Bangladesh

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in the city’s Tejgaon area. During the meeting, they exchanged greetings and briefly discussed various matters related to performing responsibilities during the interim government’s tenure. Prof Yunus expressed his sincere thanks and ...

Dr Nasimul Gani, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed as the Cabinet Secretary. The appointment was announced in a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Monday (16 February). Dr Gani has been appointed to the post on a contractual basis, according to the notification signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Mohammad Mamun Shibli. ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Sunday stated that the Bangladesh Army will return to its barracks once the newly elected government assumes office. However, he noted that a portion of the Army will remain deployed temporarily to assist in maintaining law and order until the police fully regain control. The Army Chief made the remarks while addressing personnel ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman visited the residence of Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Convener and MP-elect Nahid Islam on Sunday night for a goodwill meeting, party sources said, aimed at fostering post-election political harmony and positive engagement. Tarique arrived at Nahid’s residence at 5 Circuit House Road in the capital around 8:27 PM and was received by NCP ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman visited the residence of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Sunday evening, just two days before his party is set to form the next government following its landslide victory in Thursday’s national election. Tarique arrived at the Jamaat chief’s residence in Bashundhara Residential Area around 7:10 PM to hold a meeting, which political observers view as ...

Shehreen Amin Bhuiyan, an assistant professor of the Department of Public Administration at Dhaka University, on Sunday alleged that she has been receiving continuous death threats since 13 February. She made the allegation in a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon, where she shared screenshots of several mobile numbers and messages containing threats. “This is only one of the innumerable death ...

The High Court on Sunday ordered that all government and non-government lower secondary and secondary schools remain closed throughout the holy month of Ramadan. The HC bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Asif Hasan passed the order after hearing a writ petition. Lawyers Elias Ali Mondal and Tanjina Bobby Liza represented the petitioner during the hearing. Earlier, a ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan has said they are preparing to form a shadow cabinet. In a Facebook post on Sunday morning (February 15), he stated that the shadow cabinet will function as a watchdog to ensure transparency and accountability in government operations. A shadow cabinet is typically formed by opposition parties to monitor government performance, ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Tarique Rahman as Bangladesh’s new prime minister, along with other regional leaders on February 17. The message from Dhaka reached Indian officials late on Saturday (February 14) night, just hours after top leaders of Tarique’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) suggested that regional heads would be invited ...

The holy month of Ramadan is expected to start on February 19, subject to moon sighting, the Islamic Foundation said on Tuesday. Alongside the announcement, the Foundation published the official schedule for Sehri and iftar, to be observed throughout the month. These timings will guide Muslims across the country in observing daily fasts during Ramadan, one of the most significant ...