Bangladesh

Editor of the daily Amar Desh, Dr Mahmudur Rahman feels that the “ghosts of Fascism” are still roaming around us. He expressed his determination to fight against them while urging the government to support the press. “We must fight against these ghosts of Fascism. The government must support the press so it can present the truth.” He made these remarks ...

Members of the Tablighi Jamaat faction, led by Indian preacher Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi, took over the management duties of Kakrail Mosque on Friday from their rival faction, led by senior cleric Zubair Ahmed, for two-week. According to police, followers of Maulana Saad entered the mosque and took over management duties reportedly on the basis of a mutual agreement. Meanwhile, Maulana ...

The Bangladesh Army has issued a warning against the fraudulent activities using its name in jhut (unused fabric from garment factories) business. In a media release, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) made the call on Friday morning. “It has been noticed that some unscrupulous individuals and vested quarters have been using the names of army officers to take proprietary control ...

Additional police have been deployed at Kakrail in Dhaka on Friday morning to avoid any untoward situation amid increasing tension between the followers of the two Tablighi Jamaat factions. Sohel Rana, additional deputy commissioner (Ramna zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said they have strengthened the security measures in the adjoining areas, through no incident of violence has been reported so ...

Police took custody of Golam Kibria Tipu, general secretary of Dhaka metropolitan unit Swechasebak League, voluntary wing of Awami League, on Friday after locals detained him from his hideout in Dakshin Keraniganj of the capital. Officer-in-Charge of Dakshin Keraniganj police station Mazharul Islam said locals detained Kinria from Bir Baghoir area on Thursday night and handed him over to police. ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Thursday evening wrapping up his Baku tour to attend the global climate meet titled “Conference of Parties-29 (COP29),” reports BSS. “A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 8:00pm,” CA’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said. ...

The government has taken punitive measures against two officials stationed at Bangladesh Mission in Geneva in connection with the harassment of Law, Justice and Expatriate Welfare ministries’ adviser Dr Asif Nazrul in Switzerland, said Toufique Hasan, Director General, Public Diplomacy Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He disclosed it at a weekly media briefing held at the Ministry of ...

Former BNP lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu and two others have been acquitted in a case filed over siphoning off Tk 183.92 crore to Dubai. Dhaka Divisional Special Judge SM Ziaur Rahman passed this order on Thursday stating that the prosecution failed to prove the charges. Two other accused who are also acquitted from the case charge are SAK Ekramuzzaman, Managing ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday met Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at the COP29 climate summit venue in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan. During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest, according to a message received here. Earlier, Non-Resident Ambassador of Azerbaijan Elchin Huseynli in a meeting with Prof Yunus here stressed the need for deeper trade ties between ...

Four advisers met with the injured of the July-August mass uprising, who were protesting for better treatment, at National Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute (NITOR) early Thursday. The advisers arrived on the scene hurriedly around 2:30AM to meet the wounded protesters and addressed them. They assured them of giving proper treatment and rehabilitation. Getting assurance, the protesting injured returned to ...