Bangladesh

Senior journalist Anis Alamgir on Thursday granted permanent bail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The order was issued by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sabbir Fayez.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered that former minister Dr Dipu Moni and journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa be shown arrested in a case filed over the 2013 Shapla Chattar killing during a rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. The ICT-1, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, issued the order, sending the accused to jail in connection with ...

The government has approved the implementation of the Padma Barrage project involving an estimated cost of Tk34,494 crore, aiming to bring major changes to agriculture and water management in the country’s south-western region. Speaking about the project, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee said nearly seven crore people in 24 districts are expected to benefit from the initiative. He said ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday exempted former Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui from personal appearance in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Shahbagh Police Station. However, Siddiqui told the court that he had no objection to appearing in court. The case was scheduled on Wednesday for submission of the probe report and appearance of the accused. However, the investigation ...

Students across Bangladesh are set to enjoy extended holidays of up to 23 consecutive days as educational institutions prepare for closures marking Eid-ul-Azha and the summer vacation. According to the academic calendar, the holidays for government and private primary schools, secondary schools, technical institutions and madrasas will officially begin on May 24. However, students will effectively start their break after ...

Former Housing and Public Works Minister and former Chattogram-1 (Mirsharai) lawmaker Engineer Mosharraf Hossain has passed away. He died at Square Hospital in the capital at around 10:15am on Wednesday (13 May) at the age of 83. Family sources said he had been suffering from various age-related complications and had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past few ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday sought support of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to resolve the Rohingya crisis. The prime minister sought help when ambassadors and high commissioners of OIC member states stationed in Dhaka paid a courtesy call on him at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon, said Prime Minister’s Deputy ...

Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Amin ur Rashid on Tuesday stressed the need for ensuring transparency, accountability and effective monitoring in implementing government-announced programmes. He also directed officials concerned to perform their duties with utmost responsibility and sincerity to ensure successful implementation of the initiatives. The minister made the remarks at a discussion on the implementation of the government’s ...

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has said the July Mass Uprising will continue to inspire Bengalis for generations to come. He made the remarks on Tuesday after visiting the ongoing development work of the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum. Claiming that Sheikh Hasina had ordered the killing of people during the uprising, the Speaker said the museum contains call records allegedly ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said Bangladesh’s universities are yet to reach the expected level in global university rankings in education, research and knowledge excellence. He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop titled “Transforming Higher Education in Bangladesh” at Dhaka University this morning. The prime minister said, “In rankings, generally research publications, citations, ...