Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined the main Eid-ul-Azha congregation at the National Eidgah ground adjacent to the High Court in the capital on Thursday morning. President Mohammed Shahabuddin also attended the main Eid prayers, which began at 7:30am. Cabinet members, state ministers, lawmakers, judges of the Appellate and High Court divisions, diplomats from different Muslim countries, political leaders, senior government ...

Former chief adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus has left Dhaka for Paris, the capital of France. He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on a Turkish Airlines flight around 7:15am on Wednesday. On his way to Paris, Yunus will make a stopover in Istanbul, Türkiye. Sources at HSIA said the former chief adviser was accorded VIP ...

The widely publicised albino buffalo known as “Donald Trump”, which had been sold for sacrifice ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, is being returned to its farm in Narayanganj following the intervention of Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. Speaking to the media on Wednesday (27 May), Salahuddin said the animal had been taken back from its buyer in Keraniganj amid concerns that large crowds ...

The BNP-led government has started making a visible impact on public life and society by taking up 200 initiatives and projects in its first 100 days and implementing those. As a result, the government has brought a message of optimism and positive change to the nation. This information has been revealed in an e-book published by the Prime Minister’s Office ...

While the rest of the country will celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha on Thursday, people in 10 villages of Boalmari Upazila are offering Eid prayers today, Wednesday (27 May), in line with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries. Continuing a long-standing tradition, residents of several villages under Shekhar and Rupapat unions in Boalmari Upazila of Faridpur have been observing Ramadan ...

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram has urged the treasury bench and the opposition to cooperate with each other to place a pro-people budget to bring comfort in public life. He made the remarks while replying to a query from reporters at Bhola Circuit House on Tuesday. Hafiz Uddin said that he would ensure that the opposition gets ...

Former adviser to the interim government Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said on Tuesday that he was not a member of the “kitchen cabinet,” which allegedly exerted influence on matters related to ministries beyond its jurisdiction. Asif Mahmud, also the spokesperson for the National Citizen Party (NCP), made the claim at an emergency press conference at the party’s central office in ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Tuesday said judges in Bangladesh enjoy full independence in performing their judicial functions. “Judges in Bangladesh can work more independently than in many other countries. We are facing a backlog of cases due to a shortage of judges. The number of lawyers is also low. Because there are not enough lawyers ...

Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Additional IGP Md Ahsan Habib Palash, has said that they have taken the highest level of preparedness to maintain law and order across the country during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. “All RAB battalions are conducting robust patrolling, operating checkpoints, and strengthening intelligence surveillance in their respective areas to ensure public safety during Eid,” Palash ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has issued a strong warning following an attack on a joint forces camp in Jungle Salimpur of Chattogram, saying that the incident reflects a lack of rule of law over the past 17 years. He said incidents such as the Jungle Salimpur attack and similar assaults on police personnel in other areas are being closely monitored, ...