Bangladesh

More than Tk 134 crore were deposited to the bank accounts of journalist Munni Saha beyond her salaries. Of the amount, Tk 120 crore were drawn at different times from the accounts. Now, the balance in her frozen accounts is Tk 14 crore. Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has found the amount in the bank accounts of Munni Saha, her ...

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is likely to be in Dhaka on Tuesday (December 10) as both Bangladesh and India are preparing for a high-level Foreign Secretary-level meeting next week. Once finalised, this is going to be the first visit to be paid by a senior Indian government official to Bangladesh since the interim government, led by Nobel laureate Prof ...

A BNP leader, who has been buried in Savar, is Abul Harris Chowdhury. The DNA test conducted on the remains exhumed from a grave has matched the family of Harris Chowdhury. Now, his family can buried him in any grave as per their choice. A report in this regard was submitted before a High Court bench of Justice Fahmida Quader ...

The number of prisoners in jail has risen sharply to 65,000 from 50,000 after August 5. “A total of 69 prisons in the country. Of those, 17 are categorised as highly vulnerable.” Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Syed Mohammad Motaher Hossain revealed these at a press briefing at the Directorate of Prisons in the capital on Wednesday. He said, ...

The United States has welcomed the ongoing efforts of Bangladesh’s interim government to ensure the safety and security of all citizens. A spokesperson for the US Department of State made this statement in response to a question from Voice of America Bangla on Tuesday (Dec 3). Addressing concerns about alleged inaction by the interim government regarding the safety of minority ...

    The United Kingdom has updated its travel advisory for Bangladesh, citing risks of terrorist attacks across the country. In a warning on Tuesday, the UK foreign, commonwealth and development office (FCDO) said “terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in Bangladesh. The attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreign nationals, such as crowded ...

Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her residence in Dhaka’s Gulshan area on Tuesday night. The meeting, attended by BNP standing committee member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain and organizing secretary Shama Obaed, focused on an exchange of greetings and inquiring about Khaleda Zia’s health. “The High Commissioner extended his greetings to Madam ...

Energy giant Chevron has planned to invest in new gas exploration activities in Bangladesh in an effort to boost the country’s energy security, senior officials of the US-based company said on Tuesday (December 3), reports BSS. Chevron officials said they were happy that the interim government has started clearing arrears worth hundreds of millions of dollars after the previous Sheikh ...

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pranay Verma has said his country is willing to maintain friendly relations with Bangladesh. “India is willing to work with the present interim government in Bangladesh for materializing mutual hopes and aspirations, and for promoting peace, security and development between the two countries,” the Indian High Commissioner said after coming out of a meeting at ...

Denouncing an attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said he expects Indians to respect the democratic aspirations of the citizens of the new Bangladesh, reports UNB. He said, “We hope that Indians would respect the democratic aspirations of the citizens of the new Bangladesh and help the trial ...