Bangladesh

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and seven allied political parties have started rally at Paltanl to press their previously announced five-point demand. Top political leaders are present there.A makeshift stage has been made up on a pickup van for the rally. Leaders and activists of the parties thronged at the venue with processions. The five-point demand focuses on the implementation of the July ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that the government has increased patrolling ahead of November 13. Security has been increased at KPIs. In addition, various measures have been taken on open fuel sales. Speaking after a meeting at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Jahangir Alam said, ”Miscreants will not be sparred. Our operations are going ...

If the government announces any decision beyond what is outlined in the July National Charter, none of the signatory parties will be obligated to comply with it,” warned BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. He added, ”If such a thing happens, the responsibility will entirely fall upon the government. We call upon the government to take cautious steps in ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has concluded hearings on the appeal seeking the reinstatement of the caretaker government system during elections. The court set November 20 to announce its judgment. A seven-member bench, led by Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, set the date on Tuesday morning. After a 10-day hearing, the top court fixed the verdict date. ...

Miscreants set on fire three buses and a private car in separate locations in Dhaka overnight. Fire Service Control Room Duty Officer Md Shahjahan confirmed about the fire incidents on Tuesday morning. But no casualities were reported. A bus belonging to Rajdhani Paribahan set on fire at Rayerbagh at about 12:45AM, a Raida Paribahan bus at Jatrabari around 2:08AM, another ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has refuted allegations labeling his late father as an “anti-liberation figure,” asserting that his father, Mirza Ruhul Amin, spent almost the entire duration of the 1971 Liberation War in India. In a Facebook post published Monday afternoon from his verified page, Fakhrul wrote, “My father became a target of false propaganda during the ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party’s (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari has stated that if BNP refuses to walk the path of reform, it is heading toward political extinction. “Sheikh Hasina has managed to flee India — but where will Tarique Rahman escape?” he asked. He made the remarks on Monday (November 10) at a discussion titled “Political Marginalisation of the Working Class ...

Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd.) Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah has assured that the Election Commission (EC) is actively working to secure voting rights of Bangladeshi citizens living abroad, emphasizing that a significant portion of the electorate resides outside the country. “Inclusive elections cannot be achieved without incorporating overseas voters,” Sanaullah said during an online discussion via Zoom with expatriates from ...

Former minister Abdul Latif Siddique has secured bail in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act. An Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the High Court order which granted bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act. A three-member HC bench of Justice Jubayer Rahman Chowdhury issued the order after ...

A crude bomb was blasted in front of Grameen Bank’s headquarters in the capital’s Mirpur area early Monday. According to police, the incident took place around 3:45AM with no casualties were reported. Efforts are underway to trace two individuals, riding on a motorcycle, responsible for the sabotage, said Mirpur Model Police Station OC Sajjad Roman. ”We are visited the spot. ...