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Forensic probe confirms Hasina wanted to kill 226 uprising participants: ICT

Shawdesh Desk: Before her ouster, dictator Sheikh Hasina claimed she had obtained the license to kill 226 people as 226 lawsuits were filed against them for participating in last year’s ReadMore

Professor Yunus hands over newly built houses to flood victims

Shawdesh Desk: Handing over the newly built houses to flood victims, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that the joint efforts have set an example of working together ReadMore

Appellate Division acquits BNP leader Aman, his wife in graft case

Shawdesh desk: The Appellate Division on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Amanullah Aman and his wife Sabera Aman in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over two ReadMore

Ansar Uddin Khan appointed as ICT probe body coordinator

Shawdesh Desk; The government on Wednesday appointed retired police official Ansar Uddin Khan Pathan as the coordinator of the investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal for a two-year term ReadMore

A court in Dhaka on Tuesday issued an order to attach a flat in the capital’s Gulshan belonging to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed Putul. The court also order to appoint a receiver to look after the property. The order was issued by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, granting an appeal of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The price of the flat is around Tk 57 lakh. The anti-graft body in its plea said the accused has attempted to sell or change the ownership of the assets, and if she succeeds in doing so, the investigation will be hampered. For thorough probe into the graft case, the ACC requested the court to attach the property and appoint a receiver to look after it.

Shawdesh desk: In a tax evasion case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the court has ordered Shahrin Islam Chowdhury, nephew of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, to be sent to ReadMore