The interim government has removed 493 Upazila Chairmen and 323 municipality mayors from their respective positions across the country. The Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNO) will take over the responsibilities of the removed Upzila chairmen. These chairmen and mayors were elected

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an inquiry into accusations against four former lawmakers over embezzlement in the Malaysian labour market. The syndicate formed by these four MPs has profited worth nearly Tk20,000 crore over the past one year and a half. According

A couple and their two sons were killed after a truck hit their car in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila on Monday (Aug 19). The accident occurred on the Hatikumrul Roundabout on the highway connecting to the west end of the Bangabandhu Bridge early today. The deceased are Jasim

Gazi Md. Mozammel Haque, who began his career as an Assistant Commissioner of Police in 1997 through the 17th BCS, now holds the position of Additional DIG at the Police Headquarters. He also oversees a housing project under the banner of the "Ananda Police Family Multipurpose

The home ministry’s Public Security Division on Sunday issued an order for promoting 73 additional deputy inspector generals to the ranks of deputy inspector generals. Sixty-three of the officers have been promoted as supernumerary. Deputy Secretary Md Mahabubur Rahman Sheikh

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed all banks to freeze the accounts of Harun-or-Rashid, additional deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and his wife Shireen Akter. The order was issued based on reports of suspicious transactions in their

The police members who lost their jobs during the regimes of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, staged demonstrations in front of the Police Headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon, demanding to instate them. The inspector general of police (IGP), senior officers, and others could not

Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and niece Tulip Siddiq embezzled $5 billion from overpriced $12.65 billion Rooppur nuclear power plant through Malaysian banks, according to report by Global Defense Corporation.  The report says:

The interim government has promoted 201 administrative civic officials to the ranks of joint secretaries on Sunday (August 18). Earlier, on 13 August, 117 officials were promoted to the rank of deputy secretaries. Many among these were promoted to joint secretaries on Sunday. As per

Adviser for Information and Broadcasting Md Nahid Islam today (August 18) said there will be no room for corruption and nepotism in his ministry. "We are trying to build a corruption-free Bangladesh. We will work together for the people of Bangladesh to attain this goal. We will

A Dhaka court has dismissed a complaint against the former chief justice and recently resigned chairman of the Law Commission, ABM Khairul Haque, on charges of fraud and forgery centring the 13th Amendment of the Constitution. Lawyer Imrul Hasan submitted the complaint to the court of

Interim Government’s Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan said on Sunday that efforts have been taken to resume Dhaka Metro Rail services within the next seven days. He made the announcement during an introductory meeting with officials at the ministry in

A case was filed against Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others on charge of indiscriminate firing on a rally of Hefajat-e Islam at Motijheel's Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013. Babul Sarder Chakhari, chairman of Bangladesh People’s Party,

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and

Interim Government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday (August 18) said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dictatorship has destroyed every institution of the country. The diplomats of various countries and organizations were briefed in Dhaka at the

A case has been filed against 17 people including former Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today (Aug 18) on charge of killing Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed. Awami League General Secretary and former Minister Obaidul Quader has also been named as an

Interim Government's Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Nahid Islam today (Aug 17) said that justice will be served in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. For this, he urged for a fresh investigation into the case, where the Ministry of

Three members of a family were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall, in Cox's Bazar's Pekua upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Mamtaz Begum, 40, wife of Dubai expatriate Sarwar Kamal; her daughter Moyna, 12 and her eight-year-old grandson Toha Mahi.

A total of 626 people, including 24 political persons and police members, took shelter in cantonments after the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5. When the situation became normal, 615 left the cantonments while four were handed over to law enforcement agencies following

The videos are shocking: buildings burning, horrifying violence and women weeping as they plead for help. They are - the people sharing them say - proof of a “Hindu genocide” happening in Bangladesh in the wake of the sudden fall of the country’s long-time leader,