Bangladesh

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said on Friday that no direct, indirect, visible or invisible conspiracy to divide the nation on the basis of religion, ethnicity, locality, language, race or gender will be allowed to succeed. “If anyone seeks to use followers of any religion for political or personal interests, or attempts to grab state machinery through religion, ...

India is examining Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the government has told a parliamentary panel, more than eight months after Dhaka made the request, even as MPs urged New Delhi to use Bangladesh’s political transition to reset bilateral ties. The Ministry of External Affairs’ written response, contained in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External ...

Bangladesh’s ex-minister SM Rezaul Karim was confronted by a former leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) in London, where he faced sharp criticism over allegations of enforced disappearances, killings and political repression during the previous Awami League government’s tenure. A video circulating on social media yesterday shows the former JCD leader accusing Rezaul Karim of remaining silent over what ...

Former Begum Rokeya University VC Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah was arrested in an attempted murder case filed with Uttara West Police Station over 2024 anti-discrimination student movement. A Dhaka court showed him arrested. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zakir Hossain passed the order on Thursday after a hearing. Prosecutor Muhammad Shamsuddoha Sumon confirmed the matter. Kalimullah’s lawyer, Abdul Rashid, opposed the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday began his official engagements at the Bangladesh Secretariat by handing over government appointment letters to three persons with disabilities, reaffirming the government’s commitment to promoting inclusive employment. The Prime Minister presented the appointment letters while entering his office at the Cabinet Division in the Secretariat this morning. The recipients are Ayesha Akter from Saghata ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said that legal action will be taken in accordance with the law if death-row convict Sheikh Hasina returns to Bangladesh. The minister made the remarks on Thursday (30 July) while responding to questions from journalists after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on legal aid between the ministry, BRAC ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmad on Thursday that the current government is giving the highest priority to protecting citizens from human trafficking and technology-driven crimes. He affirmed that the government remains steadfast in maintaining a “zero tolerance” policy against international human trafficking and scam networks operating through the misuse of technology. The home minister made these remarks as the chief guest ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 on Thursday sent former minister Abdul Latif Siddique to jail after he was produced before the court in a crimes against humanity case linked to the alleged Shapla Chattar mass killings during the Hefazat-e-Islam rally in Motijheel. The order was passed by a three-member judicial panel of ICT-2 headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury. The ...

Brunei Darussalam High Commissioner to Bangladesh Haji Haris Bin Othman on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation, particularly in the areas of manpower, trade and investment, energy, and air connectivity, said a foreign ministry press release. The ...

Acting Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kayser Kamal on Wednesday stressed the need to revitalise the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), saying the regional bloc still has the potential to achieve its founding objectives through enhanced cooperation among South Asian nations. He made the remarks during a courtesy meeting with Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, at ...