Bangladesh

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has offered the support of his office to counter the surge of misinformation targeting the February 12 elections as Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus sought support of the organization to address the issue. “There has been a flood of misinformation surrounding the elections. It is coming from both foreign media and local ...

The government officially launched its first ever state-backed Freelancer ID Management Software to create a secure, transparent and harassment-free verification system for freelancers on Tuesday. The software was inaugurated at the ICT Division in Agargaon by Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. All fees for application, renewal and ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called upon the academics to align the education system with the youths’ expectations and aspirations and stressed on revival of the SAARC to enhance regional academic cooperation. “Today, I feel very excited that academics at the highest level could get together in Dhaka. It’s important that this is Dhaka. I hope you will ...

The hearing of a corruption case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her nieces Tulip Siddiq — a British MP — and Azmina Siddiq Ruponti–was ended on Tuesday. After hearing, Judge Rabiul Alam of the Dhaka Special Judges Court-4 set February 2 to deliver its judgement. Earlier, on January 5, the court had brought the testimony in the case ...

The Election Commission (EC) has directed that all types of organisational elections across the country be suspended till February 12 to keep 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum procedures influence-free. The directive was issued on Monday through a letter signed by Mohammad Monir Hossain, Deputy Secretary of the Election Management–2 Wing. The 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum will be ...

Newly appointed United States (US) Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen has said he is keen to work closely with Dhaka to strengthen bilateral relations and promote peace and prosperity in the region. Ambassador Christensen arrived in the capital on Monday with his wife, Deanne Dao, marking the start of his tenure as the 19th US ambassador to Bangladesh. In ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that a total of 555,958 Ansar-VDP members will be deployed at 42,766 polling stations during the upcoming elections. Of the, 13 members assigned to each centre, he said while speaking at a passing-out parade at the Ansar and VDP Academy in Safipur, Gazipur, on Monday. Jahangir Alam said ...

Canada has said it remains steadfast in its support for efforts to advance accountability, dignity and justice for the Rohingya. Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh met three Rohingya survivors who will be travelling to The Hague to testify in the upcoming International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings in the landmark genocide case brought by The Gambia against Myanmar ...

Jamaat-e-Islami candidate AKM Fazlul Haque has failed to get back his candidacy for the Chittagong-9 constituency as the Election Commission (EC) rejected his appeal, citing dual citizenship. Now, he will not be able to contest the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. The decision was taken following a hearing on his appeal at the Election Commission on Monday. Fazlul Haque said he ...

Regarding the recent exclusion of cricketer Mustafizur Rahman from the IPL, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that insulting our cricketers means insulting the country. “I used to play cricket and was also a member of the board. There are international issues surrounding this cricket. Our country’s honor is associated with this cricket.” Mirza Fakhrul made this ...