 – A Dhaka court has exonerated former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha of charges in a case filed by former minister Barrister Nazmul Huda.