Bangladesh

”None of us can claim to fully possess the position of trust, it’s a national crisis,” commented Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarkar on Thursday. ”I don’t claim to be in a position of complete credibility and I don’t believe you can either. This crisis of trust is a national challenge.” Anwarul Islam emphasized the need for collaboration among all ...

Five government employees testified on Thursday in three corruption cases filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and members of her family over alleged irregularities in plot allocations at the Purbachal New Town Project. Testimonies were recorded at Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4 before Judge Md Rabiul Alam. As the accused remain absconding, no cross-examination took place. The next hearing is ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader and his wife Sharifa Quader have been barred from going abroad in a corruption case. The travel ban was imposed on Thursday by Dhaka Metropolitan Acting Senior Special Judge Court Judge Ibrahim Miah. An investigating is being conducted against GM Quader on charges of acquiring illegal wealth and money laundering through nomination trading. For ...

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Thursday upheld a High Court (HC) order that acquitted all convicts, including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutforzzman Babar, in the sensational August 21 grenade attack case. A six-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued the order. On December 1 last ...

Outgoing French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy paid a farewell courtesy call on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at her residence, ‘Firoza,’ in the capital’s Gulshan on Tuesday night. According to BNP Chairperson’s media wing member Shamsuddin Didar, senior party leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan and Khaleda Zia’s personal physician Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain were also ...

Maldivian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Asad Alam Siam, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. High Commissioner Shiuneen congratulated Foreign Secretary Siam on his appointment and reaffirmed the Maldives’ commitment to further strengthening the close friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Discussions focused on enhancing bilateral and ...

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has proposed convening an international conference bringing together Bangladesh, China and ASEAN member states to push for a political resolution to the protracted Rohingya crisis. The proposal was raised on Wednesday during a meeting between an APHR delegation and Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. “Two urgent priorities ...

Former US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D. Haas made a visit to Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, reportedly for a project-related inspection in Maheshkhali. Peter Haas arrived in Cox’s Bazar on a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka, accompanied by two individuals on Wednesday morning. The flight landed at approximately 9:30 AM. From the airport, they proceeded directly to BIWTA ghat in ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Wednesday said that 4,000 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) are being recruited ahead of the national elections. ”Of the 4,000 ASIs, 2,000 will be recruited directly for ensuring security during the general elections, while another 2,000 will be added to the force through promotions. We came to the Ministry of Public Administration over this ...

The administration of President Donald Trump has named Brent Christensen, a veteran career diplomat, as its nominee for the next United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. According to a formal announcement released via the White House website on Tuesday (September 2), Christensen has been nominated to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. A native of ...