Bangladesh

The government has recalled Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Saida Muna Tasneem, asking her to return to Dhaka immediately. The foreign ministry issued the notice on Sunday as part of an ongoing process to recall envoys appointed by the Awami League government. Saida has been the high commissioner in London since November 2018. Prior to taking up her ...

The High Court has removed the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from investigation in the journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi murder case. At the same time, the court also directed the home ministry to form a high-powered task force to investigate the case. After forming task force, the report will have to be submitted within the next six months. ...

A Dhaka court on Monday withdrew the arrest warrant issued against senior journalist Shafik Rehman in a case filed for plotting to kidnap and kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Earlier in the morning, the senior journalist surrendered before the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubul Haque seeking bail. After hearing, the magistrate ...

Former lawmaker Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed has been detained from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police detained him from immigration after he landed at the airport on Monday morning from Canada. DMP’s DB chief Rezaul Karim Mallik confirmed the news, saying that Sultan Mansur, also former vice-president of Dhaka University Central ...

The government will sell essential commodities at affordable prices in industrial areas through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) from October 1, aiming to provide relief to workers struggling with high inflation. Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan shared the information following a discussion between the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Labour Ministry at ...

Government has suspended the court sentence for one year against Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tariq Rahman. The suspension order was issued on Sunday through a circular signed by Mohammad Abu Sayed Mollah of the Security Services Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the circular, based on an application submitted for the suspension of Zubaida Rahman’s ...

World Bank will provide USD 300 million assistance to support the Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP), which aims to strengthen air quality management and reduce emissions from key sectors. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, Climate Change, and Water Resources, shared the information following a high-level meeting with Martin Raiser, vice president of the World Bank ...

The joint forces in a drive arrested 35 people, including a top drug dealer, and recovered firearms with ammunition from Geneva camp in Mohammadpur of Dhaka early Sunday. Senior Assistant Director (media) and Senior Police Super Shihab Karim of RAB-2 said the joint forces, led by RAB-2 recovered local arms, two pistols, 20 rounds of bullet and illegal drugs in ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in Dhaka early Sunday, concluding a productive visit marked by a series of high-level meetings with global leaders. Prof Yunus and his delegation arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 3:32 AM on a Qatar Airways commercial flight. During his four-day stay in New York, Prof Yunus participated in over 40 major events on ...

Mahmudur Rahman, former acting editor of the daily Amar Desh, was sent to jail on Sunday in a case filed for plotting to kidnap and kill former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy. Earlier in the morning, Mahmudur Rahman surrendered before the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubul Haque and sought bail with a condition ...