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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to issue separate wealth statement notices to former Additional Superintendent of Police Md Monirul Islam and his wife Zakia Parvin over allegations of discrepancies between their assets and income. The ACC inquiry found that the two had assets and expenditures worth around Tk 3 crore that did not match their acceptable income.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 546 people and filed 61 cases during a 24-hour anti-crime operation across the capital, police said Thursday (September 17).
Two people have been arrested after two rounds of gunfire were allegedly fired at pedestrians beside the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur following an argument over vehicle parking.
The dollar’s troubles are no longer coming entirely from outside. Some of them, increasingly, seem to be coming from within the system itself. Donald Trump wants to make America great again—by raising tariffs, tightening the gates of trade and keeping the key to sanctions firmly in his hand. But global markets are a strange place. Push someone too hard, and sooner or later they begin looking for another door. BRICS is now looking for that side door.
Three organisations from the same political family, six top leaders, every one of them has been sentenced to death.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
Bangladesh women's football team suffered a 6-0 defeat to South Korea in the Asian Games. After conceding two goals in the first half, Bangladesh had two opportunities to reduce the deficit after the break but failed to capitalise on them. They then conceded four more goals in the final 25 minutes to suffer a heavy defeat.
Two more individuals have been banned over corruption allegations in the latest edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Earlier, at the beginning of this month, three people, including former director of Aminul Islam's board Mokhlesur Rahman, were punished. This time, Chattogram Royals owner Abdul Qaiyum and Durbar Rajshahi manager Amin Khan have been temporarily banned from all cricket-related activities.
Bangladesh advanced to the women’s cricket semifinals at the Asian Games without facing a single delivery after their quarterfinal against China was abandoned due to persistent rain in Nagoya on Thursday (September 17).
Lionel Messi added another landmark to his remarkable career on Wednesday (September 16), scoring his 100th goal for Inter Miami as the club beat Cruz Azul 2-0 to win the Campeones Cup.
Raphinha struck a hat-trick as Barcelona extended their perfect start to the LaLiga season with a commanding 7-2 victory over Racing Santander at Camp Nou on Wednesday (September 16).
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has agreed to a proposal for the Bangladesh national team to tour Nepal for a three-match T20I series in March 2027. The series will be dedicated to those who lost their lives in Nepal’s recent devastating floods. The three T20Is are scheduled to be played in Kathmandu on March 26, 28 and 30 next year.
Australia is set to announce major changes to its visa policy for international students. Under new directives, foreign students may lose the opportunity to bring their partners and children with them during their studies. At the same time, the government plans to tighten the rules for temporary migrants changing visas.
More than a decade after it was first anticipated, the long-awaited "Joint Boundary Commission" between Pakistan and China has been formally launched. Pakistan described the initiative, launched on Wednesday, September 16, as a significant milestone in the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Islamabad said the new mechanism would play an important role in strengthening border management, expanding trade, and enhancing technical coordination.
Iran has attacked a commercial vessel contracted with the United States with drones and missiles in waters near the Strait of Hormuz. Several crew members of the ship were injured in the attack, which took place earlier this week, US media outlet Fox News reported on Wednesday. Turkey-based news agency Anadolu published the report.
Sadia Akter, organising secretary of the National Citizen Party's (NCP) Netrokona district committee, accused in a fraud case for allegedly taking money in exchange for family cards, has been temporarily relieved of her party post.
The government is trying to import gas from Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar to address the country’s electricity and energy crisis, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has claimed.
Former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra Union have condemned and protested the display of a photograph of Pakistan's first Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) museum. They also demanded the immediate removal of the photograph from the museum.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has paid a courtesy call on BNP acting secretary general and standing committee member Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.
Three organisations from the same political family, six top leaders, every one of them has been sentenced to death.
On August 16, 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul just a day prior. The last stage of the US military's withdrawal was still in progress. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, events transpired that day which appeared to challenge any straightforward characterization of disorder.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi has met with Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Education, Primary and Mass Education, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, and Labour and Employment.
Bangladesh has expressed interest in leveraging Norway's experience and increasing technical cooperation with the country to make the local government system more effective and stronger. The two countries also discussed local government elections, development projects and increasing women's participation at the local level.
Charlotte Brontë’s classic English novel ‘Jane Eyre’ has secured a place on the mandatory reading list for 14-year-old students in China in the new academic year. Published in 1847 and known as a story of female self-respect, independence and love, the novel is being presented by Chinese authorities as helpful in fostering sound values among adolescents.
The growing social media trend of using intravenous (IV) glutathione drips to achieve lighter, brighter skin is drawing concern from doctors, who warn that the treatment has limited evidence of long-term safety or effectiveness and can carry serious health risks.
The two warehouses remained locked during the day. No one could tell what was inside. But as night fell, illegal consignments of foreign cigarettes would leave the premises, reaching different parts of the country through courier services.
