Bangladesh

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has described two advisers of the former interim government as the new “Mir Jafars” of Bengal, alleging that the 13th National Parliamentary Election was not conducted fairly. Party’s Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher made the remarks during a briefing at Jamaat’s central office in Moghbazar on Thursday. During the briefing, he mentioned the names of former Information Adviser ...

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur paid homage to the graves of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Thursday during his official visit to Dhaka. Paul Kapur arrived at the gravesite around noon, accompanied by US Ambassador Brent T Christensen. As renovation work is currently underway at President ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Thursday warned that route permits of bus companies will be cancelled if they charge extra fares during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr travel period. The minister made the remarks while speaking to reporters after a meeting at the Secretariat on preparations to ensure a safe and smooth journey for passengers during Eid. He ...

A delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday met visiting S. Paul Kapur, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, to discuss Bangladesh–US relations and other issues of mutual interest. The five-member BNP delegation held the meeting at Gulshan residence US Ambassador to Bangladesh, in the morning, BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan ...

Former prime minister Khaleda Zia is among 15 distinguished individuals selected for the Independence Award 2026. Alongside the key figures, five institutions will also receive the country’s highest civilian honour, according to a notification issued by Cabinet Division on Thursday. The government has decided to confer the award on 15 eminent individuals and five institutions in recognition of their outstanding ...

Libya has expressed its support for Bangladesh’s candidate for Presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) during a meeting between the Libyan envoy and the Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser in Dhaka on Thursday. Libyan Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdul Mutalib SM Suleiman paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kabir at ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma on Thursday met Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon to discuss bilateral cooperation, regional stability and issues of mutual interest between the two neighbouring countries. The meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere, according to Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. During ...

The High Court on Thursday granted the bail petition of senior journalist Anis Alamgir in ca case. An HC bench of Justice KM Jahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the bail plea. Adv Aslam Miah was present during the hearing and he later confirmed the bail news to media. On January 22, a Dhaka Court rejected the bail ...

The government has announced an additional public holiday on March 18 to facilitate smooth travel for homebound passengers during Eid. As a result, government employees will enjoy a seven-day consecutive holiday from March 17 to March 23 during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held on Thursday at the Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by ...

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Thursday set April 9 to pass its order in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the July-August 2024 mass uprising. The three-member Tribunal-2 led by Nazrul Islam Chowdhury set the date today. The tribunal framed charges against all 30 accused on ...