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Govt revokes Spl PPs appointment in explosive case over BDR mutiny

BSS, Dhaka The government has cancelled the appointment of 17 special public prosecutors (PPs) in an Explosive Substances Act case filed with Lalbagh Police Station over the 2009 BDR mutiny.

Letters sent to hospitals, graveyards to know number of dead: ICT chief prosecutor

TDS Desk: Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Mohammad Tazul Islam said on Monday that they have started working to gather information on the number of dead during

25 districts get new DCs

TDS Desk: The government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) to 25 districts. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday. The districts are:

TigerIT’s 13-year monopoly over BRTA projects on

TDS Desk: For the last 13 years, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has been under the grip of TigerIT, a company notorious for its corruption-ridden past. Despite being blacklisted

After Swarna, another Bangladeshi teen shot dead by BSF on Thakurgaon border

TDS Desk: After Swarna Das, another Bangladeshi teenager was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Kantibhita border area of Dhantala Union in Baliadangi of Thakurgaon.

Problems of prison system can be solved by stopping corruption: Home Affairs Adviser

UNB, Dhaka Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said most of the problems of the prison system can be solved by stopping bribery and corruption.