In a significant administrative shift following the recent general elections, the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen, has formally tendered his resignation. Addressing members of the press on Tuesday, Dr Momen clarified that his departure—along with that of two senior commissioners—was not the result of external coercion or political pressure, but […]

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has formally requested the comprehensive banking records of Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a prominent leader of the July student uprising and a former adviser to the interim government. In a directive issued on Monday, the financial watchdog instructed all commercial banks and financial institutions to submit detailed statements and […]

The ambition to transform the mounting waste of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) into a sustainable energy source has hit a significant bureaucratic bottleneck. According to the newly appointed DNCC Administrator, Mahmudul Hasan, the commencement of the long-awaited waste-to-energy power plant at Aminbazar is currently stalled due to the absence of a final environmental clearance […]

The campus of the Dhaka Polytechnic Institute was descended into chaos in the early hours of Tuesday, 3 March, as violent skirmishes broke out between the student wings of two major political factions. The confrontation, involving activists from the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and the Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, resulted in at least ten […]