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Ex-Sonali Bank MD, 10 others jailed in loan scam

Staff correspondent: A Dhaka court has sentenced 11 individuals, including the former Managing Director (MD) of Sonali Bank, to various prison terms for embezzling funds through loan fraud. Dhaka’s Special

BNP calls on India to reconsider waqf law

Staff Correspondent: Salah Uddin Ahmed, a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s National Standing Committee, has called on India to reconsider the recently passed Muslim Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025.

Starlink gets Bida approval to operate in Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: United States-based satellite internet service provider Starlink, a subsidiary of SpaceX, has received approval from the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) to operate in the country. Chowdhury Ashik

Court freezes 34 bank accounts of ex-SSF DG Mujibur, wife

Staff Correspondent: A court here on Sunday ordered to freeze 34 bank accounts of former Director General (DG) of Special Security Force (SSF) Lieutenant General (sacked) Md Mujibur Rahman and

ACC chairman addresses Tulip Siddiq’s comments to UK media

Staff Correspondent: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen addressed recent media reports concerning a letter from the legal team of Tulip Siddiq, the former UK Anti-Corruption Minister who recently

ICT chief prosecutor suspects plot against Aynaghar investigators

Staff Correspondent: There was apparently an attempt to assassinate investigators of the secret detention centres built during the previous Awami League government, Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the International Crimes