Bangladesh

Chief of the Electoral Reform Commission Dr Badiul Alam Majudar on Friday said the perpetrators of crimes committed in the last three general elections should be punished. “Those who committed electoral crimes in the last three elections, they should be punished. The Election Commission (EC) committed the biggest crimes,” he said. Dr Majumdar made the comments while addressing a shadow-parliamentary ...

The government has extended the Hajj registration deadline for 2025 to December 15 to prevent last-minute hassles. The Ministry of Religious Affairs announced this change through a noticw signed by Deputy Secretary Md Rafikul Islam on Thursday. The notice said the registration period for both government and private Hajj pilgrims now runs until December 15, 2024. During this period, pilgrims ...

Interim Government’s Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus has said he considers himself as the son of Rangpur. Dr Yunus said he considered himself as a son and adviser of Rangpur as he was moved by the bravery and sacrifice of July uprising martyr Abu Sayed. “Consider me as an adviser from Rangpur,” he said while welcoming the family members of ...

The final report of the committee formed for the preparation of a white paper on Bangladesh’s economy will be submitted to the Chief Adviser on Sunday (December 1), its chairman and economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has said. Bhattacharya made the remark while speaking at a seminar on current economic situation and launching of Open Budget Survey 2023 results jointly organized ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has directed two former Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials to appear before it on December 2 in connection with a case alleging many forced disappearances and torture after forced disappearances during the previous Awami League government. They are former superintendent of police (SP) Mohiuddin Faruqi and former additional superintendent of police of Barisal Range Alep ...

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) has asserted that Chinmoy Krishna Das was expelled. Iskcon won’t shoulder the responsibility of expelled Chinmoy Krishna Das’ statements or activities. Charu Chandra Das Brahmachari, general secretary of Iskcon Bangladesh, stated it while a addressing a press conference at Swamibagh Asram in the capital on Thursday. He said Chinmoy was removed from all ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to suspended assistant commissioner of Lalmonirhat Tapashee Tabassum Urmi in a defamation case filed for making derogatory remarks about the July-August movement martyr Abu Sayed. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Imran Ahmed passed the order when Urmi surrendered before the court and sought bail, said Khademul Islam, a counsel of the plaintiff. Abu Hanif, ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Thursday rejected a bail petition of Hallmark chairman Jesmine Islam. The Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed passed an order denying the bail plea of Jesmine as the court suspended the bail hearing for three months. Senior lawyer Barrister Ruhul Kuddus Kajol moved for the Hallmark chairman while ...

Former Justice of the High Court Division Md AKM Abdul Hakim has been appointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh Press Council (BPC) for a three-year term on a contractual basis. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Wednesday in this regard. Under the provisions of the Press Council Act, 1974, Abdul Hakim is required to relinquish any ...

BNP has expressed deep concerns to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus over some recent untoward incidents and called for immediate action to address the issues. At the same time, the party demanded announcement of an election roadmap on completion of reforms as quickly as possible. A five-member BNP delegation, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met the ...