Bangladesh

BNP Senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday criticised the interim government’s position on holding elections after reforms, calling it illogical. While inaugurating a workshop in the capital, he also said the main responsibility of the interim government is to restore the people’s right to vote by holding a neutral election after completing necessary electoral reforms. “The interim government ...

A faction of the Tablighi Jamaat, supporting Indian preacher Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi, attempted to march to the Chief Adviser’s residence this morning, demanding his participation in the upcoming Bishwa Ijtema. Police intercepted the group in front of the Chief Justice’s residence, preventing them from advancing further. “Around 10 am, thousands of Saad supporters marched towards the Chief Adviser’s residence but ...

Advocate Kamrul Islam, a member of the Awami League Presidium, has been placed on an 8-day remand by a Dhaka court in connection with the Abdul Wadud murder case filed at New Market Police Station. On Tuesday (November 19), the police submitted a remand application, and after a hearing, Judge Ziadur Rahman Jumman approved the remand. Kamrul Islam was arrested ...

Bangladesh will pursue the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus told The Hindu. He admitted however that he had no objection to her party the Awami League contesting in elections. In an exclusive interview with The Hindu at his residence in Dhaka, Yunus spelt out his vision for ties with India and ...

Austrian companies are keen to invest in Bangladesh as the Western European nation seeks to cement economic ties with Bangladesh, non-resident ambassador of Austria Katharina Wieser said on Monday. Wieser, who is based in New Delhi but serves as the envoy to Bangladesh, made the comments when she called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office at Tejgaon ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said a minister-level meeting to discuss the risks of climate change will be held in January 2025, with representatives from Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh in attendance. She, however, didn’t disclose the location of the meeting. Adviser Rizwana said this following a bilateral meeting with Nepal’s Environment Minister, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, at the ongoing ...

Victory Day is for everyone and not just for any specific group, said Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, assuring that there are no possible threats to law and order during the upcoming celebrations. The adviser made the statements on Monday following a security meeting at the ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat ahead of the Victory Day. “December 16 ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that the tenure of the interim government will be less than four years, and their intention is to hold the election as quickly as possible. “I didn’t say that I will be (in power) for four years. This is the maximum term. But that’s not our intention. Our intention is to get it ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered to submit investigation report against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina by December 17 in a case filed for crimes against humanity on charge of genocide during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, passed this order on Monday. Earlier this morning, 13 individuals, including ...

Awami League government’s nine former ministers, two advisers, a retired Appellate Division justice and a former Home secretary were produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday morning in a case filed for crimes against humanity on charge of genocide during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. These 13 are the first, out of arrested 46, to produce before the ICT ...