ACC asks Moosa to appear before it on Jan 28

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) asks controversial business tycoon and DATCO Group chairman Moosa Bin Shamsher to appear before it on January 28.
13 January 2016

Money laundering: HC asks Tarique to surrender

The High Court fixes February 14 for hearing the appeal against acquittal of BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman in a money laundering case.
12 January 2016

3 Basic Bank officials jailed

A Dhaka court sends three officials of Basic Bank Limited to jail after their arrest from the city in connection with swindling money from the state-run bank.
7 January 2016

ACC sets record in giving clean chits

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cleared some 590 suspects from graft charges in 2015, setting a record in giving clean chits since its establishment in 2004.
31 December 2015

Burnt boy dies at RMCH

A minor boy, who sustained burn injuries after falling on a gas burner at his house at Aidhal Para village in Sayedpur upazila on Monday
22 December 2015

4 Jamaat men held

Police arrested four leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami in three upazilas of the district yesterday and the day before.
20 December 2015

Moulvibazar recalls tragic death of over 25 war heroes today

On this day in 1971, only a few days after the final victory over the Pakistan occupation forces, at least 25 freedom fighters met tragic
19 December 2015

Stop cutting hills in Habiganj: HC

The High Court directs the government to stop cutting hills at Dinarpur in Habiganj and to take appropriate legal steps against the people responsible for cutting the hills.
14 December 2015

Two GRP men held with Yaba in Bogra

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested two members of Government Railway Police (GRP) along with 975 Yaba tablets from Puranbazar area
7 December 2015

‘Govt not solely to blame for impeding Press freedom’

Freedom of the press is not only impeded by the government but by different players including individuals and agencies, said Prime Minister’s International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi today.
5 December 2015

ACC commissioners free of chairman's control

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that scrapped the provision of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) law, which had put its commissioners under the control of its chairman.
29 November 2015

2 JMB men get life, another 10 yrs jail in Lalmonirhat

A court here yesterday sentenced three members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different jail terms in
26 November 2015

Arrest warrants for 10 war crimes suspects

A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrants against 10 war crimes suspects of Gaibandha and Moulvibazar including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker for their alleged crimes against humanity during in 1971 war.
26 November 2015

Man to die for killing wife for dowry

A court here yesterday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife for dowry in Sadar upazila in 2000.
25 November 2015

ACC chairman against cancellation of TIB registration

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman M Badiuzzaman yesterday said the registration of Transparency International Bangladesh should not be cancelled.
22 November 2015

5 Indian kids handed over to family members

Five Indian children, who were detained by police in Basurhat municipality area in Companiganj upazila of the district on October 24, were
17 November 2015

Why BASIC Bank’s Bacchu not implicated: HC

High Court issues a rule asking why BASIC Bank’s former chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu will not be implicated in cases filed over loan scam worth Tk 154 crore.
17 November 2015

Day labourer electrocuted

A day labourer was electrocuted at Nashratpur village in Dhunat upazila of the district on Tuesday. The deceased is Amir Hossain, 55, of
12 November 2015

15 held while going to India illegally

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 15 Bangladeshi nationals while they were going to India illegally through Putkhali
12 November 2015

Farmers lose interest in cultivating zinc rice

Enthusiasm among Lalmonirhat's paddy farmers for zinc rice cultivation has waned as predicted harvest targets fail to be reached. “We
12 November 2015