Bangladesh

Zarif Mahmud: The financial sector regulator Bangladesh Bank has reported an unprecedented fraud in dollar trading. The central bank sold dollars at a low price to Islami Bank and bought them from the bank at a high price on the same day. This incident happened a day after the introduction…

Staff Correspondent: Salman F Rahman, former adviser to the recently ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Law Minister Annisul Huq were arrested in the Sadarghat area of Dhaka during an alleged attempt to escape, police said.The arrests were made in connection with a case filed at New Market Police…

Staff Correspondent: A 51-member convening committee for the Assistant Secretary, Senior Assistant Secretary, and Deputy Secretary (Non-Cadre) Association has been established, with Assistant Secretary Md Abdul Khaleq as its convenor. The committee was formed during a meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka on Monday, chaired by Senior Assistant Secretary…

Staff Correspondent: The Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman said on Tuesday that the Army has provided shelter to individuals whose lives were in danger, regardless of their religion or ethnicity. He emphasized that the current government is seeking to implement some reforms and hold a free and fair election,…

Staff Correspondent: Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic. Decked out in neon vests, their university IDs slung around their necks, they clutch sticks and umbrellas to wave cars this way and that, filling the void after…

Staff Correspondent: Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, newly appointed governor of Bangladesh Bank, has said his priority will be to check the high inflation and restore stability in the financial sector. Expressing satisfaction over his new responsibility Dr. Mansur told UNB on Tuesday night that he will work with all stakeholders…

Staff Correspondent: The historic Mujibnagar Complex, a symbol of Bangladesh’s fight for independence, now stands in eerie silence after a devastating attack following the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. Once a bustling site filled with tourists, the Mujibnagar Amrakanan has become desolate. On the afternoon of August 5 – the…

Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said the prime goal of the interim government is ensuring human rights and freedom of speech for all. “We have to establish human rights and freedom of speech. That is our prime goal,” he said after visiting Dhakeswari national temple. He…

Staff Correspondent: Former Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan and several others were sued in a murder case filed over the killing of a grocery store owner Abu Sayeed in police shooting in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on July 19. Amir Hamza, a…