Bangladesh

A court in Dhaka has sentenced former lawmaker of Khulna-2 constituency Mizanur Rahman to 8 years in prison for acquiring illegal wealth beyond known source of income. Judge Muhammad Abu Taher of Special Judge’s Court-3, Dhaka announced the verdict on Thursday (January 30). He has been sentenced to 3 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 26 (2) of the Anti-Corruption ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has blamed the defeated Awami League for destroying people’s trust in politics and called upon his party men to work towards regaining their eagerness to reshape the country in line with the spirit of the July-August mass upsurge. “Mistrust was fostered among the people towards political parties as Hasina-led dictatorship prolonged its stay on state ...

Former law minister Anisul Haque has been placed on a three-day remand in a case filed over attempting to kill a van driver named Insan Ali in Mohammadpur area during the anti-discrimination student movement. Metropolitan Magistrate M Azharul Islam passed the order as police presented Anis in court on Wednesday (January 29) and pleaded for a 5-day remand. The public ...

Nizam Uddin Ahmed, Business Editor at The Daily Observer, passed away at a private hospital in the capital early Wednesday. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raziun. He was 71. He breathed his last around 5:50AM while undergoing treatment at Aurora Specialized Hospital. He left behind wife, two sons and a host of relatives and well-wisher to mourn his death. The ...

Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, will attend the ‘National Prayer Breakfast’ event in the United States on February 5-6. “Acting Chairman of the party, Tarique Rahman, will not be attending the ‘National Prayer Breakfast’ to be held in Washington, DC, United States on February 5 and 6. However, Tarique Rahman’s daughter Zaima ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the European Union (EU) has put emphasis on reform and assured all sorts of assistance ahead of the next general election. “They (EU) are ready to provide all sorts of assistance. They want a democratic transition to take place. They (EC) assured us of all kinds of support and they ...

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that they didn’t announce dearness allowance for the government officials and employees. “We didn’t make any announcement of giving dearness allowance to the government officials and employees. I don’t know who has made the announcement of giving dearness allowance to the government employees,” he told reporters responding to a question about the ...

Bangladesh Railway’s running staff have gone into work abstention across the country since 12midnight on Monday. They said they will continue the work stoppage until their demands to restore mileage facilities and resolving the issues of pension and gratuity based on mileage by increasing the running allowance with their basic salaries are not met. The strike caused significant inconvenience to ...

The holy Shab-e-Meraj was observed across the country on Monday night (January 27) with due respect and religious fervour. The Muslims every year on the 27th night of the Arabic month of Rajab observe the Shab-e-Meraj. Centering the occasion, Islamic Foundation organised a discussion and doa mahfil at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after Zohr prayers on Monday highlighting the significance ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended warm New Year greetings to Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, as 2025 begins. “Best wishes for the New Year,” Modi conveyed in a message to Prof Yunus, which was confirmed by Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder earlier today (January 27). The greeting reportedly arrived through diplomatic channels. Modi previously congratulated ...