Bangladesh

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said there is no alternative to an independent, responsible and strong media for establishing sustainable democracy. “Democracy will be strengthened if the media is strengthened. However, not only the government but also media owners, journalists and state institutions must collectively play their respective responsible roles to build ...

The government has initiated a move to rename the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the Special Response Battalion (SRB) under a new legal framework, with a draft bill already approved and published on the Ministry of Home Affairs’ website for public opinion. The proposed bill seeks to provide a legal basis for the existing RAB structure by reconstituting it ...

The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on 10 August, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. The theoretical examinations of the SSC and equivalent examinations began on 21 April and continued until 20 May. The practical examinations were held from 7 June to 14 June. ...

Stephen Rodriques, the newly appointed Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh, presented his credentials to Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. Welcoming Rodriques, the foreign minister congratulated him on his appointment and reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to working closely with UNDP to advance shared development priorities. He praised UNDP’s ...

The presidential election will be held on 20 August, according to sources at the Election Commission Secretariat. The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule on Thursday afternoon. Senior EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed disclosed the information. According to the announced timetable, voting will be held on 20 August in the Parliament Chamber at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The senior EC secretary ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday approved a seven-day remand for former joint secretary Syed Jaglul Pasha in a case filed over allegations of attempting to murder former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia with “deadly pepper spray,” and obstructing her movement with trucks positioned next to her residence. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam passed the order after police produced him before the ...

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, an audio recording of a phone conversation between her and former Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh circulated widely on social media. In the call, made by Taposh on the morning of 3 August 2024, he told Sheikh Hasina that he had planned to travel to Singapore but had ...

The Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations in New York on Wednesday commemorated July Mass Uprising Day at a reception attended by permanent representatives, diplomats, senior UN officials and representatives of other international organisations. Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives during the July Mass Uprising, said ...

Acting President Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has stated that any documentary made on the July mass uprising without the picture of martyr Abu Sayed cannot be considered a documentary at all. He made the remark while addressing a state event organized on the July Martyr’ Day at China-Bangladesh Friendship Center in the capital on Wednesday, (August 5). He added ...

Jamaat Ameer and Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday urged the countrymen to take preparations for joining another uprising which he said is likely to take place “soon” – only two years after the July movement. Addressing the government, he said the Opposition had no reason to get “impatient” had the ruling party not betrayed with the people of the ...