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Tulip accused of using fake notary in property transfer

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has accused former UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq of using a falsified notary document to transfer a property to her sister. This allegation forms part of a wider investigation into the alleged unlawful allocation of state-owned land. The ACC contends that Siddiq, the niece of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leveraged her political influence to secure government plots in Dhaka’s Purbachal New Town project for herself and her family, benefiting from an allegedly improper allocation of state land.

CA, UN chief arrive in Cox’s Bazar

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Cox’s Bazar today to visit the Rohingya camp. A Biman flight carrying Prof Yunus and Guterres landed at Cox’s Bazar Airport at around 12:48 pm.
[caption id="attachment_32703" align="alignleft" width="553"] Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus and UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Cox's Bazar this afternoon to visit Rohingya refugee camps. Photo: Chief Adviser GOB[/caption]

Get ready to face LDC graduation challenges: CA

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today directed all concerned to remain prepared for facing any possible challenges as Bangladesh graduates from LDC next year. Dr Yunus made the directive during a meeting of the Council of Advisers, said his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here.
[caption id="attachment_32682" align="alignleft" width="600"] Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus attends meeting of the Council of Advisers on Thursday. Photo: PID[/caption]

Police urge responsible reporting

The Police Headquarters urged media outlets to uphold responsible journalism following the release of images depicting law enforcement's intervention in an anti-rape demonstration in Dhaka.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Police Headquarters asserted that several newspapers had portrayed the police as having obstructed the protest on Tuesday without cause. According to the police, approximately 60 to 70 individuals from the organisation "Bangladesh Against Rape and ...

Army asserts unity amid baseless claims by Indian media

The Bangladesh Army has expressed serious concern regarding a recent series of unfounded and misleading reports disseminated by certain Indian media outlets. In a protest note released on Tuesday evening, the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) articulated these concerns. The note states, “The Bangladesh Army is alarmed by the recent wave of unfounded allegations published by specific Indian media outlets, such as The Economic Times and India Today, which suggest the potential for a coup and a breakdown in the command structure of the Bangladesh Army.

Hasina regime a ‘terrible tornado’

Bangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year.

"I had no idea I'd be leading the government," Muhammad Yunus told the BBC. "I had never run a government machine before and had to get the buttons right.

"Once that settled down, we started organising things," the Nobel-prize winning economist said, adding that restoring law and order and fixing the economy were priorities for the country.

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