Bangladesh

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 ...

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 ...