Bangladesh

The council of advisers of the interim government has been expanded again with three more sworn-in as advisers. President Mohammed Shahabuddin sworn-in the new advisers at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban on Sunday evening. Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and other dignitaries were present at the oath-taking ceremony. Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid conducted the oath ceremony. The new ...

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office on Sunday. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at his Tejgaon office, said the CA’s press wing. However, no additional details about the meeting were provided by the time this report was filed around 2:20 pm

The authorities have deployed 191 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) across the country to maintain law and order across the country on Sunday. Shariful islam, public relations officer of BGB, confirmed the information. Alongside the BGB, members of police, Rapid Action Battalion and other forces have been kept vigilant across the country. Tension has mounted after the Anti-Discrimination Student ...

Singapore’s non-resident High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Derek Loh, met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed various issues related to bilateral relations, trade and investment. The hour-long meeting, which began around 9:30PM, was held at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan. BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, party leaders Dr Enamul Haque Chowdhury and Shama Obed, ...

On the occasion of Noor Hossain Day, several political organisations including the National Democratic Front of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Workers Federation, Left Democratic Alliance, and Socialist Students’ Front, have paid tributes to the martyr. The leaders and activists of the parties gathered at Noor Hossain Square (Zero Point) in Gulistan on Saturday evening and placed wreaths there. Noor Hossain, a political ...

Police have arrested 10 people from different parts of the city on charge of trying to harm relations between Bangladesh and the United States. The raids came after deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently urged her Awami League leaders and activists to hold processions carrying the US flag and photos of US president-elect Donald Trump. Hasina has been living in ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed concerns, saying that the associates of fascists have started resurfacing due to the negative discourses among democratic forces. “One thing to note is that the fascists have started raising their heads again due to various negative statements and discourses. Unfortunately, some of our media are promoting this, which I believe, ...

Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has said the power transmission system has been facing new kinds of challenges as electricity consumption has radically changed over the years. “To address the challenges, we need to go for a smart grid system which will help keep stability in power supply,” he said while addressing a seminar titled ‘The Role of Smart ...

The traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 2,166 cases and imposed Tk 76.28 lakh in fines for traffic rule violations on Thursday and Friday. Talebur Rahman, DC (Media) of the DMP, shared the information in a media release on Saturday. Besides, 184 vehicles were impounded, and 94 others were towed during the drives conducted in different parts ...

Awami League has called a protest procession in the capital in memory of martyr Nur Hossain. They informed this in several posts of its verified Facebook page. But this fascist party has no chance to hold rallies or procession in Bangladesh, said Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, on Saturday. Shafiqul Alam wrote, on his Facebook, “The Awami ...