A five-member delegation of Bhutan's Anti-Corruption Commission is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a six-day visit to sign a deal with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh to enhance mutual cooperation in fighting graft, reports UNB. As part of its inclusive approach, the ACC is going…

The general secretary of the ruling Awami League (AL) and a minister in the Sheikh Hasina Cabinet, Obaidul Quader, has offered to provide jobs and money to the leaders of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) to ensure that they stay away from crimes and corruption. “Don’t get involved in…

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for a more effective role of private organisations, individuals, national and international agencies, civil society and media alongside the government to prevent child labour, reports BSS. “The government has fixed child labour…

A bill titled ‘Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Bill, 2017’ was placed in Parliament yesterday to update the version of the ‘Bangladesh Atomic Commission Order, 1973’ in Bangla, reports UNB. Science and Technology Minister Architect Yafesh Osman placed the Bill in the House…

Two young men, arrested in connection with the killing of a Jubo League leader in Rangamati, made confessional statements before a court in Khagrachhari yesterday, reports UNB. Chief Judicial Magistrate Rokeya Akter recorded the statements of the two arrestees---Runel Chakma and Junel Chakma-under section…