Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus has stated that the earliest possible time for holding national elections in Bangladesh would be at the end of this year. In an interview with NHK World, the international service of Japan’s public broadcaster, Dr. Yunus emphasized that elections are a crucial step toward restoring democracy. He noted that the interim government has made significant ...

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, has claimed that former party chief Ghulam Azam died as a victim of oppression by the fallen Awami League government. He remarked this while addressing a party rally in Narayanganj’s Osmani Municipal Stadium on Friday. At that time, he criticised former local MP Shamim Osman and called him as ‘godfather.’ Shamim Osman put up a ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged all citizens to ensure the immediate restoration of law and order across the country. In an official statement, he called for an end to all attacks on properties associated with Sheikh Hasina’s family and politicians from the Awami League, emphasizing that no citizen should face violence under any circumstances. While acknowledging the deep ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, and Barrister Zaima Rahman attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. Zaima Rahman, granddaughter of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, represented her father, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of BNP, at the event, marking her entry into the international political ...

A fire was set at the residence of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Selim in Dhaka’s Banani around 1:30 am on Friday. However, due to the absence of police protection, the Fire Service was delayed and could not reach the site until 2:45 am. Unruly crowds set fire to the residence of Awami League Presidium Member Sheikh Selim in Banani. ...

A local leader of Swechchhasebak Dal was reportedly shot to death by miscreants in Narayanganj’s Fatulla on Friday. The incident took place early in the morning near Fatulla railway line. The dead, Mamun Hossain, son of the late Saman Ari Bepari of the Purba Lalpur railway line area of Fatulla, was a joint convener of the Thana Swechchhasebak Dal, in ...

Police arrested three people with a large quantity of anti-government propaganda leaflets at Motijheel’s Arambagh in Dhaka. The arrested are Nazrul Islam, 42, Jahangir Biswas, 32, and Shipon, 20. Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the DMP Media and Public Relations Department Muhammad Talebur Rahman gave this information on Thursday (February 6). He said that on Thursday afternoon, on a tip-off, a ...

The demolition work at the residence of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi 32 is underway. Already most of the parts of one building were razed to the ground, while 20 per cent parts of another building were dismantled. An excavator is being used to tear down the structure. The crowd of onlookers found near the house on Thursday morning ...

A conference on “From Policy to Action – Integrated approaches for combating plastics and marine litter prevention in Bangladesh” was held today at the Auditorium of the Department of Environment (DoE), Agargaon, Dhaka. The conference was implemented by the Department of Environment in collaboration with UNIDO and the Norwegian government. The day-long seminar was chaired by Mr. Md Kamruzzaman, ndc, ...

Sheikh Hasina’s residence Sudha Sadan was also set on fire by protesters at 12midnight on Wednesday. Since the ousting of the Sheikh Hasina government during the student uprising on August 5, Sudha Sadan, located on Road 5 in Dhanmondi, had been completely vacated. According to Fire Service officials the fire at the residence was discovered around 11:30PM. Later the fire ...