Evening Brief

Cabinet okays draft of NID Registration Act

The Cabinet on Monday granted final approval to the draft of the "National Identity Card Registration Act, 2023". 

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Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain during a briefing with the reporters Dhaka Tribune

BASIC bank scam: ACC charges 147, including ex-chairman Abdul Hye Bachchu

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved charges against 147 individuals, including former BASIC Bank chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu, in connection to 59 cases surrounding the corruption scandal. 

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SCRF: Graft, inefficiency behind BIWTA's failure in river digging, excavation

Though the government has allocated sufficient funds for river excavation and dredging, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has not been able to show the expected success due to inefficiency, mismanagement, irregularities and corruption, according to a report of Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF).

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File photo of boats in the Meghna River Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

June 12, 1971: How Justice Abu Sayeed mobilized support for Bangladesh

In protest against genocide by the Pakistani military in 1971, Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury resigned as the vice chancellor of Dhaka University while in Geneva, Switzerland. He then went to London to work as a special envoy of the Mujibnagar Government and achieved considerable success in mobilising world opinion in favour of Bangladesh's struggle for independence.

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Monsoon rain drenches Dhaka, other parts of Bangladesh

With heatwave turning everyone's life into a misery last week, Dhaka dwellers welcomed the monsoon on Monday morning with light showers and thunderbolts.

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Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

BCC polls: Awami League's Abul Khair wins by huge margin

Ruling Awami League-nominated mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah alias Khokon Serniabat has unofficially won in the Barisal City Corporation elections.

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Barisal City Corporation Nagar Bhaban  Collected 

KCC polls: Awami League candidate ahead in race

The result of 103 centres of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election has been announced. 

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Boat is the electoral symbol of the ruling Awami League Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Netizens censure as Islamic Andolan's violent march video during BCC polls goes viral

A video showing supporters belonging to Islamic Andolan Bangladesh-backed mayoral contestant marching with sticks and rods during the Barisal City Corporation (BCC) polls time went viral on social media. 

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Supporters of Islami Andolan Bangladesh-backed mayor candidate Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim protesting a reported attack on their mayor candidate Dhaka Tribune