China executed a former executive of a top state-controlled asset management firm for corruption on Tuesday, state media reported. Bai Tianhui, the ex-general manager of China Huarong International Holdings (CHIH), was found guilty of accepting more than $156 million while offering favourable treatment in the acquisition and financing of projects between 2014 and 2018, state broadcaster CCTV said. CHIH is a subsidiary of China Huarong Asset Management, which focuses on bad-debt management as one of the country’s largest asset management funds. Huarong has been a major target of President Xi Jinping’s years-long graft crackdown, with its former chairman Lai Xiaomin…
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The Chief Election Commissioner’s (CEC) speech ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliament election and referendum will be recorded on December 10 for broadcast on Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar. Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Akhtar Ahmed shared the information during a briefing at the Nirbachan Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital, today. The EC Secretary said, “On December 10, the speech of CEC will be recorded on Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar. Now he (CEC) will decide the content and time of the record.” In response to a query about the content of the speech,…
BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia’s health condition remains stable, according to the party. “Begum Khaleda Zia’s physical condition is stable. A meeting of the medical board is scheduled for tonight. Only after that will we know whether there has been any change in her condition,” BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan, citing Khaleda Zia’s personal physician and BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, told BSS. Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on November 23 with breathing difficulties caused by a lung infection, which later developed into pneumonia. She also suffers…
A big quake off northern Japan left at least 30 injured, authorities said Tuesday, damaging roads and leaving thousands without power in freezing temperatures. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 7.5 quake at 11:15 pm on Monday (1415 GMT) — downgraded from 7.6 initially — raised the chances of similar or larger tremors in the coming days. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 30 people were injured in the quake off the coast of the Aamori region, which triggered tsunami waves up to 70 centimetres (28 inches) high. The injured included one person seriously hurt in the main northern island…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today distributed the Begum Rokeya Padak 2025 among four distinguished women in recognition of their contributions to women’s education and rights, human rights and women’s awakening. Dr Rubhana Rakib, a physician, received the award in the category of women’s education (research) while Kalpana Akter, a labour leader, got in the category of women’s rights (labour). Dr Nabila Idris, a rights activist, received the prestigious award in the category of human rights while Ritu Porna Chakma, a member of Bangladesh Women’s National Football Team, won the award in the category of women’s awakening (sports). The Chief…
As part of the nationwide grand celebrations of the Victory Day on December 16, Bangladesh is preparing to set a world record by parachuting with the highest number of national flags. “Preparations are underway to take a large-scale special programme to celebrate the great Victory Day on December 16. Along with other arrangements to celebrate the day with due dignity, Bangladesh is preparing to set a world record by parachuting with the highest number of flags,” said a press release of the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing this evening. The press wing issued the release following a preparatory meeting on…
Four Nepali citizens were among the 25 people killed in a fire at an Indian nightclub in the tourist resort region of Goa, officials said Monday, a day after the blaze. “Deeply saddened by the Goa fire tragedy in which 25 people lost their lives yesterday, including four Nepali nationals,” Nepal’s ambassador Shankar P. Sharma said in a statement. “My heart goes out to the bereaved families, and I pray for the speedy recovery of those injured.” The rest of the dead were Indian citizens, mainly the nightclub’s staff, as well as holidaymakers from New Delhi. The blaze broke out…
The schedule for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) election and the referendum will be announced this week, said Election Commissioner (EC) Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah. “The schedule for the national election and the referendum will be announced very soon. As the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has already said, we will declare the schedule at some point within this week,” he told journalists after the 10th commission meeting held at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon here today. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin chaired the meeting while four election commissioners and senior officials of the…
A Dhaka court today set January 13 to submit a probe report in the case lodged over the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam set the new date as the investigation agency Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to submit the report today. According to the case documents, unidentified hackers stole $101 million from the BB’s accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on February 5, 2016. Of the amount, $81 million was transferred to four accounts with RCBC in Philippines and another $20 million to a bank…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today expressed grave concern over the growing presence of harmful chemicals in food resulting in public health risks, urging all to work together to confront the crisis. “We are aware of the various forms of contamination in food. We must determine how to confront this. Our children, parents, and loved ones are all victims. For our own sake, we must work together to overcome this crisis,” he said. The Chief Adviser made the remarks at a meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna here to take action to address the presence of various harmful chemicals…
