Bangladesh

Three Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) members have been killed during gunfight with army in the dense forests under Ruma upazila in Bandarban district. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated it on Sunday (November 24). According to the ISPR, the army launched the operation based on a tip-off about the location of a clandestine hideout of the KNF in dense forests ...

The last trial train has reached Khulna through the Padma Bridge. This is the third trial of the trial train on the Khulna-Dhaka route. The train reached Khulna Railway Station at 1:10 pm on Sunday (November 24). At that time, the speed of the train was 100 kilometers per hour. The train left Kamalapur, Dhaka for Khulna at 9:10 am ...

Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin and four commissioners were sworn in on Sunday (November 24). Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the swearing-in ceremony at the judges’ lounge of the Supreme Court in the afternoon. Earlier around 12:15PM, they entered the Supreme Court for taking oath. Earlier on November 21, President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed former secretary ...

The National Review Committee on the ministry of power, energy, and mineral resources on Sunday asked the interim government to hire a reputed legal and investigative firm to assist its review of major power generation contracts signed during Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic rule between 2009 and 2024. In a resolution, the committee, led by Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, said it needs ...

Again drivers of battery-operated rickshaws are staging demonstrations on some city roads at Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi, Mirpur, Press Club, Jatrabari, Gabtoli, Gulistan, High Court, causing immense sufferings to city dwellers and commuters. Around 11:30AM on Sunday, they started gathering at different points in the capital under the banner of Rickshaw-Van-Easy Bike Sramik Union to press home their 12-point demands, which forced ...

Former Chief Justice Md Ruhul Amin passed away at the Combined Military Hospital in the capital early Sunday. He was 83. He breathed his last around 4AM while undergoing treatment at the hospital. The Supreme Court administration confirmed his death. Meanwhile, both the divisions of the Supreme Court suspended judicial activities paying tribute to former Chief Justice Md Ruhul Amin. ...

The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has instructed field-level officers to properly investigate cases filed after August 5 to ensure no innocent person is harassed. The IGP further stated that even if a case is filed against an innocent person, steps should be taken to withdraw it through the proper legal process. The police chief issued ...

The Election Reform Commission has proposed a number of recommendations, including direct presidential election, repealing the system of elected unopposed and bringing the no-vote system back. The commission also recommended ensuring transparency in funds spent by candidates for electioneering. Badiul Alam Majumder, head of the commission, disclosed the recommendations while addressing a press conference at the Election Bhaban at Agargaon ...

The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Baharul Alam asked police officers concerned to investigate the cases filed after August 5 properly, reports BSS. He gave the directives on Saturday to the field level senior police officers to safeguard innocents while presiding over a meeting on the overall law and order and security of the country at the ...

The Rickshaw, Van, and Easy Bike Sramik Union will hold a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday, demanding the withdrawal of the High Court directives on banning the movement of battery-powered rickshaws, vans, and easy bikes. Abul Halim Maizbhandari, president of the union, has announced the programme at a press briefing at ...