Bangladesh

US President Donald Trump’s administration has nearly tripled the list of countries whose citizens must post a ‘visa bond’ of up to $15,000 when applying to enter the United States. According to the US State Department website on Tuesday, it expanded the list, adding another 25 countries, including Bangladesh, It said, passport holders from the newly added countries could be ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday expressed hope that the European Union (EU) would play a more active role in supporting Bangladesh’s development after the upcoming national election, ensuring that the benefits reach the country’s people. He made the remarks during a meeting with an EU delegation, led by Ambassador Michael Miller, at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office on ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday stressed the need for extensive deep-sea research and clear identification of challenges to ensure the proper utilization of country’s vast marine resources. He made the remarks while receiving a survey and research report on marine fisheries resources and ecosystems, prepared following a study conducted by research vessel RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen. The report ...

A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of assets belonging to former State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, including a five-katha plot in Uttara and 23.21 acres of land in Dinajpur, as part of an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) investigation. The order was issued on Tuesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Fayez following an ACC petition, court ...

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader and 13 former senior government secretaries in connection with a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The order was issued on Tuesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Foyez following an application by the ACC, court officials confirmed. According to the ...

A section of media is attempting to defame individuals who were at the forefront of the mass uprising, said National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam. Tahrima Jannat Surovi’s incident was part of that continued effort to malign such individuals. Nahid made this allegation while visiting residence of Tahrima, who was granted bail and released from jail on Monday night. ...

Supporters and activists of Inqilab Moncho have started their pre-announced ‘March for Insaaf’ from Shahbaghin the capital for their four-point demands, including justice for their slain leader Sharif Osman Hadi. The march started around 11:30AM on Tuesday, chanting different slogans like– Delhi Na Dhaka, Dhaka Dhaka; Rokto Bonyay, Veshe Jabe Onnay. The platform’s aim to mobilise public opinion demanding justice. ...

A condolence message from Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the death of BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia was formally handed over to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday. The message was delivered by the Chief Adviser’s Private Secretary, Shazeeb M Khairul Islam, at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan, according to party sources. In ...

A court has granted bail to a prominent July uprising activist Tahrima Jannat Surovi, who was arrested on allegations of blackmail, case trading and fraud. Anti-Discrimination Student Movement confirmed the development in a Facebook post on Monday evening, stating that Surovi’s bail had been granted. Earlier in the day, the Gazipur Metropolitan Magistrate Court had produced Surovi before the court ...

The testimony in a case against 18 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, over alleged irregularities in allocating a plot in the RAJUK New Town Project. Investigation officer, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Assistant Director Afnan Jannat Keya, on Monday testified at the Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 and was later cross-examined by the ...