The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Bangladesh player Shohaly Akhter from all cricket for five years after she admitted breaching five provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Shohaly admitted to being in breach of the following provisions of the Code:
Article 2.1.1: Fixing or contriving in any way or otherwise influencing improperly or being a party to any agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way or otherwise influence improperly, the result, progress, conduc...
ICT verdicts in 3-4 cases expected by Oct
Staff Reporter:
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul said that the verdicts of three to four cases under trial with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) related to the mass killings in the July uprising are expected to be completed by October.
He expressed this hope in a press conference at the Secretariat on Tuesday (February 11).
The Law adviser s...
Arakan Army’ abducts 4 Bangladeshi fishermen
Staff Reporter
The Arakan Army, an insurgent group in Myanmar, has allegedly abducted four Bagladeshi fishermen at gunpoint along with their trawler while they were fishing near the mouth of the Naf River in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf.
The incident occurred at around 11:30am on Tuesday near Shahporir Dwip in Sabrang union, according to Lieutenant HM Sartaj Bin Sohrab, commander of the Coast Guard's Shahporir Dwip Station.
The abducted fishermen have been identified as Md Hasan, 30, Abdu Rokim, 20, Md Jaber, 26, and Md Hasan, 16, all residents of Dakshinpara in Sabrang union, Teknaf.
Bangladesh Post Office expands digital footprints to boost efficiency
bdreports24 Desk:
Bangladesh Post Office has been making remarkable strides in digital transformation, securing a notable position in the global ranking of postal services. The state-run postal service is actively expanding its digital footprint to enhance efficiency, customer convenience, and online business promotion.
Haroonur Rashid, Additional Director General at the Bangladesh Post Office, told the media that F-commerce (Facebook promotion) plays a pivotal role in the Post Office's evolving digital strategy. “We are focusing on integrating our services with digital platforms to boost online business operations. The goal is to facilitate faster deliveries and seamless transactions for customers,” he stated.
To improve logistical e...
Mystery of Sagar-Runi murder remains unsolved
bdreports24 Desk:
Law enforcement agencies have failed to identify the motive behind the much-discussed brutal murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, even after 13 years.
Over the years, the submission date for the investigation report in the Sagar-Runi murder case has been postponed over 100 times and the investigating authority has been changed four times.
In a bid to expedite the long-stalled investigation, the current interim government formed a high-powered task force on October 23 last year, led by the chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).
Both the PBI chief and the plaintiff’s lawyers expressed hope that the mystery surrounding the case would finally ...
Bangladesh slips 2 positions in Global Corruption Index
Bangladesh has slipped two notches in Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2024, to 151 out of 180 countries, jointly with Congo and Iran.
Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Dr. Iftekharuzzaman has revealed the findings on Tuesday at a press confere...
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