Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on the United Nations to establish an effective global mechanism to combat disinformation and support ethical journalism. He made the call during a meeting with Susan Vize, UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh, and Mehdi Benchelah, Senior Project Officer for Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists, at the State Guest House Jamuna on Wednesday.Bangladesh ...

Japan has partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide JPY 695 million (approximately USD 4.8 million) in grant aid aimed at supporting free, fair, and inclusive national elections in Bangladesh.Bangladesh tourism guide The agreement was signed on Wednesday at the Election Commission Secretariat in Dhaka by Japanese Ambassador SAIDA Shinichi and UNDP Bangladesh Resident Representative Stefan Liller, ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to jail for six months on charge of contempt of court. A three-member tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, issued this order. Meanwhile, Shakil Akand Bulbul, a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), was sentenced to two months in a contempt of court ...

A group of 28 Bangladeshis, who had been stranded in Iran due to the ongoing conflict with Israel, safely returned home on Tuesday (July 1). A flight, carrying them, mostly women and children, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 7:30AM. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) confirmed this. The return journey began on June 25, when the ...

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain urged ICESCO for establishing an ‘Islamic Culture and Language Centre’ in Bangladesh to expand public knowledge and research opportunities on Islamic culture and languages.Bangladeshi cuisine recipes During his official visit to Morocco, the adviser held a high-level meeting with Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dr Salim ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Tuesday adjourned till July 7 the hearing on charge framing in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others for their crimes against humanity committed during the July-August Mass Uprising. Two other accused are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury ...

Today is the 9th anniversary of the Holey Artisan Café attack that killed 22 people, including 17 foreign nationals. Paying deep tribute to the victims of the 2016 Holey Artisan Café attack, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam said Bangladesh continues to pursue a ‘zero tolerance policy’ against terrorism and violent extremism in all its forms and remains ‘steadfast’ in strengthening ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has inaugurated a month-long programme to commemorate the July Uprising. “We will observe this (July Uprising) every year so that we can resist autocracy soon after we see any sign of it,” Yunus said while opening the programme around 11AM on Tuesday. The chief adviser said the July Uprising will be observed to resist reemergence ...

What began as a student movement demanding reforms to the government job quota system on this day last year soon evolved into a broader ‘Anti-Discrimination Student Movement’, ultimately shaking the foundations of the then-ruling, now-deposed Awami League, which had held power for over 16 years. Few could have imagined that a movement initially focused on quota reform in public sector ...

Bangladesh’s Security Affairs Advisor Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Choudhury on Monday dismissed rumors surrounding Advisor Asif Mahmud’s alleged AK-47 license, clarifying it was merely a pistol magazine mistakenly left in his possession. Speaking after a core committee meeting on law and order at the Ministry of Home Affairs in Dhaka, Choudhury addressed growing speculation about a firearm incident involving ...