Mahbubur Rahman Khan

Former chief justice SK Sinha, who is convicted in a corruption case, used his elder brother and a nephew to cover up his ill-gotten wealth.

Amid the struggle to cope with the record hike in edible oil prices, a fresh surge in prices of other daily essentials has dealt a further blow to those with low incomes.

With the plan of planting palm trees to arrest lightning failing, the disaster management ministry is now taking up a project to set up shelter houses and arresters to curb deaths due to lightning strikes.

The cabinet division has asked the public administration ministry to take departmental action against Khulna Zila Parishad Asaduzzaman CEO Asaduzzaman for concealing information in the application for Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) 2022, said sources.

The hope of starting academic activities at Chandpur Science and Technology University on the proposed land is dashed again as the deadline for depositing compensation for land acquisition is over.

Back in 2017, when a flash flood ravaged crops and caused untold sufferings in the haor areas, people flared up, seeking punishment of those involved in the graft centring construction of dams.

The Finance Division has recommended that the government avoid hard-term loans and discourage import of luxury goods to cope with macroeconomic pressures arising from the Russia-Ukraine war.

A borrower will no longer need to depend on immovable properties to get a bank loan, with the government moving to ease the lending system by allowing moveable properties -- such as savings certificates, fixed deposits, copyrights or even agricultural production -- to be used as collateral too.

The rising prices of essentials ahead of Ramadan has dealt a fresh blow to the people with limited income.

Seven months after tendering his resignation on November 10, 2017 from the post of chief justice, Surendra Kumar Sinha had bought a three-storied building in the US for $280,000.

The power division will receive this year’s Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) for its outstanding job of bringing cent percent of the country under electricity coverage, said power division officials.

The government is going to repair religious establishments and build new bridges across the country following longstanding demands from lawmakers.

On a day in early 2017, an ACC commissioner (investigation) ordered an assistant director to rush to Narail’s Lohagara upazila and probe a graft allegation centring on the social safety net programme.

As the prices of daily essentials continue to soar, the government has decided to sell several essential goods at subsidised prices to 88 lakh selected low-income families outside the capital from Sunday.

Uncertainty looms over the planned launching of academic activities at Chandpur Science and Technology University (CSTU) this year as the land acquisition process remains stalled over alleged price manipulation by some local ruling party men, reportedly close to Education Minister Dipu Moni.

No matter how hard Md Shaon, a day labourer, and his wife, a domestic help, work, their attempts fall short against the skyrocketing price to make ends meet for their family of five.

Administrative activities at different government offices at district and upazila levels are being disrupted as a section of staffers have been abstaining from work for two days demanding upgradation of their salary grades.

Officials of Anti-Corruption Commission are having a hard time keeping their faith in the high-ups, and job uncertainty has gripped them, following the instant termination of one of their colleagues.

Before the pandemic, Mujibur Rahman, a private firm employee, could provide for his family of four. He could pay for the education of his three children, make rent and even save something for a rainy day.

The deputy commissioners have asked for the power to supervise project implementation in their districts, which experts have termed “inappropriate” for mega projects.