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Election, referendum on Feb 12

Election, referendum on Feb 12

Bangladesh gets in the process of democratic transition from the post-uprising interregnum with the rollout of poll schedule Thursday for general election and reform referendum to be held on February 12 next. Political parties active through the 5th-August 2024 student-mass uprising instantly wel

Tk 94.28b loan fraud: ACC to sue S Alam, Janata officials

Tk 94.28b loan fraud: ACC to sue S Alam, Janata officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Thursday approved five separate cases against multiple S Alam Group entities and their officials, as well as Janata Bank officials, for allegedly embezzling Tk 94.28 billion through loan irregularities, misuse of authority, and criminal breach of trust. Accordi

Police pick up four persons from Secretariat

Police pick up four persons from Secretariat

Police on Thursday detained four persons from the Bangladesh Secretariat area for staging demonstrations demanding the issuance of an office order regarding payment of 20 per cent "secretariat allowance" to the employees of the top administrative headquarters of the country. The development occurr

CJ inaugurates SC Secretariat

CJ inaugurates SC Secretariat

Chief Justice (CJ) Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed inaugurated the Supreme Court Secretariat on Thursday, describing the moment as a historic turning point for the country's judiciary. The CJ unveiled the SC Secretariat by removing the ceremonial cloth from the cornerstone at Supreme Court (SC) Admin Buildi

Youth essential to build safer migration pathways

Youth essential to build safer migration pathways

Youth must be placed at the centre of Bangladesh's migration governance to build safer and more resilient mobility systems, speakers observed at a national dialogue in Dhaka on Thursday. They noted that young people already constitute a major share of global migrants and that their perspectives ar

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