Bangladesh

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday sentenced former Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu over the killings of six people in Kushtia during the July Mass Uprising. A three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-2 led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury delivered the verdict in the high-profile case. The two other members of the tribunal are Justice Md Manjurul Bashid ...

The Parliament has passed the Finance Bill 2026, raising the tax-free income threshold for individual taxpayers, withdrawing three proposed tax measures and approving a series of tax and VAT reforms. Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury moved the bill on Monday, which Parliament passed by voice vote. Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram presided over the sitting. Under the new ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)- 2 is set to pronounce its judgment on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in a ‘crimes against humanity’ case filed against former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu over the killings of six people in Kushtia during the 2024 July Mass Uprising. Earlier on June 22, the second tribunal set the date to pronounce the verdict in ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday said taxpayers’ money should not be spent on character assassination in Parliament, calling for an end to what he described as the “bad culture” of using the House to flatter individuals or malign political opponents. Taking part in the general discussion on the proposed 2026-27 national budget in the ...

SANGSAD BHABAN, June 29, 2026 : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged students to prepare themselves to work for the welfare of the country. He made the call while speaking with a group of students who had come to observe the budget session of Jatiya Sangsad. The Prime Minister’s spouse Dr. Zubaida Rahman was also present. A total of 45 ...

Former Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni suddenly fell ill at Munshiganj jail and was rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) at 6AM on Monday. ASI Md Fazlu, who escorted her to the hospital, said that Dipu Moni fell ill at Munshiganj jail in the morning. As per the jail authorities’ instruction, she was immediately taken ...

Eminent cultural personality and artist Mustafa Monwar passed away on Monday morning at Square Hospital in the capital. He was 90. He breathed his last at the hospital while undergoing treatment there. Mustafa Monwar’s assistant Rubel Miah said a hospital source called them around 8:30AM and confirmed his death. He had been suffering from pneumonia related complications. His body will ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday urged students to develop themselves into competent, skilled and responsible citizens while hosting a luncheon for students, teachers and visitors in Parliament. The lunch was held at the VIP Cafeteria of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The guests included 29 law students from the Canadian University of Bangladesh, 21 underprivileged students and teachers brought by ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Sunday on a five-day official visit to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. During the visit, General Waker-Uz-Zaman is scheduled to meet senior defence officials and other key dignitaries of the two countries aimed at strengthening bilateral defence relations and cooperation, according to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday said the four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between Bangladesh and China on information and broadcasting cooperation are expected to bring a qualitative transformation to the country’s media sector. Sharing his reaction to the MoUs signed during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to China, the minister said the two countries ...