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682 hajj pilgrims in a bind as funds stuck in bank
A total of 682 hajj pilgrims are facing uncertainty about traveling to Saudi Arabia this year as their flight tickets have not been booked.
Around Tk 13 crore for the tickets has been deposited to Premier Bank, but the bank is yet to…
Grameen Bank counsel sharpens barbs against Prof Yunus
Grameen Bank's Chief Legal Adviser Masud Akhter yesterday said Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus deceived 1.05 crore members of the bank and misappropriated their money, a claim Prof Yunus's lawyer vehemently denied.
"He is talking…
Cheque dishonour case: Evaly’s Rassel, Shamima get 1-yr jail in Ctg
A Chattogram court today sentenced former CEO of the controversial e-commerce platform Evaly Mohammad Rassel, and his wife and co-founder Shamima Nasrin, to one year in jail in a bank cheque fraudulence case today.
Chattogram Seventh…
‘Indulging in Graft’: ACC to make list of those who aided Benazir
An Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation team is now making a list of police officials, land officials, politicians, and others who aided and abetted former inspector general of police, Benazir Ahmed, in committing corruption.…
‘I’ve reached worst point of my cursed life’
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said he was at the worst point of his cursed life because of the will of the gods and goddesses.
"It's been a long time since I was thrown out of Grameen Bank. A probe body has been formed…
Benazir withdrew Tk 70-80cr before accounts were frozen
Former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family withdrew at least Tk 70-80 crore within a month from their 33 bank accounts before they were frozen.
A source in the Anti-Corruption Commission, involved with the…
MP Azim Murder: Azim ‘taxed’ every gold bar smuggled
Anwarul Azim Anar, the recently slain MP of Jhenaidah-4, was a powerful figure in the criminal underworld with his tight grip over a gold smuggling racket as well as the narcotics trafficking in the region, investigators say.
Law…
Bangladesh a key partner of the UN: Guterres tells Hasan
Describing Bangladesh as an important partner, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said Bangladesh is making significant contributions to many UN programs, including international peace and security, sustainable development, and…
Rohingya camps risk turning into a terrorist hub: home minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the Rohingya camps risk turning into a potential hub for international terrorists if the persecuted citizens of Myanmar are not repatriated to their country soon.
"If the Rohingyas are not…
‘Benazir, his family left the country’
Though the authorities remain tightlipped about the whereabouts of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family members, several sources say they have left the country.
Benazir, his wife, and their three daughters…