Bangladesh

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 ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the Election Commission (EC) will be formed soon while an election roadmap will be announced after competing reforms in electoral system. “Once the electoral reforms are decided, you will get the election roadmap very soon,” he said while addressing the nation on Sunday (November 17) evening on completion of 100 days of the ...

Secretary to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Md Rezaul Maksud Zahedi speaks at a press conference at the secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday. Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan looks on. Secretary to the Ministry of Youth and Sports Md Rezaul Maksud Zahedi speaks at a press conference at the secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday. Youth and ...

The British government will extend full support to the interim government of Bangladesh, including its efforts to bring back billions of dollars of laundered money, said UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West today (17 November). She made the assurance when she called on Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka, according to ...

UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Catherine West, said on Sunday that the United Kingdom expects Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to outline his vision for how events will unfold, as the government is committed to promoting national reconciliation. After her meeting with Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she said the UK will seek ...

Arif Hasan, the managing director of the private television channel Desh TV, was arrested on Saturday night from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in the capital. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Arif while he was trying to leave the country, said Talebur Rahman, the deputy commissioner (media and public relations) of DMP. He was later taken ...

Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus have jointly launched a “Pope Francis Yunus 3Zero Club” in Rome in an effort to usher in a transformative and inclusive future for humanity. The “3Zero Club” stands as a beacon of hope for the youth in Rome’s marginalised communities, providing a platform to ...

July Shaheed Smrity Foundation general secretary Sarjis Alam has expressed strong resentment over the composition of advisory council of interim government. He said: “13 advisers have been accommodated to the advisory council from the Chittagong division, but none was made adviser from Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions. Is not there anyone from the three divisions capable of running the ministries. ...