Bangladesh

bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Toufique Imrose Khalidi passed away in London on Friday (October 2), according to multiple media reports. Several journalists at bdnews24.com confirmed his death to Dhaka Post on Friday evening. He was a prominent figure in Bangladesh’s journalism and media industry and had served as the publisher and editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com since 2006. Before launching bdnews24.com, Khalidi ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) police over allegations of obstructing government officials and creating disorder at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. DB chief Shafiqul Islam confirmed the arrest on Friday (October 2) evening. A case was filed against Akhtaruzzaman with Airport Police Station earlier in the day over the allegations. Airport security ...

Old political alignments are back in Tarique Rahman’s sights, with the prime minister suggesting the ousted Awami League and Jamaat-e-Islami have once again “come together”. He pointed to their past periods of cooperation and urged people to remain alert to what he described as “authoritarian” and “secretive” politics. Tarique made the remarks at an event in Feni’s Fulgazi on Thursday, ...

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Executive Director Group Captain SM Ragib Samad has won praise on social media for keeping his composure and professionally defusing a tense situation after Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Major (Retd) Akhtaruzzaman publicly threatened and misbehaved with him. The incident took place at the airport on Thursday. A video of the incident later circulated on social media. In ...

A delegation of the MBA Association of Bangladesh (MAB) met with President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban. Photo: Bangabhaban President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday called for an end to the culture of political confrontation and vindictiveness, urging all political forces to build reconciliation and consensus through cooperation for the country’s progress. “Everyone must work together for the ...

Expatriate Welfare Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury said that around 434,000 Bangladeshi workers have secured overseas employment abroad over the past seven months, despite ongoing wars. He added that the government hopes to do even better and keep its place in the global labor market under difficult circumstances. Ariful Haque Chowdhury made these remarks on Thursday morning while formally inaugurating a ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said no formal decision has been taken to launch joint operations in the country, as coordinated activities by police, BGB, RAB and Ansar are a regular process to curb terrorism, extortion and drug trafficking. “These coordinated activities are conducted regularly and will be intensified in the future,” he said while speaking at a press ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today urged China to increase investment in Bangladesh and further enhance cooperation in creating conditions for the safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas. He made the call when outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a farewell courtesy call on the President at Bangabhaban this morning, President’s Press Secretary Md. Sarwar Alam ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s four-day visit to New York for the 81st United Nations General Assembly highlighted Bangladesh’s national interests and sovereignty while presenting the country’s aspirations for partnership, investment, trade and inclusive development before the international community, Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin said today. “During these four working days, the Prime Minister firmly presented Bangladesh’s interests and potential before ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the framing of charges against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others in a sedition case over their alleged involvement in a ‘Joy Bangla Brigade’ Zoom meeting and a plot to overthrow the interim government. Acting Judge Mosaddeq Minhaj of the Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court fixed October 15 for the next ...