LGED graft trail leads to Tk 300cr scandal
Allegations have surfaced that three influential figures within the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) turned the organisation into a hub of corruption and irregularities prior to the appointment of the current Chief Engineer (routine charge), Md. Anwar Hossain.
The trio — former Chief Engineer Abdur Rashid Mia, his close associate and then Sub-Assistant Engineer Moshiul Alam, and self-styled media consultant Abu Fattah — reportedly built a powerful network of influence within LGED under the patronage of the recently ousted Awami League government.
Army acts on tribunal orders, one officer still at large
The Army Headquarters has confirmed that 15 of the officers named in arrest warrants issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) have been taken into custody, while one remains missing. According to the army, Major General Kabir Ahmed has been “illegally absent” from duty.
The issue has drawn widespread discussion following the tribunal’s issuance of arrest warrants in enforced disappearance cases and growing frustration among July uprising supporters over the delay in arrests. At a press briefing held on Saturday at Mess Alpha in Dhaka Cantonment, the Army’s Adjutant General, Major General Md Hakimuzzaman, disclosed the information.
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Peace Nobel goes to Venezuela opposition
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuela's opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Friday.
Machado was honoured "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy," said Jorgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.
Machado has been a "key, unifying figure in a political oppositi...
In Bangladesh a Step toward Justice
On October 9, the Bangladesh authorities filed charges against 28 people for enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture. It was a long time coming. A “smear campaign,” the home minister had scoffed in 2017, after Human Rights Watch released a report on secret detentions and enforced disappearances in Bangladesh. When I had met with him, the minister, Asaduzzaman Khan, had been dis...Meenakshi Ganguly:
Heritage sensitivity smooths projects relocation in Bangladesh
Large-scale transport infrastructure projects in Bangladesh are increasingly navigating complex social and cultural landscapes, as the relocation of graveyards, shrines, and other communal spaces becomes a central challenge in project implementation.
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- Early and Inclusive Community Engagement is Crucial
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Growing LNG costs erode Bangladesh’s energy security gains
Bangladesh is turning to renewable energy to chart a more secure and sustainable energy future as mounting import costs, rising tariffs, and heavy dependence on foreign fuels expose the country’s energy sector to growing risks.
Highlights
- Renewable Energy Push: 20% by 2030, 30% by 2040
- Heavy Dependence on Imports Strains Energy Security <...
