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BNP gives govt time to ensure fair-poll environment

BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said they gave the Dr Muhammad Yunus-led Interim Government the necessary time for creating an atmosphere conducive to holding national elections."We have given this interim government the time required to create proper environment for holding an election," he said.Mirza Fakhrul said this...

TIB eyes a Bangladesh of democratic governance

The youth-envisioned 'new Bangladesh' must ensure democratic and accountable governance that is free from discrimination, corruption and injustice including all forms of violation of human rights, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expressed the hope on Monday.To mark the International Youth Day 2024, TIB called for a comprehensive reconstruction of the state...

Two DGs, senior BB officials resign

Two deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank Kazi Saidur Rahman and Khurshid Alam, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) head Masud Biswas and policy adviser Abu Farah Mohammad Nasser resigned on Monday.They sent their resignation letters to the Financial Institutions Division under the Ministry of Finance citing "personal reasons", according to officials...

Ali Imam appointed special asst to CA

Ali Imam Majumder, former cabinet secretary of Bangladesh, has been appointed special assistant to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, reports UNB.A notification, signed by Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain, was issued in this regard Monday evening.Majumder will enjoy the status of an adviser, added the notification.Born in 1950, Majumder joined...

Dr Yunus wants to face every case

Chief Adviser Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus did not well accept the attempts of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to withdraw a money-laundering case filed against him and 13 others, said his lawyer.In a briefing on Monday, his lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun said the ACC's initiative to withdraw the...

Abu Sayed murder case transferred to PBI

RANGPUR, Aug 12 (UNB): The murder case of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur University who was killed by police gunfire during the anti-discrimination quota movement in Rangpur, has been transferred to the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), reports UNB.The case was moved from the Tajhat Police...

Lawyer appointed to free BD workers

The interim government has appointed a lawyer to free 57 Bangladeshi expatriates who were detained for staging demonstrations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in support of the anti-quota student movement in Bangladesh.The UAE government jailed 57 Bangladeshis for their protests in Dubai in support of the movement that flared...

Appellate Div gets four new judges

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court gets four new judges in the post-uprising shakeup. They are Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim, Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice S M Emdadul Hoque. The President appointed them as the apex-court judges on Monday under his jurisdiction given...

Put BD's graduation journey on back burner: BGAPMEA

Domestic textile and clothing industries with allied sub-sectors on Monday mooted the deferment of Bangladesh's graduation from the least-developed-country status, citing that the decision was taken based on fabricated data.They also called for major reforms in the financial sector and demanded resignation of the chairman of the National Board of...

Soldiers to return to barracks once police resume operations, says Army Chief

KHULNA, Aug 12 (UNB): Soldiers will return to barracks once police resume normal operations, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said on Monday.The Army Chief said this while responding to journalists at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna Monday afternoon.He also said that there is positive improvement in the law and order...

NBR officials demand resignation of its chairman in 24 hours

Protesters have given the National Board of Revenue, or NBR, Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem a 24-hour deadline to resign, reports bdnews24.com.If he does not step down within this time, they have announced an indefinite strike from Wednesday across all VAT Commissionerates, Custom Houses, and Tax Regions nationwide.The announcement...