Bangladesh

A Dhaka court on Thursday set January 13 for placing arguments 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. Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 fixed the date as Khurshid Alam, the sole ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has reiterated that no manipulated election will be conducted in the country this time. ”There will be no stage-managed election, so no need for street agitation. InShaAllah, no orchestrated polls will ever be held in this country.” The CEC made the remarks at the Election Commission on Thursday while responding to reporters’ questions ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday that the collection and analysis of DNA samples from unclaimed bodies buried during the July mass uprising have marked a crucial breakthrough in the quest for justice for families of the missing. Bangladesh Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has collected DNA samples from 114 unidentified bodies buried at Rayerbazar in Dhaka during ...

A high-level delegation of European Union (EU) on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his office in the capital’s Bashundhara area. The three-member delegation was led by Paola Pampaloni, Director for Asia and the Pacific at European External Action Service (EEAS). Other members included EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller and Monika Bylaite, ...

More than 7.72 lakh expatriate Bangladeshis have completed registration to vote through the postal ballots in the upcoming national election and the referendum. A total of 772,542 expatriate Bangladeshis registered from 122 countries to vote through the postal ballots in the election, according to the statistics of the Election Commission. Besides, 761,141 voters including 6,284 prisoners completed registration from inside ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit the northern region of the country from January 11 to 14. The party has stated that the visit is mainly part of a religious and social event. It said, the Code of Conduct issued by the Election Commission will not be violated under any circumstances during the tour. In this regard, ...

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 ...