Bangladesh

The government of Thailand has decided to launch e-visa service for Bangladesh passport holders traveling to Thailand on January 2. Ambassador Makawadee Sumitmor announced it at a Thailand National Day reception held at the embassy on Thursday night. Besides, government officials will enjoy visa waiver benefits from December 19. Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed was also present, among others. The e-visa ...

Another 105 Bangladesh nationals have returned home from war-ravaged Lebanon on Thursday night, bringing the total number of returnees to 963. An Emirates Airlines flight carrying 105 Bangladeshi landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night, said a media release sent from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The release said all of them returned at the government’s expense. All ...

The advisory council of the interim government has approved a proposal to publish a gazette officially recognising rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as the ‘National Poet’ of Bangladesh. The approval came from a meeting at the chief advisor’s office in Dhaka city’s Tejgaon on Thursday (December 5).

Diplomats of 28 European countries, stationed in Dhaka and New Delhi, will meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on December 9. Spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Director General (Public Diplomacy wing) Mohammad Rafiqul Alam shared the updates during the weekly briefing at the ministry on Thursday. Responding to a question, he said both sides will explore new ...

The High Court has set December 17 for the verdict on a rule issued regarding the validity of the 15th Amendment of the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system. A High Court bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury announced the date for the ruling. Attorney General Mohammad Asaduzzaman and Deputy Attorney General Mohammad Asad Uddin ...

Instead of Bangladesh, peacekeeping forces should be sent to India, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (rtd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday. He made this remark at a programme at the Fire Service and Civil Defence Multipurpose Training Ground in Narayanganj’s Purbachal after reporters drew his attention to a recent statement by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that United ...

The International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday issued a ban on the broadcast of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘hate speech’ in media and on social platforms. The tribunal also directed Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to remove the hate speech from social media. A three-member ICT bench, headed by Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza, passed the order on Thursday ...

Prime accused in Advocate Saiful Islam Alif murder case has been arrested from Kishoreganj. A team of police, in a drive, arrested Chandan from Bhairab upazila of the district at about 11:45PM on Wednesday, Bhairab Police Station OC Md Shahin confirmed. He is now under Bhairab police custody. According to the police, Chandan had planned to go to his in-laws’ ...

The government has appointed New Age journalist Foyez Ahammad as the senior assistant press secretary to the Chief Adviser. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday (December 5). Foyez Ahammad has been appointed to the vacant post of Deputy Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor on a contractual basis. There are three assistant press ...

In the wake of the situation now prevailing in the country, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has sought opinions on three issues from political parties. It was stated by Asaduzzaman Fuad, joint member secretary of Aamar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), after coming out of a meeting held at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital at about 5:15pm on Wednesday ...