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Saturday, 22 February, 2025

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Investigation underway into 2 former BB governors, 53 officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into corruption allegations against 53 former and current officials, including former Bangladesh Bank governors Abdur Rouf Talukder and Atiur Rahman. The officials face accusations of illegal asset acquisition, money laundering, and...

ICT orders submission of investigation report against Sheikh Hasina by April 20

The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh has directed the submission of an investigation report in the case against Sheikh Hasina, alleging crimes against humanity related to the July-August genocide. A three-member panel, led by International Crimes Tribunal Chairman Justice Md. Golam...

Six killed in fire at South Korean construction site

A fire at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan killed at least six people on Friday, according to fire officials. Around 100 workers evacuated, while another 14 were rescued by helicopter from the top of the structure, said Hong Moon-shik, chief of the Busan Gijang...

Crypto giant Binance faces investigation in France for money laundering, tax fraud

French authorities have launched a judicial investigation into Binance, the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange, citing allegations of money laundering, tax fraud, and illegal operations, some linked to drug trafficking. The probe spans offences from 2019 to 2024, including violations in France...

Tk 73 crore smuggled to India for ‘Faraaz’ movie project

The Transcom Group, a prominent Bangladeshi conglomerate, allegedly funneled at least 73 crore taka to India for producing the controversial movie Faraaz. This money was reportedly laundered during 2020 and 2021, as revealed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in its preliminary...

Anti-discrimination Student Movement calls for protest

A 28-year-old Bangladeshi woman, Najma, was killed after being raped in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. In response to the tragic incident, the anti-discrimination student movement has called for a protest rally. The rally is set to begin in front of the Raju sculpture at Dhaka University (DU) at 3 pm...

4 Indian nationals arrested with firearm in Nepal

Kanchanpur police arrested four Indian nationals in possession of a pistol from Ward 6 of Bhimdatta Municipality on Wednesday night. The suspects were intercepted near Mahendranagar market while traveling in a vehicle with an Indian registration plate, reports Kathmandu Post. The arrested...

Net tightening around those DCs, SPs

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation into allegations of fraud, abuse of power, and irregularities during the 2018 Eleventh National Assembly elections. The investigation will focus on key figures such as District Commissioners (DC), Superintendents of Police (SP),...

Independent commission plans to interrogate Hasina in India

The independent investigation commission established to reinvestigate the 2009 BDR massacre aims to question ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 last year during the July Uprising. At a meeting with the families of the BDR (now BGB) massacre victims at Retired...

Brazilian investigators join forces to extract data from crashed Azerbaijani Airliner’s black box

A team of Brazilian air force investigators is collaborating with experts from three other countries to analyze data extracted from the black box of an Azerbaijani airliner that tragically crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25, killing 38 people. Azerbaijan has claimed the aircraft was...

Sanjida Afrin suspended for alleged protection of Anisul, Salman

Sanjida Afrin, a former Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has been temporarily suspended by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The action came amid allegations that she sought to shield former Law Minister Anisul Huq and Salman F Rahman, ex-advisor to ousted...

Turkiye singer Serdar Ortac faces trial for promoting illegal betting ads

The trial of renowned singer Serdar Ortac for allegedly promoting illegal betting advertisements began on Tuesday at the 25th Criminal Court of First Instance in Istanbuls Caglayan Justice Palace. Prominent entertainer Mehmet Ali Erbil, named as a witness, is also involved in the case, reads a...

Full-fledged commission formed to probe BDR carnage

The government on Tuesday announced a seven-member national independent investigation commission led by former director general of BGB, A L M Fazlur Rahman, to re-investigate into the BDR (now Border Guard Bangladesh) massacre at Pilkhana on February 25 and 26, 2009. The Cabinet Division...

Michael Chakma files complaint against Hasina over disappearance

Michael Chakma, a prominent leader of the United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF), has filed a formal complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal regarding the disappearance by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Chakma submitted the complaint at the Office of the Chief Prosecutor on Wednesday...

Tribunal grants 2-month extension for investigation report on Hasina

The International Criminal Tribunal has granted a two-month extension for the investigation report on the July-August massacre case. The decision, made on Tuesday, was issued by a three-member tribunal chaired by Justice Golam Mortuza Majumdar, with Judges Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury and Shafiul...

RAB to investigate allegations of enforced disappearances and killings: DG

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will investigate all allegations of enforced disappearances and killings, announced its Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference held at the Media Center in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, he assured that such incidents would not occur...