Tourist destination problems: Parjatan Nigam fails to attract tourists

Prothom Alo investigation revealed that most of the hotels and motels of the Tourism Corporation are located in attractive locations. Their security is also good. Despite this, lack of professionalism of officials, mismanagement, irregularities, corruption, nepotism and bureaucracy are the reasons due to which tourists do not go there. There are 51 hotels, motels, restaurants […]

Bangladesh Bank dissolves National Bank Board due to irregularities: New board formed

Bangladesh Bank has constituted a new board of the National Bank by dissolving the existing board on charges of various irregularities. The central bank has taken this decision following the recommendation of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) for various reasons including approval of loans in violation of rules, abuse of power by the board […]

Titus Gas MD Harnoor Rasheed Mulla is under investigation for irregularities

The energy division on September 12 wrote to Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation Petrobangla, directing it to investigate the complaint against Titus’ managing director (contracts), Haronur Rashid Mulla. The letter directed Petrobangla to submit the report with comments within a month. Titus Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited is a company under Petrobangla […]

Irregularities in livestock department, urged to stop wastage of resources

The Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) of the Planning Commission has also objected to the expenditure of Tk 7.52 billion reported by the Livestock Services Department for cash assistance to farmers during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, cash assistance ranging from Tk 12,000 to Tk 22,000 was allocated to approximately 600,000 affected farmers across the country […]

Jahangirnagar University exam irregularities: Students and teachers express concern

The Department of Law and Justice has faced criticism for conducting postgraduate examinations for both the academic years 2016-17 (Batch 46) and 2017-18 (Batch 47) simultaneously, starting from July 25. The move was prompted by the fact that these batches had earlier appeared for their graduation exams together. Unfortunately, this decision resulted in the failure […]

How will Rajuk accept this irregularity?

Prothom Alo reports that at least 1281 plots out of 16,013 plots in Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara and Uttara, which are planned residential areas of Dhaka, are being illegally used for commercial or non-residential purposes. Though the owners of these plots have taken permission for residential buildings, those plots are being used for construction of shops, […]