Land Minister Javed owns at least 260 properties in the UK
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed has at least 260 properties in the United Kingdom for which he has paid at least GBP 134.76 million or Tk 1,888 crore, according to The Daily Star’s calculation from company filings publicly available on UK government websites.
5d ago
Candidates’ Affidavits: Asset values that don’t fail to amuse
One hundred forty-eight bhoris (1.72kgs) of gold worth Tk 40,000! Twenty bighas of land worth Tk 2,000! A five-katha plot in Barishal worth Tk 400! And a Baridhara flat worth Tk 1.3 lakh!
2w ago
Biman short of cash, yet reaches for pricey Airbus
Biman is looking at a Tk 4,000 crore cash shortfall since it has agreed in principle to purchase two Airbus planes for Tk 8,000 crore, without a prior monetisation plan, a board meeting of the national flag carrier revealed.
2w ago
Cases under DSA: ‘It feels unreal to be free’
The phone number of Sirajum Munira, the elder sister of Khadijatul Kubra, a Jagannath University student who was in jail for over 14 months in DSA cases, flashed on the screen of this correspondent’s mobile.
Passenger ‘Dies Mid-Flight’: Biman does not land, carries on for 9 hours
A Biman passenger fell ill and died two and a half hours into a flight to London from Sylhet on Monday but the plane did not make an emergency landing and flew for nine more hours to the UK.
Rights record go under UN scrutiny
The UN’s Human Rights Council will be reviewing Bangladesh’s human rights situation in Geneva today as part of its four-yearly Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
Spin doctors go into overdrive ahead of polls
With the national election just around the corner, both pro-government and anti-government elements are out to manipulate public opinion through a vigorous campaign on social media platforms and private messaging apps, turning them into hotbeds of spin doctoring, disinformation and fake news.
December 29, 2023
Land Minister Javed owns at least 260 properties in the UK
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed has at least 260 properties in the United Kingdom for which he has paid at least GBP 134.76 million or Tk 1,888 crore, according to The Daily Star’s calculation from company filings publicly available on UK government websites.
December 20, 2023
Candidates’ Affidavits: Asset values that don’t fail to amuse
One hundred forty-eight bhoris (1.72kgs) of gold worth Tk 40,000! Twenty bighas of land worth Tk 2,000! A five-katha plot in Barishal worth Tk 400! And a Baridhara flat worth Tk 1.3 lakh!
December 15, 2023
Biman short of cash, yet reaches for pricey Airbus
Biman is looking at a Tk 4,000 crore cash shortfall since it has agreed in principle to purchase two Airbus planes for Tk 8,000 crore, without a prior monetisation plan, a board meeting of the national flag carrier revealed.
November 21, 2023
Cases under DSA: ‘It feels unreal to be free’
The phone number of Sirajum Munira, the elder sister of Khadijatul Kubra, a Jagannath University student who was in jail for over 14 months in DSA cases, flashed on the screen of this correspondent’s mobile.
November 20, 2023
‘It feels unreal to be out’
Khadijatul Kubra says after walking out of jail on bail
November 14, 2023
Passenger ‘Dies Mid-Flight’: Biman does not land, carries on for 9 hours
A Biman passenger fell ill and died two and a half hours into a flight to London from Sylhet on Monday but the plane did not make an emergency landing and flew for nine more hours to the UK.
November 13, 2023
Rights record go under UN scrutiny
The UN’s Human Rights Council will be reviewing Bangladesh’s human rights situation in Geneva today as part of its four-yearly Universal Periodic Review (UPR).
November 12, 2023
Spin doctors go into overdrive ahead of polls
With the national election just around the corner, both pro-government and anti-government elements are out to manipulate public opinion through a vigorous campaign on social media platforms and private messaging apps, turning them into hotbeds of spin doctoring, disinformation and fake news.
September 12, 2023
Biman heading for a mixed fleet
Bangladesh has committed to buying 10 Airbus A350s for Biman but the carrier is yet to come up with a business case for purchasing the planes.
August 16, 2023
Websites of 25 govt, private institutions hacked
Amidst a high alert for cyber-attacks by Indian hackers, both government and private institutions saw a number of such attacks, along with data leaks.
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