Bangladesh

The decision of banning journalists’ access to enter the secretariat is temporary, has clarified the Ministry of Home Affairs. A statement issued by the ministry confirmed this on Saturday. The decision to restrict journalists’ access is temporary due to the ongoing investigation into the fire at the secretariat. A positive decision regarding the matter will be made after a discussion ...

Khelafat Majlis is holding a grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Saturday. BNP, Jamaat-e-Islam, AB Party, Islami Andolon and several other party leaders and activists also joined. Centering the programme, thousands of activists of the Khelafat Majlis started thronging at the venue since 9AM. Maulana Md Ishak, the party’s amir, inaugurated the programme. From this session, the ...

The government has issued an order canceling all temporary passes, except government officials and employees, to enter the secretariat. Access to the Secretariat using accreditation cards issued to journalists has been suspended until further notice. The order was announced in a notification signed by Khoda Bakhs Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, on Friday (December 27). The notification said, ...

Sukharanjan Bali, who was abducted from the main gate of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) before he could appear before the tribunal and testify for the then crimes against humanity case accused Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, said he was pushed over the border and handed over to Indian Border Security Force (BSF) by the personnel of Bangladesh Police and ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the remnants of fascism are still there in the government departments. Problems will get multiplied if election is delayed. He was speaking at a dialogue titled “Unity, Reforms, Election” organized by Krishibid Institution Forum for Bangladesh Studies at Krishibid Institution auditorium in Dhaka on Friday (December 27) afternoon. Mirza Fakhrul said: ...

At least five people were killed and ten others were injured after a bus crushed a car, ran over a motorcycle and rear-ended a microbus at the Dhaleshwari toll plaza on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway in Keraniganj on Friday morning. Dewan Azad, an official from Sreenagar fire service station, has acknowledged the incident and the death toll. CCTV camera footage from ...

He told this in a video message played in an election dialogue arranged by the Forum for Bangladesh Studies (FBS) at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. Prof Yunus said different countries have various age criteria for their nationals to make them voter. He expressed his hope that the Election Reform Commission will surely recommend such an age. “I ...

Two committees have been formed by the Labour and Employment Ministry to assess the damages caused by the fire that broke out at the Building No 7 of Bangladesh Secretariat where the ministry located. Joint secretary Begum Morsheda Akter was made convener of a 5-member committee which is formed to determine the extent of damage to the documents and important ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to conduct Investigation into the allegations of corruption in allocating plots in RAJUK’s Purbachal New Town project in the names of six members of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s family. The five others are — Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed, daughter Sayma Wazed Putul, Hasina’s sister Sheikh Rehana, her son Redwan Mujib Siddique Bobby and daughter ...

A high-level committee has been formed to investigate the massive fire incident at the Secretariat, said Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday. He made the announcement while briefing reporters at the spot on Thursday morning. “Whether the fire at building no: 7 of the Secretariat was part of a conspiracy or an act of sabotage, ...