The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former Minister for the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Bir Bahadur Ushai Singh, and his wife, over allegations of illegal assets worth nearly 115 million taka and suspicious transactions amounting to 7.4 billion taka. On Sunday (3 August), ACC’s Director General, Md. Akhtar Hossain, confirmed the […]

A tragic head-on collision between a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw and motorcycles in Rampur, Bijoynagar, Brahmanbaria, resulted in the deaths of four people. The accident occurred on Sunday (3 August) at approximately 5:10 pm. Incident Details: According to eyewitnesses, two motorcycles were travelling towards Dhaka when, near Rampur, one of the motorcycles collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw […]

Renowned journalist and columnist Anis Alamgir has stated that people no longer have any expectations from the interim government. He remarked, “Given the situation prevailing in the country over the past year, people are now simply waiting for this government to step down. It is widely understood that this government cannot deliver anything more significant […]

Abdur Razzaq Riyad, a suspended leader of the Bangladesh Democratic Student Federation, has confessed his guilt in court over charges of extortion in a case filed at Gulshan Police Station. On Sunday (3 August), Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Sefatullah of Dhaka recorded Riyad’s statement. Court Proceedings and Arrests: Detail Information Date of Confession 3 August Magistrate […]

BNP’s Acting Chairman, Tareq Rahman, has instructed the leaders and activists of the student wing, Chhatra Dal, to spread the call nationwide that the first vote of the youth should be cast for the ‘Paddy Sheaf’ symbol. He conveyed this message via video conference during a Chhatra Dal rally held in Shahbagh, Dhaka on Sunday […]

On 5 August 2025 (Tuesday), all scheduled banks across Bangladesh will remain closed for the entire day, including transaction and banking operations, in observance of the ‘July People’s Uprising Day’. This closure was announced in a recent circular issued by the Offsite Supervision Department of Bangladesh Bank. The directive aligns with a Cabinet Division gazette […]

In the wake of ongoing protests within the National Board of Revenue (NBR), yet another official has been sent into compulsory retirement. The latest to face such action is Lokman Ahmed, a Grade-10 Tax Inspector at Tax Zone-2, Dhaka. This decision was made official through a gazette notification signed by NBR Chairman Md Abdur Rahman […]