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Jewel Rana, 45, has been riding a motorcycle for more than a decade and relies on ride-sharing as his sole source of income. He rides for around seven hours a day and has developed pain in his knee joints and muscles as a result. To get relief, he started using a massage therapy device purchased fr

Ahsania Mission Cancer and General Hospital collects zakat and donations in the name of providing treatment and welfare services to patients. It also receives substantial funds every year from public and private organisations, institutions and individuals. However, former officials and insiders all

The government is considering reunifying Dhaka’s two city corporations to improve cost efficiency, reduce administrative complications and address what some politicians describe as a controversial decision of the previous Awami League government, sources said. The ruling BNP leaders said the govern

A pro-Awami League engineer has been given responsibility for maintaining the Prime Minister’s residence just one and a half months after the Home Ministry designated the building as a Key Point Installation (KPI). Nimitos Oja, a deputy assistant engineer, was transferred to the Public Works Depart

Mohammadpur has emerged as one of the crime epicenters of the capital. It is more densely populated than many district towns. While official records put the population at around 700,000, the actual number—including undocumented residents—is estimated at nearly 2 million. Yet only 310 police personne

A bill worth BDT 922.6 million (92 crore 26 lakh) was paid under the Establishment of Digital Connectivity (EDC) project despite no goods being delivered, in violation of the contract terms. Financial irregularities exceeding BDT 1.55 billion (155 crore) were also identified, including excessive spe

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into 57 recruiting agencies over allegations of trafficking women under the guise of overseas employment. The agencies are accused of luring women and girls abroad with promises of better jobs and higher salaries, only to subject the

National University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A.S.M. Amanullah approved a tender worth Tk 1.086 billion in violation of government procurement rules, even though such approval falls exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase. An investigation by the Banglades

A complete, ready-made MPhil thesis is available for as little as Tk5,500. Posing as a customer, Asia Post found that several organized groups are actively marketing and selling theses and research papers both online and offline. These networks operate from areas such as Nilkhet, Gausul Azam Market,

Evidence has emerged that Ashraf Textile Mills Limited of Tongi, Gazipur, allegedly misappropriated at least Tk920 million (92 crore) belonging to investors and the company's employees. A special investigation by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), along with a follow-up inve

A contract worth more than Tk 2,214.61 crore was awarded without conducting any market price assessment in the nearly Tk 5,950 crore Dhaka and Western Region Grid Transmission Project. The contracts, covering seven international procurement packages, were signed without any official cost estimates.

A series of forged documents has surfaced in a decades-old case at the Capital Development Authority (RAJUK), leading to the transfer of a residential plot worth around Tk120 million despite the file having effectively expired more than four decades ago. The alleged fraud centers on Plot No. 14 on

A total of 143 outsourced workers were recruited to the Regional Election Office in Rajshahi without any recruitment examination. They were selected through the manpower supply company KSF Traders Limited. Several newly recruited workers told Asia Post that they had to pay Tk70,000 to Tk80,000 each

Dhaka: Eastern Housing has occupied 1.0840 acres of land belonging to the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) adjacent to the Mohakhali Bus Terminal. Located in one of the capital's prime commercial areas, the occupied land is estimated to be worth around Tk 200 crore. In a recent move to ease chro