Bangladesh

Shehreen Amin Bhuiyan, an assistant professor of the Department of Public Administration at Dhaka University, on Sunday alleged that she has been receiving continuous death threats since 13 February. She made the allegation in a Facebook post on Sunday afternoon, where she shared screenshots of several mobile numbers and messages containing threats. “This is only one of the innumerable death ...

The High Court on Sunday ordered that all government and non-government lower secondary and secondary schools remain closed throughout the holy month of Ramadan. The HC bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Md Asif Hasan passed the order after hearing a writ petition. Lawyers Elias Ali Mondal and Tanjina Bobby Liza represented the petitioner during the hearing. Earlier, a ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan has said they are preparing to form a shadow cabinet. In a Facebook post on Sunday morning (February 15), he stated that the shadow cabinet will function as a watchdog to ensure transparency and accountability in government operations. A shadow cabinet is typically formed by opposition parties to monitor government performance, ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Tarique Rahman as Bangladesh’s new prime minister, along with other regional leaders on February 17. The message from Dhaka reached Indian officials late on Saturday (February 14) night, just hours after top leaders of Tarique’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) suggested that regional heads would be invited ...

The holy month of Ramadan is expected to start on February 19, subject to moon sighting, the Islamic Foundation said on Tuesday. Alongside the announcement, the Foundation published the official schedule for Sehri and iftar, to be observed throughout the month. These timings will guide Muslims across the country in observing daily fasts during Ramadan, one of the most significant ...

M Siraj Uddin Mia has been appointed as Cabinet Secretary (on a contractual basis), taking over as the chief secretary of Prime Minister’s Office on a contractual basis. He has been given additional responsibilities in this role. The Public Administration Ministry issued the official notification on Saturday confirming the appointment. Earlier on the same day, in a separate notification, the ...

‘Nat’l unity is our strength, while division weakness’ Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday declared that “we are all free from today,” and called for unity stating that “national unity is our strength while division weakness’. Addressing the post-election press conference at Hotel InterContinental in the capital following his party’s decisive victory in the 13th parliamentary elections, ...

Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, Shafiqul Alam, has said that members of parliament elected in the 13th National Parliamentary Election will be sworn in by 17 February at the latest. Speaking to journalists on Saturday at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital, he said, “You asked about the oath-taking. It will be completed very soon. At the latest, ...

Former Ghanaian President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo said he felt honoured to chair the Commonwealth Observer Group for Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary elections and the referendum on the July Charter, describing the vote as a watershed moment in the country’s history. Delivering the interim statement in Dhaka on Saturday, Akufo-Addo said the group’s presence reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s support for the people and ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has strongly condemned the reported attacks on leaders and activists of the 11-party alliance, independent candidates, and their supporters following the 13th National Parliamentary Election. He expressed his protest in a post published on his verified Facebook page on Saturday. In the post, he stated, “We are committed to peaceful and responsible politics. However, ...