Bangladesh

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has set September 4 to deliver the final judgement on a petition filed challenging a High Court (HC) order that acquitted all convicts, including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, in the sensational August 21 grenade attack case. A six-member bench, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, on Thursday fixed the date upon completion ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka for China on Thursday morning on a four-day state visit. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) release, the Army Chief will hold courtesy meetings with senior civilian and military officials of China and exchange views aimed at strengthening bilateral military cooperation. General Waker is scheduled to return home on August 27.

Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal Khan, arrived in Bangladesh on Wednesday to begin a four-day official visit, scheduled from August 21 to 24, 2025. Upon his arrival in Dhaka, he was warmly received by Sk. Bashir Uddin, Adviser for Commerce of Bangladesh, and Imran Haider, High Commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh. The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral trade ...

Adviser to the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Professor Asif Nazrul, has announced that Bangladesh is actively diversifying its overseas employment avenues beyond the Middle East, as part of broader reforms to protect migrant workers and modernize the labor export system. Speaking at a press conference at the ministry’s headquarters on Wednesday, Nazrul highlighted significant progress over the ...

The government of India is not aware of any anti-Bangladesh activities by purported members of the Awami League in India or of any action that is contrary to Indian law, said the official spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal on Wednesday. “The government does not allow political activities against other countries to be carried out from Indian ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan emphasized the urgent need to protect natural elephant habitats and raise public awareness for effective elephant conservation. Speaking at a discussion held at Forest Department headquarters on the occasion of World Elephant Day on Wednesday, she highlighted the importance of planting elephant-friendly trees, preserving migration corridors, conducting population surveys and implementing ...

Election Commission (EC) will release the draft list of polling centers for the upcoming national election on September 10. The information was confirmed in an official letter signed by EC Deputy Secretary Md. Mahbub Alam Shah on Wednesday. According to the letter, “Polling Center Establishment and Management Guidelines-2025” has already been approved by the Commission and was published in the ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was admitted to United Hospital in Dhaka early Wednesday, hours after he was returning home from Thailand. Prof AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of the party standing committee, said Fakhrul was taken to the hospital after he suddenly fell sick at his Gulshan residence at 12 midnight. His condition is stable as he ...

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that citizens across Bangladesh are waiting with anticipation to exercise their right to vote in the next national election, after being denied meaningful participation in recent polls. Speaking in Kathmandu on Tuesday, the former commerce minister stressed that the upcoming election, scheduled for February next year, carries special significance for ...

Cybersecurity remains a critical concern for Bangladesh’s banking sector in lead-up to the upcoming national elections, warned Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser at Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Speaking at a seminar titled “Cyber in Financial Sector of Bangladesh: Security in Digital Future,” held at a hotel in Dhaka, Faiz revealed that only 17 ...