Bodi again fails to get HC stay order

Ruling Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi has further failed to get any stay order from the High Court on the trial proceedings of a corruption case against him.
7 October 2015

ACC sues ex-FDC managing director Pijush for 'embezzling over Tk 3.46cr'

Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday sued former managing director of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (FDC) Pijush Bandyopadhyay and three
7 October 2015

500-yr-old Sardarbari coming back to life soon

The Boro Sardarbari is one of the most significant structures in the 800 plus years old Panam Nagar, situated at Sonargaon of Narayanganj around 40 kilometres off the capital, Dhaka.
4 October 2015

3,080kg hilsa seized, 168 fishermen jailed in Ctg

Bangladesh Coast Guard seize 3,080kg hilsa and detain 168 fishermen for netting the fish defying a government ban on hilsa fishing from September 25 to October 9 to protect the fish during the breeding time.
2 October 2015

Schoolgirl drowns in pond

A schoolgirl drowned in a pond at Khaliya village in Mohammadpur upazila of the district on Sunday.
28 September 2015

Villager shot dead by robbers

A villager was shot dead and two others were injured by a gang of robbers at Paschim Auliapur village under Patuakhali Sadar upazila early
21 September 2015

JS membership of ASM Feroz legal: HC

High Court declares holding the office of Member of Parliament by Chief Whip ASM Feroz legal.
17 September 2015

One to die, two get life for murder in Sylhet

A Sylhet court yesterday sentenced a man to death and two others to life imprisonment for killing their neighbour in Bianibazar upaizla in
16 September 2015

SC okays trial resumption of former MPs Harun, Shahidul

The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the lower court to resume the trial proceedings against former lawmakers Harun-or-Rashid and
16 September 2015

Foreign cigarettes worth Tk 1cr seized at Ctg airport

Customs Intelligence officials seized 675 cartons of foreign cigarettes worth around Tk 1 crore at Shah Amanat International Airport in
10 September 2015

SC clears way for trying Khoka for 'graft'

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that cleared the way for a lower court to run the trial proceedings of a corruption case against former Dhaka City Corporation mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka.
7 September 2015

Ex-NCC bank officer held for embezzling Tk 8.98cr

Rapid Action Battalion arrested a former official of a private bank in the capital's Kamalapur yesterday in a case filed for misappropriating about Tk 8.98 crore from the bank through forgery.
3 September 2015

ACC okays charge sheet against MD

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday approved the charge sheet against 14 persons, including Managing Director of
3 September 2015

Bismillah Group scam: ACC okays charge sheet against 14

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) approves a charge sheet against 14 people, including Bismillah Group’s Managing Director Khaza Solaiman Anwar Chowdhury, for embezzling Tk 110 crore from Shahjalal Islami Bank.
3 September 2015

Patiya Jamaat leader held

Police arrested a Jamaat leader from Patiya upazila of Chittagong early yesterday on charge of planning sabotage.
2 September 2015

Ex-CCC mayor Mahmudul cleared of graft charges

A Chittagong court on Thursday acquitted former Chittagong City Corporation mayor Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury in a corruption case
29 August 2015

Municipality mayor sued for corruption in Pabna

The Anti-Corruption Commission filed two separate cases against Bera municipality Mayor Md Abdul Baten and 12 others for embezzling
28 August 2015

Reconsider power tariff: Suranjit

Terming the decision to increase power tariff as ‘unjustified’, Awami League lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta calls upon the government to reconsider it.
28 August 2015

Public transport dev caught in corruption, criminality

Corruption and criminality in the transport sector are the main barriers to development of the public transport system in Bangladesh,
27 August 2015

3 Avijit killing suspects remanded again

A Dhaka court places three alleged members of Ansarullah Bangla Team on a fresh three-day remand in connection with the killing of blogger-writer Avijit Roy.
27 August 2015