Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has said there is no clear comparative information to determine whether corruption has increased or decreased, but corruption remains widespread in the country. Answering a question on the trend of corruption, he said TIB is currently working on the issue, but emphasised that corruption is continuing. He said various […]

Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has announced that a general holiday will be observed nationwide on polling day for the forthcoming 13th national parliamentary election, while confirming that the official election schedule will be declared later this week. The announcement signals that preparations for the highly anticipated vote have entered their final and most […]

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that although the people of the country are religious, they do not believe in dividing the state through religion. He alleged that a group is trying to pave the way for division by using religion as a tool. He made the statement on Sunday (7 December) […]

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched a formal investigation into former president Abdul Hamid over allegations that state funds were misused during a development and beautification project in Dhaka’s Nikunja-1 area, causing losses estimated at Tk 240 million. The inquiry also includes claims that the former head of state accumulated wealth beyond known and lawful […]