Over Tk 92,000cr embezzled from banks in Awami years
About Tk 92,261 crore was embezzled in 24 major banking scams between 2008 and 2023, , equivalent to 12% of the national budget for FY24, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at an event held today (12 August).
The event, titled "Bringing Discipline in the Banking Sector: What Should be Done Immediately," highlighted the growing erosion of public trust in the banking sector, driven by its continuous deterioration and the inadequate actions taken by the previous government’s policymakers. Fahmida Khatun, the executive director of CPD and the keynote speaker, outlined a series 
DGFI gets Maj Gen Faizur new DG
Maj Gen Md Faizur Rahman has been appointed the new director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), according to a media release of the Inter Services Public Relations issued today.
Maj Gen Md Nasim Parvez was made the Commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology while Maj Gen Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud was made the new DG of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP, it said.
Hasina hasn’t issued any statement, says son
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former Bangladesh dictator Sheikh Hasina, said in a statement on X on Sunday night that Awami League president Sheikh Hasina has not yet issued any statement before or after leaving Dhaka.
‘The recent resignation statement attributed to my mother published in a newspaper is completely false and fabricated. I have just confirmed with her that she did not make any statement either bef...
‘The recent resignation statement attributed to my mother published in a newspaper is completely false and fabricated. I have just confirmed with her that she did not make any statement either bef...
ICC,B farewell dinner in honour of Malaysian HC
ICC Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman (8th from left) hosted a farewell Dinner in honour of Malaysian High Commissioner H.E. Ms. Haznah Binte Md. Hashim (7th from left); Indonesian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Heru Hartanto Subolo (9th from left) and Head of the Mission of Singapore High Commission Ms. Sheela Pillai (5th from right) in Dhaka on 9 August.
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Chief adviser to meet BNP leaders this afternoon
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Interim Government's Chief Adviser, is set to meet with senior BNP leaders at his residence on Monday around 4:00 PM. The meeting was confirmed by Sayrul Kabir Khan, an officer from the BNP Chairperson's press wing. 
BNP's standing committee members, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will attend the meeting at the invitation of Dr. Yunus.
This meeting follows the formation of the interim government on August 8, after the ousting of Sheikh Hasina in the wake of a student-led mass uprising.
BNP's standing committee members, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will attend the meeting at the invitation of Dr. Yunus.
This meeting follows the formation of the interim government on August 8, after the ousting of Sheikh Hasina in the wake of a student-led mass uprising.
New law on how parties can do politics coming
Brigadier General (Retd) Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs, announced today that an initiative has been launched to draft legislation regulating how political parties can operate within the country. "Political parties that adhere to this new law will be allowed to continue their activities. Those who do not comply will be prohibited from participating in politics," he stated at a press briefing at the Secretariat on 11 August.
He revealed that a draft is already in the works and wi...
He revealed that a draft is already in the works and wi...
