Bangladesh

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has claimed that an amount equivalent to four times Bangladesh’s annual national budget has been smuggled out of the country, saying the money should be recovered and those responsible punished. He made the remarks on Wednesday afternoon while addressing an election rally at the Mymensingh Circuit House ground as the chief guest. Dr Shafiqur alleged ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said women would be made self-reliant if his party is voted to power in the national election. He said mothers and daughters would receive primary healthcare services at home without visiting hospitals for basic treatment, he said addressing a rally at Bell’s Park in Barishal city. Tarique Rahman also pledged a series of measures ...

Mohammad Nuruzzaman Badal, Jamaat-e-Islami’s MP candidate from Sherpur-3 constituency and the party’s district secretary, passed away early Wednesday. He breathed his last at around 1:30am while undergoing treatment for kidney complications at Swadesh Hospital in Mymensingh, said Sherpur district Jamaat Ameer Maulana Md Hafizur Rahman. He said Nuruzzaman Badal had been suffering from kidney-related complications for a long time. According ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday alleged that a coordinated campaign of misinformation has targeted its Chairman Tarique Rahman, with at least 29 false claims circulated over the past week in an attempt to mislead voters ahead of the national election. Speaking at a press conference at the BNP Election Steering Committee office in Gulshan, committee spokesperson Mahdi Amin ...

The High Court on Tuesday dismissed a writ petition challenging the validity of BNP-nominated Dr MA Quayum’s candidacy in the Dhaka-11 constituency for the 13th National Parliamentary Election. Now, there is no bar for Quayum to contest polls. The High Court bench comprising Justice Fahmida Kader and Justice Md Asif Hasan issued this order. Senior lawyer Mohammad Hossain and Advocate ...

The name of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has been changed to ‘Special Intervention Force (SIF)’. Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury made this announcement on Tuesday following a meeting of the law-and-order core committee at the Bangladesh Secretariat. In response to the question about what changes will come with the renaming, he said that the quality ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has issued a stern warning regarding maintaining neutrality in election duties. He stated that if any member of the Coast Guard or law enforcement agencies is found to be involved with any individual, party, or political agenda, strict departmental and legal action will be taken against the concerned member. The Home ...

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was felt in the south-western region of the country.The epicenter wasSatkhira’s Kolaroa. And the depth from the center was 150 kilometers. The tremor occurred at 04:36AM, according to India’s National Centre for Seismology (NCS). There have been no immediate reports of structural damage or casualties.

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, will be observed throughout the country on Tuesday night with due religious fervour and devotion. On this occasion, Islamic Foundation has chalked out programmes at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque here. The foundation will hold waz (religious sermons), doa-mahfil, special prayers, recitation from the Holy Quran and Hamd-Naat at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has met Chief of Army Staff General Waker‑uz‑Zaman to explore ways to deepen defence ties. She also reaffirmed the UK’s long‑standing encouragement of free, fair, credible and peaceful elections in Bangladesh, said the High Commission on Monday. The courtesy meeting with the Chief of Army Staff was held at Army Headquarters. In addition ...