Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a formal court application seeking a travel ban against Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a spokesperson for the National Citizen Party (NCP) and former adviser to the interim government. Senior officials confirmed the decision on 17 September 2026, citing acute concerns that the high-profile politician might leave the […]

DHAKA — Heavy fiscal pressures have compelled the Bangladesh government to borrow roughly ৳13,000 crore from the domestic banking sector in August alone, pushing its cumulative outstanding bank debt to approximately ৳9.40 lakh crore. Official figures released by Bangladesh Bank on Thursday (17 September) underscore the government’s deepening reliance on domestic institutional credit to address […]

An eighteen-year-old motorcyclist has lost his life in a tragic road collision with an unidentified battery-powered auto-van in Natore’s Lalpur upazila. The fatal incident occurred on Thursday, 17 September, at approximately 10:45 am near the Shimultala police checkpoint. The victim, identified as Abdullah, was the son of the late Shahiduzzaman and a resident of Uttar […]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has extended its anti-corruption drive within the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), issuing provisional suspensions to two high-profile administrators. Following an extensive investigation led by the board’s Integrity Unit, former franchise owner Md. Abdul Kaiyum Rashid and team official Md. Amin Khan have been temporarily barred from all cricket-related activities pending […]

A 25-year-old grocery trader was brutally hacked with cleavers in broad daylight before being robbed of his motorbike and cash in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Thursday morning. The victim, identified as Md Hriday Miah, was ambushed at around 7:45 am in the Sadeq Khan Road area while on his way to procure supplies for […]