Bangladesh

Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate and Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government, has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2025 by TIME magazine. He has been recognized under “Leaders” category, alongside global figures such as US President Donald Trump, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. In a special ...

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch has arrived in Dhaka. She came here to attend a meeting of foreign secretaries. After almost 15 years, a Pakistani secretary came to Dhaka. Director General of South Asia Wing at Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Ishrat Jahan welcomed her upon arrival in Dhaka, said an official at the ministry. Foreign Secretary Md Jashim ...

Stressing that elections and democracy matter, US Department of State Spokesperson Tammy Bruce has said the future of Bangladesh is going to be decided by the Bangladeshi people. “And elections matter. I don’t want to sound it trite here, but it’s true. Democracy matters, and actions by people matter to confront issues.” The Spokesperson made the remarks while responding to ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman and Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher have met BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in London. They visited the former prime minister at the residence of her son Tarique Rahman, the BNP acting chairman, on Sunday (April 13). BNP chairperson’s former press secretary and journalist Maruf Kamal Khan wrote on his Facebook account on Tuesday night. He ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) delegation held bilateral discussion with European Union representatives and ambassadors from eight European nations, focusing on political reforms and accountability for human rights abuses. On Tuesday, April 15, led by Convener Nahid Islam and Senior Joint Member Secretary Dr. Tasnim Jara, NCP leaders discussed Bangladesh’s evolving political landscape and circumstances that prompted formation of their party ...

Chief Organiser of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) for the Southern Region, Hasnat Abdullah, on Tuesday strongly objected to characterizing his party’s anti-Awami League position as “indecorous.” In a post shared from his verified Facebook account, Hasnat wrote, “The day our anti-Awami League stance and rejection of compromise politics began to be called ‘indecorous’ was the day Awami League processions ...

The United States has expressed appreciation for Bangladesh’s proactive and constructive engagement in response to its trade-related agenda, according to visiting US officials. Nicole Ann Chulick, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), conveyed the message during a meeting with Lutfey Siddiqi, Special Envoy to the Chief Adviser on International Affairs, on Tuesday. Welcoming ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against British MP Tulip Siddiq for allegedly accepting a flat in Dhaka’s Gulshan area without payment. ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain confirmed the matter to journalists today (15 April). According to the case statement, Tulip allegedly received the flat—located at B/201, House No 11A and 11B (previously, 5A and 5B), Road No ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam clarified on Tuesday that it is public opinion—not his own—that suggests the current interim government should remain in place for five more years. Addressing reporters at the Secretariat, he stated, “I didn’t say that. People said the interim government should stay for five years. Our Chief Adviser has already made it clear ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday ordered to send three former police officers to jail in a case filed over the burning of six bodies in Ashulia during the July uprising. A three-member tribunal bench, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed this order today. Prosecutor Mizanul Islam was present on behalf of the petitioner. The three police ...