Bangladesh

The government has extended the service of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun for another year on a contract basis. A gazette notification by the Ministry of Public Administration was issued on Friday in this regard. Abdullah Al-Mamun took charge as the IGP on 30 September 2022. On 9 January 2023, the government extended his tenure by one and ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make a bilateral visit to Spain this month. The visit is likely to take place on July 21-22 at the invitation of Spain’s head of the government, sources at the Prime Minister’s Office said on Thursday. Earlier, the prime minister visited Spain to take part in multilateral events. It is anticipated that the visit will ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday urged the Myanmar government to ensure safe and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people, sheltered in Bangladesh, to their homeland. The Head of the State came up with the call as new resident ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to Bangladesh Kyaw Soe Moe presented his credentials to him at ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Beijing will be another milestone in the history of China-Bangladesh bilateral relations. “This visit will surely inject vibrant impetus into the bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields, and promote new achievements in the Strategic Partnership of Cooperation between China and Bangladesh, and elevate ...

For the third consecutive day, students blocked Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection around 11:45am on Thursday, protesting the High Court’s decision to reinstate the quota system in government jobs. Around 11 am, students from various halls of Dhaka University began gathering in front of the Central Library. They then marched through the campus, culminating in a massive rally at Shahbagh intersection. Some ...

Labour Appellate Tribunal has extended the bail of Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others, who were sentenced to six months’ of imprisonment in a case filed for violation of labour law, till August 14. MA Awal, chairman (acting) of Labour Appellate Tribunal, passed the order on Thursday (July 4). The three other accused are: Grameen Telecom managing ...

Today’s scheduled meeting of Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader with the leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association over pension was postponed. Prof Nizamul Haque Bhuiyan, president of the Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers Association, said the meeting was supposed to be held in the morning, but it was not held at the last moment. The ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government has reached the healthcare services to the doorsteps of the people. “We have reached healthcare services to the common people,” she said while witnessing a presentation on the health sector transformation to ensure universal healthcare for all at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. She briefly described the measures ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said the Awami League government’s stance against corruption is nothing but “a national joke”. “Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the dummy government has stated that the Anti-Corruption Commission, being independent, will follow its own procedures in handling allegations of corruption against individuals, regardless of their level of power,” he said, ...

The High Court in its judgment in a case challenging the Labour Appellate Tribunal order that had stayed the conviction of Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus and three others in a labour law violation case, has observed that there is no provision for staying a sentence before disposal of the appeal. “The sentence will remain effective ...