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...
Mobile court drives in N’ganj against artificial food
Staff Reporter :
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has conducted a mobile court operation on Monday, led by the BIWTA Executive Magistrates Ziaur Rahman and Ashrafur Rahman in Narayanganj’s Shitalakshya, Meghna, and Dhaleshwari rivers as there are growing concerns that an artificial food crisis could emerge during the upcoming Ramadan.
A large number of mother vessels has been carrying food products, currently waiting for unloading at Chattogram Port. However, due to a shortage of lighter vessels, transportation of goods from these mother vessels has been severely disrupted.
According to BIWTA officials, there are growing concer...IUB basketball team champion in Nepal tournament
The basketball team of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has emerged as the unbeaten champion in a highly competitive tournament in Nepal, bringing home the university’s first-ever international trophy.
The tournament, titled "Bright Vision International College Presents 1st 3X3 International University Basketball Championship," was held on February 9, 2025, and featured six universities from Bangladesh and host Nepal.
Taifur Uddin, a st...
BNP delegation calls on CA
bdreports24 Desk:
A delegation of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Party (BNP) led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called on Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Monday.
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BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan disclosed the information.
The delegation also includes BNP Standing Committee members Salahuddin Ahmed and Hafiz Uddin Ah...
Photo: BNP Media Cell/Facebook[/caption]
BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan disclosed the information.
The delegation also includes BNP Standing Committee members Salahuddin Ahmed and Hafiz Uddin Ah...
Each martyr’s family to get Tk30 lakh
bdreports24 Desk:
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus inaugurated a programme formally by handing over cheques to the families of 21 July martyrs and seven injured at his office on Monday.
Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam along with Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam and Special Assistant (state minister) Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman were present at the programme.
Members of three martyr's families and three July fighters spoke at the meeting, and they raised various issues, including the trial of the mass killing, receiving state honours, financial assistance and their rehabilitation.
While describing their experiences in the July movement, they broke down in tears.
A...
Tulip money-laundering inquiry widened to 12 countries
bdreports24 Desk:
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh has sought information from 10-12 countries regarding allegations of money laundering against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq, and their family members. The development was confirmed by ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhtar Hossain at the commission's headquarters in Segun Bagicha yesterday.
Akhtar Hossain stated that mutual legal assistance requests have been sent to collect both informal information and evidence from overseas authorities. However, he refrained from disclosing the names of the countries from which information has been sought.
The Sunday Times reported that officers from Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) vis
