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ACC to probe bribery, graft allegations against DNCC boss Azaz

05:39 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch an investigation into Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Mohammad Azaz over allegations of corruption, bribery, and various irregularities involving abuse of power.

Govt finalising 25-year master plan to modernise agriculture

05:29 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

The government is in the final stages of formulating a 25-year master plan aimed at transforming Bangladesh’s agriculture into a modern, sustainable, and export-driven sector.

Magnitude 3.6 earthquake shakes Dhaka, surroundings

04:39 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

A mild earthquake was felt in Dhaka around 4:15 pm on Thursday, November 27, marking the fifth tremor experienced in the region within just five days.

EC seeks additional Tk 429cr to manage election, referendum costs

04:21 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

The Election Commission (EC) has sought an additional Tk 429 crore in the revised budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, citing the added burden of holding the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and a referendum on the same day.

Death toll hits 55 as Hong Kong towers burn for 2nd day

03:48 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city's modern history.

Khaleda under close observation in CCU

03:37 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is currently receiving treatment in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, under the supervision of a medical board comprising both local and international specialists.

EC suspends postal ballot registration in 7 countries

02:42 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

The Election Commission (EC) has temporarily suspended overseas voter registration in seven countries through the ‘Postal Vote BD’ app, which allows citizens to cast their votes from abroad.

Ex-state minister for housing Sharif Ahmed jailed 18 years

01:35 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

Former state minister for Housing and Public Works Sharif Ahmed has been sentenced to seven years in prison in each of three separate corruption cases related to RAJUK’s plot allocations in Dhaka’s Purbachal New Town project, totaling 18 years.

Imran Khan ‘fully healthy’, not shifted anywhere: Jail admin

12:24 PM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

Pakistan jail administration on Wednesday dismissed circulating rumours claiming that former Prime Minister and PTI founder Imran Khan had been transferred from the facility, insisting he remained in Adiala Jail and was in good health.

Hasina gets 21yrs; Joy, Putul handed 5yrs each in plot cases

11:51 AM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to seven years in each of three separate corruption cases related to RAJUK’s plot allocations in Dhaka’s Purbachal New Town project, totaling 21 years in prison.

Govt transfers 158 UNOs

11:16 AM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

The government has transferred Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) of 158 upazilas across the country’s eight divisions.

Security tightened at court over verdict on Hasina, children

10:34 AM, 27 Nov 2025 Thursday

A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict on Thursday in three cases filed against 47 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, over alleged irregularities in the Purbachal New Town project’s plot allocations.