The High Court today asked the Election Commission and government to explain in two weeks as to why they will not be ordered to allocate or use electoral symbols and identities of political parties in local government elections.

Corruption and irregularities by ousted chairman Qazi Faruque Ahmed has led to embezzlement of Tk 255 crore at Proshika, one of

The government has violated some rules while acquiring land for two coal-fired power plants -- in Rampal and in Matarbari -- and those evicted from their land are still struggling to get compensation, the TIB said yesterday.

Initial observation: Deep night as the bus from Dhaka crossed Dinajpur District border. A few minutes later a woman needed to get

BNP-blessed mayoral aspirant Tabith Awal and Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh-backed candidate Mahi B Chowdhury urge Election Commission to deploy army ahead of Dhaka city polls scheduled for April 28.

The newly launched website of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was hacked on Thursday night.

In order to win people's confidence, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) must bring to book and ensure punishment for some of the

A Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited official admitted to swindling Tk 2.5 crore from the bank's Khatunganj branch in Chittagong city

Expressing his concern about the presence of corruption in every section of society, educationist Prof Abdullah Abu Sayeed yesterday

A tribunal in Dhaka asks prosecution to submit on April 13 the formal charges against eight suspected war criminals for their crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday awarded six journalists for their reporting against corruption in the country marking its

The High Court yesterday in a corruption case denied bail to Aminul Islam, owner of garment factory, Phantom Apparels Ltd that was

A man was burnt alive and two others were injured when a fire broke out at Barochaona Bazar in Sakhipur upazila of the district early

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the charge-sheet in a case filed against five people, including four former bank

Police rescued a baby girl from Matirhat area in Kamalnagar upazila early yesterday, a day after she had been stolen by an unidentified

A 15-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by taking insecticides at Binodtongi village in Madarganj upazila on Sunday night. The

A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan alias Shah Alam, his wife and son in two

The United States has said Bangladesh enjoys advantageous geography that makes it an "ideal hub" for connectivity and will continue to

The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to file two cases against five people, including three former officials of Sonali Bank, for allegedly swindling over Tk 26.5 crore from the bank, said The commission'd Public Relations Officer Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya.

One more innocent commoner succumbed today to the gruesome firebomb attack, raising the death toll arising from political violence to 76 this year