Bangladesh

A decision has been taken to make Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus as head of the interim government. The President’s press secretary Zainal Abedin confirmed it from Bangabhaban on Tuesday night. He said the decision was taken at a meeting between President Mohammed Shahabuddin and coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at Bangabhaban in the capital on Tuesday night. ...

Bangladesh Army’s top positions have been reshuffled relieving Major General Ziaul Ahsan from service. It was stated by Inter-Service Public Relation (ISPR) in a press release on Tuesday (August 6). The ISPR said Lieutenant General Md Saiful Alam’s job has been placed on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while . Lieutenant General Md Mojibur Rahman has been transferred to the ...

Former state minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has been detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Airport officials and employees apprehended him after he went to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with his two personal officials on Tuesday afternoon. Instead of allowing him boarding the aircraft, he was taken to the immigration custody. An army ...

President Mohammad Shahabuddin dissolved the present 12th Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday afternoon (August 6) to make way for the formation of an interim government. Based on the decision from a meeting of President Shahabuddin with the heads of the three armed forces, leaders of various political parties, representatives of civil society and leaders of the Students Against Discrimination movement, the ...

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia was freed on Tuesday (August 6) afternoon. In a press release of Bangabhaban, it was said Khaleda Zia has been freed following a meeting of president Md Shahabuddin with chiefs of three armed forces, leaders of different political parties, representatives of civil society and leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement. Khaleda Zia had been in ...

Former chief of Detective Branch of police Harun-Or-Rashid tried to flee through Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. But, he was arrested from there on Monday (August 6), according to a source of police headquarters. When the news of Sheikh Hasina leaving the country spread, the number of people in Shahbagh in the capital increased. Before that, Harun was with the police ...

All government, semi-government, autonomous, semi-autonomous and private offices along with factories and all educational institutions, including schools, colleges, madrasah and universities, across the country will remain open from Tuesday. The Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) said this in a press release, saying that curfew will be in force from midnight on Mo0nday night.  

The Anti-Discrimination Students’ Movement has outlined plans for the formation of an interim government where they proposed Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser. Nahid Islam, a key coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, announced this early Tuesday in a video message that Dr Muhammad Yunus has agreed to lead an interim government. The full list of proposed ...

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is likely to be freed at any moment. It was stated by Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman after meeting with the President at Bangabhaban on Monday (August 5) night. Shafiqur Rahman revealed the information while sharing opinions with the party leaders and journalists at the Jamaat-e-Islami central office in the capital on Monday night. Besides, ...

Applauding the brave students and masses for ensuring the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday urged all to celebrate the victory peacefully instead of taking the law into their own hands and indulging in any vindictive acts. “Heroic congratulations to the brave students of Bangladesh at this glorious historical moment. I humbly request ...