Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the people to stand in unison against the arson terrorists and decide whether they want a developed Bangladesh or a destroyed country. “I want to know from the countrymen which Bangladesh they want – debris of destruction or a developed Bangladesh,” she said while addressing the 25th and last session of the 11th ...

A court in Dhaka has fixed November 20 for hearing the bail petition of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed for “hurling brickbats by breaking the gate of the residence of chief justice.” Dhaka metropolitan sessions judge Md Asaduzzaman fixed the date on Thursday. On behalf of Mirza Fakhrul, his counsel Advocate Zainul Abedin Mesbah ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced to give a grant of another Tk 10 crore to the Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Trust (BJWT), constituted by the Awami League government to provide financial support to media people during their needs. The premier made the announcement at the Representative Conference-2023 of BFUJ-Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists at the National Press Club in the ...

The Election Commission (EC) has finalised the voters’ list ahead of the 12th national parliamentary election. AKM Humayun Kabir, director general of EC’s National Identity Registration Wing, unveiled the new voters’ list at Nirbachan Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital on Thursday afternoon. The director general told journalists that according to the final voter list, the country’s total voters are ...

Terming BNP as a ‘terrorist party,’ Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has ruled out any possibility of holding dialogue with BNP saying the party has already proved itself a terrorist one so that any talks cannot be held with the party. “BNP has already proven that it is a terrorist party. Dialogue cannot be held with such a terrorist ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday announced a two-day countrywide blockade from November 5, demanding resignation of the government and general elections under a non-party caretaker government. Senior joint secretary general of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme in the afternoon at a virtual press briefing after the party’s 3-day blockade programme ended on Thursday. He said a doa ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has joined a representative conference of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) as the chief guest at Jatiya Press Club. She went to the press club at 11am on Thursday. BFUJ President Omar Faruque chaired the conference. Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud will address the conference as ...

The United Nations has reiterated the call for “free and fair” elections in Bangladesh as the country is heading for the next national election in a couple of months. “I think on our viewpoint on Bangladesh and the need for free and fair election, I think we’ve spoken out very clearly,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, told reporters ...

Muktijoddha Maitri Awardee Pakistani origin Swedish judge Syed Asif Shahkar has got Bangladesh citizenship as he wished to be buried in Bangladesh. It was said in a letter of the Ministry of Home Affairs signed by Md Saiful Islam, Additional Secretary that Asif Shahkar has been provided the citizenship certificate on Wednesday. Earlier, Shahkar wrote a letter to Prime Minister ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said the UN rights body is not “correctly” informed on the recent incidents of violence in Dhaka, which is “very unfortunate.” “Many narratives are faulty and deviated from reality. They have information gap. We will draw their attention,” he told reporters, noting that the government will give a fact-based reply to the leading ...