Bangladesh

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that Germany considers Bangladesh a potential destination for future investments, provided the country ensures political stability and holds credible elections. “Germany sees Bangladesh as a promising country for investment. But to attract foreign investment, a stable political environment and a government elected through an acceptable process are essential,” he said ...

Ganatantra Mancha alliance on Thursday announced its first list of 140 candidates for the upcoming national election, declaring its intention to contest all 300 parliamentary constituencies. The announcement was made at a press conference held at Dhaka Reporters Unity auditorium in the morning. Hasnat Quaiyum, the alliance’s coordinator and Chief Coordinator of Rashtra Sangskar Andolon, presented the list. Several top ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sent arrest warrants for 30 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in two separate cases related to enforced disappearance. The tribunal’s registrar office provided this information on Thursday morning The warrants were also sent to 12 relevant departments, said Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam. The tribunal’s ...

Newly appointed German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Rudiger Lotz met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday to discuss upcoming national election, trade, investment and broader bilateral cooperation issue. The hour-long meeting, which began around 10:30AM, was held at the BNP chief’s Gulshan office. During the meeting, key BNP leaders BNP Standing Committee members Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan ...

Eminent local government expert Prof Tofail Ahmed passed away on Wednesday night at the United Hospital in the capital at the age of 71. He breathed his last at the hospital while undergoing treatment at around 9:30PM, his son-in-law Lt Col Sarwar Jahan confirmed. Prof Tofail had been suffering from heart related complications. He will be buried to the family ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today put emphasis on attaining self-sufficiency over graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status. “We must be clear that we no longer want to remain dependent on others. We have to become self-reliant. Since we are still dependent, our focus should be on moving away from it as soon as possible. There is no ...

National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Professor Ali Riaz has said that the dissenting opinions or “notes of dissent” given by political parties on the July National Charter 2025 must also be taken into serious consideration during its implementation. Speaking at the opening of the commission’s fifth meeting on Wednesday afternoon, he said that even if all parties are not in ...

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, who has been in a severe traffic jam on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway for three hours, later reached his destination on the Sarail-Bishwaroad intersection in Brahmanbaria by a motorcycle. His convoy, accompanied by the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police, started for Bishwaroad from Ashuganj around 10:15AM on Wednesday to inspect dilapidated ...

Two formal charges have been submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT) against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the her security and defence adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique for the first time over enforced disappearance. Sheikh Hasina and 16 others have been made accused in one charge, while 13 individuals, including Hasina, in another. The state’s prosecution team submitted the ...

Israeli forces kidnapped Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam as Gaza aid vessel named Conscience of the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by them at sea, according to a video update by Shahidul himself on Wednesday morning. ”I am Shahidul Alam, a photographer and writer from Bangladesh, have been kidnapped by the Israeli forces,” Shahidul said in a Facebook video message around ...