Bangladesh

ফেব্রু৯২০২৫ by Arafat AhmedNo Comments

A call for good governance to build discrimination-free Bangladesh – 45th anniversary celebration of Chittagong South District Chhatra Sena

Karnaphuli A.J. Chowdhury Degree College Ground hosts the 45th Founding Anniversary Student Rally and Colorful Procession of Chattogram South District Chhatra Sena – "Good Governance Must Be Established to Build a Non-Discriminatory Bangladesh" On the occasion of the 45th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Sena, which has a history, tradition, glory, and struggle, a grand student gathering and a colorful rally were held under the initiative of Chattogram South District on Friday, January 24, 2025, at 3:00 PM at the Karnaphuli A.J. Chowdhury Degree College Ground. The student rally was presided over by the president of Chhatra Sena South District, student leader Md. Osman. The chief guest of the event was Bangladesh Islami Front’s Secretary-General, public leader Princip...

ফেব্রু৭২০২৫ by Arafat AhmedNo Comments

Social Islami Bank’s Uttara and Garib-E-Newaz Avenue Branches Organize Customer Gathering

Bangladesh, business

On February 5, a customer gathering was organized by the Uttara and Garib-E-Newaz Avenue branches of Social Islami Bank. The event was graced by the presence of the bank's Acting Managing Director, Mr. Md. Nazmus Sayadat, as the chief guest. The meeting, presided over by the Manager of the Uttara Branch, Mr. Md. Aminul Islam, was attended by Mr. Muhammad Mizanul Kabir, Head of the Special Asset Management Division; Mr. Mohammad Mosleh Uddin, Head of the Logistic Support Division; Mr. ATM Sakhawat Hossain, VP of the Human Resource Division; Mr. Md. Al-Masud, Head of the Trade Finance and RMG Division; Mr. A.K.M. Sajjad Hossain, Manager of the Garib-E-Newaz Avenue Branch, along with other senior officials. More than 300 customers participated in the gathering, expressing their satisfactio...

ফেব্রু৫২০২৫ by Arafat AhmedNo Comments

Pubali Bank’s Chairman and MD Embezzled Thousands of Crores of Taka

Bangladesh, breaking-news, Crime, World

ACC Initiates Investigation Against Pubali Bank Syndicate The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of embezzlement and money laundering amounting to hundreds of crores of taka from the private-sector Pubali Bank. A powerful syndicate, led by the bank’s Chairman Manjurur Rahman and Managing Director (MD) and CEO Mohammad Ali, has reportedly been engaged in misappropriation and irregularities for an extended period, pushing the bank into a financial crisis. According to ACC sources, notices will soon be issued to relevant individuals for questioning as part of the investigation. Additionally, the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has separately started probing various allegations against the bank, including irregularities in loan dis...

ফেব্রু৫২০২৫ by Arafat AhmedNo Comments

ACC Sends Letter to Bangladesh Bank Governor to Freeze Officials’ Lockers

Bangladesh, Crime

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has requested necessary measures to temporarily freeze the funds and assets stored in the security vault of Bangladesh Bank. Additionally, the ACC has urged authorities to ensure that no one can access the lockers or remove any stored items or documents. On February 2, the ACC sent a letter to the Governor of Bangladesh Bank, making this request. The letter stated that, on January 26, with the court’s permission and in the presence of an Executive Magistrate, an ACC team searched the safe deposit of former Deputy Governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury in the coin vault of Bangladesh Bank. During the search, they unsealed three containers and recovered 55,000 euros, 169,300 US dollars, 1 kilogram and 5.4 grams of gold, and an FDR (Fixed Deposit Receip...

ফেব্রু৩২০২৫ by Arafat AhmedNo Comments

Common people crushed under rising commodity prices

Bangladesh, breaking-news

Priority on Reducing Commodity Prices, Reforms, and Elections By Muhammad Fazlul Karim Talukdar In general, the poor people of our country are not doing well. They struggle to have two full meals a day. The common people are in dire straits, barely managing to make ends meet. They are bearing the brunt of skyrocketing prices of daily essentials like rice, lentils, oil, onions, fish, and meat, exacerbated by high inflation. Some unscrupulous traders are controlling the country's trade and commerce, creating syndicates to increase the prices of essentials. As a result, millions of ordinary consumers are suffering immense hardships every day. Even the price of basic rice has risen to 65/70 taka per kilogram. Despite an increase in domestic rice production and the arrival of new rice in t...

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