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Ex-adviser Asif Mahmud faces ACC probe over Tk 11,000 cr laundering

The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched an inquiry into former interim government adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan over allegations of laundering Tk 11,000 crore to four countries. The commission decided to

Court orders freezing of Nagad shares worth Tk 786 crore

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered the freezing of shares worth Tk 786 crore held in the names of individuals and entities accused in a money-laundering and financial irregularities case

No educational qualification required for local govt polls: state minister

There is no educational qualification requirement for contesting local government elections, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives state minister Mir Shahe Alam said on Sunday. He made the remarks while

Putul’s appointment a ‘shame’ for international organisations: Humaiun Kobir

State minister for foreign affairs Humaiun Kobir has described the appointment of recently resigned Saima Wazed Putul to a senior position at the World Health Organization as ‘very unfortunate’, alleging

Pro-Saad Tabligh deny giving pledge to skip Ijtema after 2025

The Tabligh Jamaat faction claiming allegiance to Maulana Saad on Sunday claimed that they had not given any written undertaking to refrain from holding the Biswa Ijtema at the Tongi

Khalilur Rahman sworn in as 81st UNGA president

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has taken the oath as the president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The closing ceremony of the 80th session of

We must work together to protect education systems: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for stronger global efforts to protect education systems from attacks, warning that exercising the fundamental right to education is becoming increasingly dangerous amid

Do not use honorifics before titles of president, PM: Cabinet

The government has asked all concerned to avoid using honorifics like “His Excellency” and “Honourable” before the titles of President, Prime Minister, and cabinet members in official communication channels and