Bangladesh

Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal is expected to be the first Awami League leader to face extradition, as India reviews Bangladesh’s plea to bring back Sheikh Hasina, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. He made the remarks in a post from his verified Facebook account on Friday. In the post, Shafiqul Alam wrote that he believes Sheikh Hasina, ...

A mild earthquakemeasuring 3.6 magnitude shook Dhaka and several other regions across Bangladesh on Thursday afternoon, marking the latest in a series of tremors to affect the densely populated nation. The tremor was recorded around 4:15:47 PM, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The tremor, originating from Ghorashal in Narsingdi at a depth of 6.2 miles, was felt in ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been shifted to Coronary Care Unit (CCU) from cabin of Evercare Hospital in the capital. She is under close observation in the CCU under the supervision of local and foreign specialist doctors of her medical board, said Khaleda’s personal physician Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain to media on Thursday while they were wanted to know about ...

Over 51,000 Bangladeshis living abroad have registered to vote through a postal ballot system for the first time. According to the Election Commission (EC) website, a total of 51,533 expatriates had completed registration through the ‘Postal Vote BD’ app as of 10AM on Thursday as the country opens overseas voting ahead of the 13th national election and the upcoming referendum. ...

Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Saima Wazed Putul, children of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, have been jailed for five-year each in a case lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in RAJUK New Town Project in Purbachol. Joy, former information and communication technology adviser to her mother, was also fined Tk 1 lakh in this case. Judge Mohammad ...

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been jailed for 21 years in three cases over corruption in the allocation of plots in Dhaka’s Purbachal New Town Project. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of the Special Judge’s Court-5 of Dhaka pronounced the judgement around 11:45AM on Thursday. Hasina will serve seven-year jail sentences in each three cases. Hasinas son Sajeeb Wazed ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, on the occasion of martyr Dr. Shamsul Alam Milon Day, has said that “conspiracies against the country have not stopped,” calling on the people to remain united in resisting such forces. In a post on his verified social media page on Wednesday afternoon, Tarique Rahman stated, “Although we achieved a new independence through ...

German Ambassador Dr Rüdiger Lotz on Wednesday underscored the importance of ensuring a “free, fair, credible and participatory” national election in Bangladesh, expressing hope that all political parties would avoid violence during the campaign. Speaking at a DCAB Talk organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) at the Jatiya Press Club, the envoy said a credible election with broad ...

The prosecution have submitted a petition to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against Adv Fazlur Rahman for contempt of court charge. Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim confirmed the matter to media on Wednesday. He said the prosecution have submitted the petition to the ICT against Adv Fazlur Rahman for contempt of court charge.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the law and order situation is not satisfactory. ”The situation will improve after the announcement of the election schedule.” While replying to a question of the reporters on Wednesday if the election is possible amid the current law and order situation, he said, ”It will improve gradually. As the polling ...