ACC seeks info on dual citizenship of govt employees

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked agencies to provide information regarding dual citizenship held by some government employees

2w ago

65 senior police officers, including DIGs and SPs, transferred

Among them, three are deputy inspector general of police, 14 are additional DIGs, and 48 are superintendent of police (SP)

2w ago

Govt’s failure to prioritise reforms may embolden conspirators: Tarique

If the government fails to prioritise its reform initiatives, conspirators will seize the opportunity to destroy the spirit of the 2024 mass uprising, BNP leader Tarique Rahman has warned.

2w ago

Gap widening between BNP, interim govt

Unresolved issues, including delays in declaring a polls roadmap and resolving politically motivated cases, are creating a distance between the BNP and the interim government.

2w ago

3 lives lost in road crashes

Three people were killed and six others were injured yesterday in separate road accidents in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila.

2w ago

Army won’t interfere in politics

Having learnt its lessons from the past, the army resolves to stay out of politics, army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said.

2w ago

Invest more in service sector to boost export

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the country’s business community and entrepreneurs to come forward to strengthen its export base with more investment in the services sector to boost overall exports to the competitive global market.

2w ago

Wait for textbooks gets longer

Most students did not receive new textbooks on the first day of the year mainly because of printing and shipping delays.

2w ago

Smuggled goods worth Tk 1.43 crore seized in Sylhet

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) 48 battalion seized smuggled goods worth over Tk 1.43 crore in separate drives conducted along the Sylhet and Sunamganj frontier areas yesterday.

3 more additional IGPs sent into forced retirement

Three additional inspectors general of police (IGPs) have been sent into forced retirement.

Dual citizenship: ACC seeks info on govt employees

After former ministers and lawmakers, the Anti-Corruption Commission is now enquiring about government employees’ dual citizenship.

3 more additional IGPs sent into forced retirement

Three additional inspectors general of police (IGPs) have been sent into forced retirement.

2w ago

2-month ban on crab harvesting begins

The Forest Department imposed the ban to protect the breeding season of crabs and conserve the biodiversity of the mangrove forest.

2w ago

2,229 families received financial assistance so far

The foundation has received around Tk 109.20 crore, of which over Tk 47.32 crore has been disbursed

2w ago

32 BNP men discharged from vandalism case

A Dhaka court yesterday discharged 32 BNP leaders and activists from a case filed over vandalising vehicles and assaulting policemen in 2018.

2w ago

Wrong name of July martyr printed in textbook

The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has made an error in publishing the name of a July uprising martyr in one of the textbooks for fifth graders.

2w ago

Dual citizenship: ACC seeks info on govt employees

After former ministers and lawmakers, the Anti-Corruption Commission is now enquiring about government employees’ dual citizenship.

2w ago

Dhaka-Delhi ties won’t get stuck on single issue

Foreign adviser to visit China on Jan 20

2w ago

SC gets 55 complaints in 2 months

The Supreme Court administration has received a total of 55 complaints from justice seekers through its helpline in the last two months regarding various irregularities including bribery, negligence, delayed service and misconduct, and taken appropriate action against the irregularities.

2w ago

2024 saw over 200 incidents of rights violations

Over 200 incidents of human rights violations were committed last year in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) by security forces, law enforcement agencies, communal and fundamentalist groups, Bangalee settlers, and land grabbers, according to the annual report of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) yesterday.

2w ago

‘Don’t try to hijack ownership of the movement’

BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday said a vested quarter is trying to “hijack” the uprising and warned that people who are tussling over the “ownership” of it to stay in power will face the same fate as Sheikh Hasina.

2w ago