Evil nexus of corruption active during pandemic, says ACC chair

Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Saturday said that an ‘evil nexus’ of corrupt people was still active in the country..

Bangladesh PM expects armed forces’ enhanced contribution to nation building

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expected the armed forces to earn enhanced professional expertise to contribute more ..

Dhaka University to celebrate centenary next year amid academic, accommodation problems

The Dhaka University is set to celebrate its 100th founding anniversary in July next year while various academic...

Safe food remains a far cry in Bangladesh

The institutionalisation of safe food eludes Bangladesh as the authorities concerned have failed to transform into actions plans laid out in the law book or repeated as rhetoric.

Bangladesh seeks information about 371 Facebook accounts

The government’s requests to Facebook for users’ information along with blocking content rose by 153 per cent year-on-year in the January-June..

Mental health instt registrar, Mind Aid director sent to jail

A Dhaka court sent the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital registrar Abdullah Al Mamun and Mind Aid Hospital..

Bangladesh loses $703m in taxes a year: report

Bangladesh in a year loses around $703.40 million in taxes, which is about 62 per cent of the country’s public health expenditure..

Pry teachers’ job upgrade in limbo

An upgrade in the pay scale for more than 3.2 lakh government primary teachers has been pending for a year as the Finance Division..

Man who threatened kill Shakib arrested

Police and Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday arrested Mahsin Talukdar, who threatened national all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan with life for ‘hurting religious sentiment.’

Mandatory Mask Use Mobile courts ordered in capital

The government has ordered operations of mobile courts in Dhaka and other places to ensure the mandatory use of mask in all public places..