Bangladesh

The news of freedom fighter status of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other leaders have been revoked, is not correct, said Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk-e-Azam on Wednesday. He made the remarks while responding to reporters’ queries at the Secretariat. The National Freedom Fighters Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, was issued on Tuesday night, revising the definition of freedom fighters. Faruk-e-Azam ...

Pabna Sadar Upazila Parishad former chairman Sohel Hasan Shahin, general secretary of local Awami League unit, was detained by immigration police on Tuesday evening at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka while allegedly attempting to flee the country. The detention was confirmed by Pabna Sadar Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdus Salam. Shahin is a resident of Baliyahalot area under Pabna ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has reaffirmed its stance that only the national parliamentary election should be held under a non-partisan caretaker government, limiting the caretaker’s tenure to no more than 90 days. Speaking to reporters during a break in the ongoing National Consensus Commission talks on Tuesday, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed clarified the party’s position. “We are ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has proposed that both national and local government elections be held under the supervision of a non-partisan caretaker government, in a move aimed at ensuring electoral credibility. Speaking to reporters during a break in the ongoing dialogue with the National Consensus Commission on Tuesday, Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, Nayeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat, emphasized the party’s stance on election ...

Unfit vehicles, even if cosmetically refurbished, will be strictly barred from operating on roads during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holiday, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Choudhury announced on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters outside his Secretariat office, the adviser stressed that repainting or minor repairs cannot mask a vehicle’s mechanical flaws. “Some owners try to pass off unfit vehicles ...

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on 20 individuals, including former Election Commission Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed and prominent journalist Munni Saha in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption and money laundering. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued the order on Tuesday, following a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC submitted ...

A day after delivering the budget speech for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed is attending a press conference to take questions on his proposals. The event began at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 3:00 pm on Tuesday. Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Planning Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud, and Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan are ...

The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has strongly criticised the interim government’s budget for allowing the legalisation of undisclosed income (black money). It says, such a move goes against the spirit of the July uprising. “If this opportunity is granted, it will become impossible for middle and lower class people to buy plots or flats.” said CPD Executive Director Fahmida ...

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has submitted a written allegation against ousted Sheikh Hasina and six others over his disappearance. He handed the allegation paper to Tajul Islam, Chief Prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal, on Tuesday. The other six accused include former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former inspectors general of police AKM Shahidul Haque, Benazir Ahmed, former army ...

A sub-inspector (SI) of police was killed after his motorcycle being hit by a bus, belonging to Balaka Paribahan, on the slope of the Khilgaon flyover in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area on Monday night. Deceased Kamrul Islam, 37, was the sub-inspector of Motijheel Police Station. He was rescued and taken to Islami Bank Central Hospital in Kakrail where the on-duty ...