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No alternative to restore Dhaka canals: Rizwana

She said this while visiting Baunia canal at Mirpur and Khidir canal at Uttara.
5 March 2025, 15:12 PM

Court reschedules verdict date in murder case filed against Arav Khan

An Interpol red alert was issued against Arav Khan who runs a jewellery store in Dubai.
5 March 2025, 14:33 PM

Court issues travel ban on 11 members of S Alam Group owner's family

A Dhaka court today issued travel ban on 11 family members of S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam in connection with allegations of laundering $1 billion to Singapore and several other countries.
5 March 2025, 12:03 PM

Ex-minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, wife sued over illegal assets worth Tk 33 crore

The cases were filed under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947, the ACC Act, and the Penal Code.
5 March 2025, 09:37 AM

Sadeeq Agro owner sent to jail in Tk 133 crore money laundering case

A Dhaka court today sent Mohammad Imran Hossain, owner of Sadeeq Agro, to jail after rejecting his bail in a case filed over laundering of Tk 133 crore.
4 March 2025, 11:25 AM

‘Devil hunt’ to continue in focused manner

"Operation Devil Hunt" will continue with a more focused approach based on ongoing assessments, Nasimul Ghani, senior secretary to the home ministry, said yesterday. 
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Army chief off to Central African Republic

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka yesterday for Central African Republic on a three-day official visit.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

29 civil surgeons made OSD

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has made civil surgeons of 29 districts officers on special duty (OSD) and attached them to the Directorate General of Health Services.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Zika cluster detected in Mohakhali

Bangladesh has detected a cluster of Zika virus cases for the first time, in a worrying development in a country that is already struggling to contain the Aedes mosquito-borne dengue virus.
3 March 2025, 18:00 PM

Saving Sundarbans is our solemn duty: Chief justice

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed yesterday said the Sundarbans is facing an existential crisis due to climate change, and decisive actions are needed to protect it.
3 March 2025, 15:10 PM

Court orders ACC to freeze bank accounts of former Cumilla city mayor

ACC Public Prosecutor Rezaul Karim Reza moved the application on behalf of the anti-graft body.
3 March 2025, 13:30 PM

Major (retd) Rezaul acquitted of case filed in 2012

A Dhaka court has acquitted former army major Rezaul Karim in a 2012 extortion case.
3 March 2025, 13:24 PM

Tk 10,476 crore worth of assets of AL, beneficiaries seized by ACC since August

The information was revealed in a recent report by the ACC’s Asset Management Division.
3 March 2025, 12:08 PM

Writer Rakhal Raha sued for 'hurting religious sentiments'

Rakhal Raha, a writer and researcher involved in the textbook revision process, was sued today for "hurting religious sentiments".
3 March 2025, 11:18 AM

HC questions president's power to grant mercy to convicted persons

HC issued rule questioning legality of the president’s power to grant clemency to convicted persons without any guidelines.
3 March 2025, 09:54 AM

Graft allegation: Travel ban against Enayet Ullah, his family

A Dhaka court today issued a travel ban on Khandaker Enayet Ullah, general secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association and his family in connection with corruption allegations brought against them.
26 February 2025, 12:57 PM

Private university students protest new committee at DU

Private university students have been protesting at Dhaka University (DU) campus centring the announcement of a new student organisation led by leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
26 February 2025, 11:53 AM

July uprising: Anisul, Mamun on remand in murder cases

Anisur and Mamun were produced before the court today, a court staffer said.
26 February 2025, 07:23 AM

Five-point demand: Intern doctors extend strike, announce sit-in

Intern doctors from all government and private medical colleges will continue their work stoppage for the next 48 hours starting today to press home their five-point demand, including restricting the use of the title “doctor” exclusively to MBBS and BDS degree holders.
25 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Graft allegations: Court issues travel ban on Shamim Osman, his family

ACC Public Prosecutor Ruhul Islam Khan filed the application on behalf of the anti-graft body.
25 February 2025, 12:41 PM