The court has ordered the seizure of properties, vehicles, and six bank accounts, including fixed deposits, belonging to former State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury. The decision follows an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). On Tuesday, 6 January, Senior Special Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Court, Sabbir Faiz, issued the order during a […]

Ahead of the forthcoming 13th national parliamentary elections, former Election Commissioner Brigadier (Retd.) Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah has emphasised the urgent need to recover illegal firearms from circulation. Speaking at a coordination meeting with law enforcement officials at the Chattogram Circuit House on Tuesday morning (6 January), EC Sanaullah stressed that the retrieval of such […]

Despite being listed as loan defaulters, 31 parliamentary candidates have successfully retained their eligibility after receiving court injunctions, according to the returning officers’ announcements. Of these, 15 are nominated by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), while 11 stand as independents, with the remainder representing other parties. These candidates were flagged by the Bangladesh Bank’s Central […]

In Pabna’s Bhardara Union, rampant thefts of cattle and goats from farmers’ barns have left numerous families destitute. In response, residents of Koladi village organised a large-scale human chain and sit-in protest on Tuesday (6 January) demanding immediate action against the thieves. The protest, held from Koladi’s Bor Bot Tala and Charabot Tala to Seoli […]

Dinajpur, Bangladesh – The lifeless body of a college student, Mostarina Akter, was discovered hanging in her hostel on Tuesday, 6 December. The grim discovery was made around midday at the Linka Girls’ Hostel, located near Balubari, adjacent to Dinajpur Government Women’s College. Mostarina, a third-year honours student in the Bengali Department at Dinajpur Government […]