Bangladesh

Interim government advisor Nahid Islam admitted police weakness in managing the clashes among students of Kabi Nazrul, Suhrawardy, and Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Molla colleges. Speaking at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Monday, Nahid acknowledged shortcomings in police action during the violence. The press conference was attended by another advisor, Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan ...

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent leader of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday. The detention took place as he was en route to Chattogram from Dhaka, according to DB Chief Rezaul Karim Mallik, who confirmed the matter to the media. According to DB ...

Several were injured after the students of Kabi Nazrul Government College and Suhrawardy College attacked Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Mollah College (DMRC) at Demra as part of their ‘Mega Monday’ programme. In retaliation, the students of DMRC also attacked those. Then Demra area turned into battlefiled. Meanwhile, considering the situation, Dhaka University authorities postponed Tuesday’s fourth year exam of seven colleges ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has stated that the bilateral relationship between Dhaka and Beijing has consistently remained stable amid geopolitical shifts and evolving political scenarios. “No matter how the international situation and political landscape in Bangladesh evolve, the China-Bangladesh relationship has always maintained a steady and sound momentum,” he said. The envoy delivered the keynote speech at an ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said he is confident of holding free, fair, and credible elections on completion of some necessary reforms, asking for support from the countrymen to help his team fulfill their oaths. However, reforms must precede election date announcement as systematic loopholes allowed previous election commissioners to flout codes of ethics and conduct, ...

Three Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) members have been killed during gunfight with army in the dense forests under Ruma upazila in Bandarban district. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated it on Sunday (November 24). According to the ISPR, the army launched the operation based on a tip-off about the location of a clandestine hideout of the KNF in dense forests ...

The last trial train has reached Khulna through the Padma Bridge. This is the third trial of the trial train on the Khulna-Dhaka route. The train reached Khulna Railway Station at 1:10 pm on Sunday (November 24). At that time, the speed of the train was 100 kilometers per hour. The train left Kamalapur, Dhaka for Khulna at 9:10 am ...

Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin and four commissioners were sworn in on Sunday (November 24). Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the swearing-in ceremony at the judges’ lounge of the Supreme Court in the afternoon. Earlier around 12:15PM, they entered the Supreme Court for taking oath. Earlier on November 21, President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed former secretary ...

The National Review Committee on the ministry of power, energy, and mineral resources on Sunday asked the interim government to hire a reputed legal and investigative firm to assist its review of major power generation contracts signed during Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic rule between 2009 and 2024. In a resolution, the committee, led by Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, said it needs ...

Again drivers of battery-operated rickshaws are staging demonstrations on some city roads at Mohammadpur, Dhanmondi, Mirpur, Press Club, Jatrabari, Gabtoli, Gulistan, High Court, causing immense sufferings to city dwellers and commuters. Around 11:30AM on Sunday, they started gathering at different points in the capital under the banner of Rickshaw-Van-Easy Bike Sramik Union to press home their 12-point demands, which forced ...