Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged Saudi Arabia to invest more in Bangladesh and enhance energy and economic cooperation to boost ties between the two friendly nations. The Chief Advisers made the call when Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Tejgaon, Dhaka. Ambassador Al Duhailan ...

Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari on Monday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed bilateral issues and the revival of Saarc to enhance regional cooperation. The hour-long meeting, which began around 10:30am, was held at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital, reports UNB. BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, party’s international affairs ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has announced that taxpayers no longer need to go to banks or tax offices to file their returns, a new initiative is being underway in this regard. In a video message on Monday, Yunus noted the role of taxes in powering the nation’s economy. “Dear countrymen…I would say two words (sentences) on income tax. The ...

A writ was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking a ban on Awami League (AL) as political party. Coordinators of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam filed the writ petition seeking a ban on all the activities of Awami League as a political party for mass killings during the recent student movement. The High Court bench ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that the Bangladesh Navy and Air Force have once again been recognized as symbols of trust by the people of the country, reports UNB. He said that the Bangladesh Navy and Air Force have stood by the people during critical junctures. The chief adviser inaugurated the Bangladesh Navy and Air Force Selection ...

Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, former public works minister and also the Awami League presidium member, was sent to jail on Sunday. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jiadur Rahman passed the order after Sub-Inspector Nazmul Hassan of Paltan thana produced Mosharraf before the court and prayed to keep him in jail till investigation in the case is completed. Meanwhile, lawyers of Engineer Mosharraf ...

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants against 17 former police officials including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman in connection with the July-August mass killings. The three-member tribunal led by its chairman Justice Md Golam Motuza Mazumder passed the order on Sunday (October 27). ICT’s chief prosecutor Tajul Islam informed about the order. The tribunal ordered ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged not to take any hasty decision on the removal of President Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu. “We think the matter should be solved in the constitutional process. The only way to overcome every crisis is to hold a neutral election after completing all the necessary election-centered reforms.” Mirza Fakhrul made this remark while ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Barrister Sayedul Haque Sumon to jail in a case filed over the attempted murder of Jubo Dal leader Hridoy Mia. Earlier this morning, he was produced before the court after concluding his five-day remand. Then Mirpur Model Police Station SI Abdul Halim submitted an application to keep Barrister Sumon in prison until investigation. Meanwhile, ...

National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Power-Port has announced to hold a countrywide rally on November 4 to press home its 6-point demands. The leaders of the committee announced the programme from a roundtable meeting held at Dhaka Reporters Unity on Saturday (October 26). The demands include holding trials of the “energy criminal” who looted country’s wealth in ...