Bangladesh

The BNP on Sunday submitted its proposals to the National Consensus Commission on key recommendations from five reform commissions. The party submitted its written proposals on reforms related to the constitution, public administration, judiciary, electoral process and the Anti-Corruption Commission. A three-member BNP delegation, led by its Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, handed over the party’s proposals to commission’s vice-chairman ...

India was aware of an anti-Sheikh Hasina wave building up in Bangladesh ahead of the violent overthrow of the former Prime Minister’s government on August 5, last year, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed the Consultative Committee on External Affairs on Saturday, according to The Hindu reports. However, India was not in a position to do much as it lacked ...

The “July Warriors,” a group representing the families of those killed and injured in the July uprising, have issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the interim government to ban the Awami League. At a rally held at the Raju Memorial Sculpture on the Dhaka University campus, the protesters vowed to escalate their movement if their demand was not met. They warned ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said the interim government will take steps to implement the Media Reform Commission’s proposals that can be done without delay, reports UNB. “We want to implement the reform proposals that are immediately implementable. For that, I would like the Reform Commission to submit the recommendations quickly that need to be done immediately or ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will join as a keynote speaker at the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum, which will be held on April 3 at ICONSIAM. Young business leaders are invited to exchange ideas and explore their abilities in business areas at the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum. The forum is part of Thailand’s hosting of the sixth BIMSTEC Summit and ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will submit its reform proposal to the interim government on Sunday, said the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “The democratic character of the state and the ownership of the people are reflected through the elected parliament and people’s representatives. For this, the interim government should quickly organise a free and fair national election after ...

Bangladesh and Mexico have acknowledged that 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Maria Teresa Mercado Perez, Undersecretary (Deputy Minister) of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, said this when Bangladesh’s Ambassador Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey met at the Mexican Foreign Ministry. The discussion focused on strengthening bilateral relations and exploring new avenues of cooperation between Bangladesh ...

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stated that there is currently no update regarding a possible bilateral meeting between Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming Bimstec Summit in Bangkok. “On the bilateral meeting you asked about, I don’t have any update to share at this point,” ...

Awami League leaders and activists held a procession in the Dhanmondi 27 area of the capital on Friday evening. At least 25-30 people took part in the procession. During the procession, local residents chased and arrested three individuals from the procession. After beating them, they were handed over to the Mohammadpur police station. The arrested individuals are Laboni, 35, a ...

Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser (South) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), today (21 March) shared a 28-second video in which Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan is seen saying that Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman had expressed reservations about appointing Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser (CA) after the Awami League government fell in the mass uprising. The ...