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Gold smuggling at an all-time high, Biman involved (!)

There was nothing unusual about the thrice-weekly Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG048 from Dubai via the Bangladeshi port of Chittagong which landed in the capital, Dhaka, at 8.30am on the morning of February 2. Except for the fact that it arrived two hours ahead of schedule — and that it carried a secret cargo: 485 gold bars stashed in compartments throughout the plane, in its toilets and life jacket cabinets. GoldThe seizure, totaling 135 pounds (61 kilograms) worth nearly $4 million, was the latest in a string of illegal gold shipments intercep...

Shashi Tharoor’s allegations are false, says Delhi Police Chief  

Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi has denied any pressure after a letter written by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor surfaced alleging that police officers pressurised his domestic help into framing Mr Tharoor in the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar. "I have spoken to the police officers regarding these concerns, and they told me there is no such thing," Mr Bassi said. sunanda_shahi_tharoor_650In the letter written to Mr Bassi in November last year, Mr Tharoor wrote, "The officer used the traumatic physica...

565kg illicit gold seized in Bangladesh in 2013-14  

The gold smuggling in Bangladesh has risen day by day, penetration by gold smuggling cartels of the national airlines of Bangladesh was all over the news recently, but government took strict steps to prevent gold smuggling and a record 565kg of gold was seized by the government in 2013-14, Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Ghulam Hussain told the Customs Today here the other day. He added that low gold import duty in Bangladesh, compared to that of India, encouraged smugglers to use Bangladesh as a transit route to channel gold into India. Gold

Petty graft eats up 2.2pc of GNI in Bangladesh

Bangladesh loses 2.2 per cent of its gross national income due to petty corruptions at individual level, Transperancy International Bangladesh executive director Dr Iftekharuzzaman said yesterday. Speaking at a programme arranged by UNDP in Bangladesh, he hoped that the young people will take a stand against these practices. corruptionUNDP organised the event to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day 2014. Around 200 young people participated in the interactive programme held at the Russian Cultural Centre. The slogan for the An...

Bangladeshi student raped in India

A Bangladeshi girl studying here was allegedly raped by her local guardian, who has been arrested by the police.  Birbhum Police Superintendent Alok Rajoria said today that the man, who had allegedly raped the girl, was himself from Bangladesh. rapeThe girl in her complaint to the police said that she was being blackmailed by the man, who had taken her photographs. The man was arrested from here last night on the basis of the complaint lodged at Bolpur Police Station by the student yesterday, he said. The girl was a residential student, while th...

First-ever grassroots-level graft hearing at Muktagacha Dec 28-29

As part of its graft prevention activities, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) for the first time is going to hold public hearings on graft allegations at Muktagacha upazila in Mymensingh, aiming to making public servants accountable to people and thus check the growing graft at the grassroots level. “We (Commission) have already decided to hold public hearings for two days at Muktagacha upazila. All are set to hold the hearings on December 28-29 next,” ACC commissioner Dr Nasiruddin Ahmed told UNB. accAs per complaints from local people, hearings...
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