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A project that ended but did not really end

The government is yet to find ways to close one of the troubled projects of the Awami League regime, though the proposal for extending its deadline and increasing the cost was rejected in July last year.Sources say a meeting chaired by Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser for rail and road...

Control of Land Utilisation and Farm Land Protection Ordinance promulgated

The government has promulgated the "Control of Land Utilisation and Farm Land Protection Ordinance, 2026" introducing penalties of up to three years' imprisonment or Tk 1 million in fines or both for misuse of land, including agricultural land.The Ordinance stipulates that cultivated land must not be destroyed under any circumstances....

ACC sues Rupayan chair over land grab

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Rupayan Housing Estate Ltd chairman Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul and 43 others on charges of misappropriating government-owned land through irregular and unlawful approvals.The case was lodged on Thursday by ACC Assistant Director Afia Khatun at the ACC Integrated District Office, Dhaka-1.The...

Over 48pc candidates are businesspersons

More than 48 per cent of the candidates contesting the upcoming national elections in February are businessmen, according to the candidates' affidavits analysed by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).The figure is the lowest since the ninth parliamentary election. It was 57.67 per cent in the 12th national election. The number of...

NCP formally launches poll campaign

National Citizen Party (NCP) on Thursday formally launched its election campaign by paying tributes at the shrine of three leaders at Dhaka University area and the grave of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, reports BSS.The election campaign begun this morning with NCP Convener and party-nominated candidate for Dhaka-11 constituency...

Govt approves holiday on Feb 11 also

Apart from the public holiday on the voting day on February 12, the Council of Advisers on Thursday approved a proposal declaring public holiday on February 11 to facilitate voter participation and ensure proper law and order management ahead of the polls, reports BSS.The Council gave the approval at its...

Two killed in overnight violence and fire in Natore

Natore, Jan 22 (UNB): A night of political violence left two people dead in Singra upazila of Natore district early Thursday, as a college teacher was reportedly hacked to death and a woman was burnt alive after her house was allegedly set ablaze.The deceased were identified as Rezaul Karim, 53,...