Bangladesh

A new political platform, Network for People’s Action (NPA), was formally launched on Friday at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, marking the start of its activities. One of the platform’s key founders, former Dhaka University student Mir Huzaifa Al Mamduh, said that NPA will be guided by a 101-member central council. He announced the names of 99 members, with the ...

The government has appointed Omar Bin Hadi, brother of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi, as second secretary on a contractual basis at Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The appointment was confirmed through a notification issued on Thursday (15 January) by Contract and Foreign Appointment Wing of Ministry of Public Administration. Signed by Joint Secretary Abul Hayat Md Rafiq, ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh has announced its withdrawal from Jamaat-e-Islami–led 11-party electoral alliance and said it will contest the upcoming general election independently in 268 constituencies. The decision was announced on Friday (16 January) by Gazi Ataur Rahman, senior joint secretary general and spokesperson of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, at a press conference held at the party’s central office in Dhaka to ...

US Trump administration officials on Friday held a virtual meeting with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman to discuss the interim government’s negotiated tariff agreement and explore ways to strengthen bilateral trade ties, reports UNB. The meeting was held from 9:00am to 9:30am (BST), with Tarique Rahman and a BNP representative joining it from his residence, while the US ...

Inqilab Moncho on Friday staged a demonstration demanding justice for its slain spokesperson, Sharif Osman bin Hadi, with a large number of protesters in attendance. The protesters organized a procession from the central mosque premises of Dhaka University after Jumma prayers. During the demonstration, they chanted slogans including: “We want justice,” Lal sobujer potakay, Hadi tomay dekha jay, Amra sobai ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman took part in a courtesy meeting with Prof Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s official residence, state guesthouse Jamuna, in the capital on Thursday night. This would be Tarique’s first official dialogue with Prof Yunus since he returned to the country following his long exile in London. During the visit, Tarique was accompanied by his wife ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will contest the national elections from 179 constituencies while NCP will contest from 30 seats in the 12 February national elections, according to an agreement reached by the alliance partners on Thursday. Jamaat Nayeb-e-Ameer Abdullah Mohammad Taher announced the plan at a press briefing hosted at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital around 9 PM. ...

The electoral alliance, led by Jamaat-e-Islami, has finalised candidates for 250 constituencies and left 50 seats vacant for Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB), said Khelafat Majlish Senior Nayeb-E-Ameer Mohammad Muntasir Ali. The senior leader of the alliance revealed the decision at a press briefing after a crucial meeting was held at Jamaat’s head office in Moghbazar, Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. The ...

Newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen on Thursday presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Welcoming the new envoy, the President expressed the hope that bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the US would further strengthen in the coming days particularly in the areas of business, investment, education and culture, said Shabbir Ahmed Akunjee, private secretary to the Public ...

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Ameer Maulana Mamunul Haque has confirmed the Jamaat-led alliance would reveal its seat-sharing plan on Thursday night, and expressed hope that Islami Andolan Bangladesh would join the initiative. Mamunul made the remark at a press briefing after the alliance held crunch talks at Jamaat-e-Islami’s head office in Moghbazar, Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. No representative from Islami Andolan ...