Bangladesh

A court on Sunday sent former agriculture minister Md Abdus Shahid to jail in a case filed over the murder of bus driver Alamgir Hossain during the student-led mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahammed passed the order as police produced Shahid before the court after the end of his four-day remand in the case and pleaded to keep him ...

Asraful Arafin, a lawyer of London’s 3 Bolt Court Chambers, has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague accusing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the ministers of her government and its associated state actors of crimes against humanity. The complaint was filed in the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 28th October 2024 under Article 15 ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday acquitted seven pro-BNP lawyers from contempt of court charge. A four-member Appellate Division bench, headed by chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed this order. Meanwhile, the court fined petitioner SC lawyer Nazmul Huda Tk 1 lakh as he was not present in the court. This money will have to be donated to ...

A Bangladeshi young man has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut. Deceased Mohammad Nizam Uddin, 32, hailed from Kosba upazila of Brahmanbaria. The Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut confirmed the death in a condolence note stating that Mohammad Nizam Uddin (passport number EF0620043) was killed in an airstrike at around 3:23PM on Saturday, while at a coffee ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the results of the US election will not pose any challenge to the relations that the two countries maintain as Prof Muhammad Yunus as a global leader has very good ties with senior leaders of both parties, reports UNB. “He (CA Prof Yunus) has friends in both parties. The relationship depends a ...

Leaders of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in Bangladesh have called on the daily Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman to seek apology to the nation within the next seven days following his “controversial and baseless” remarks about the organisation. They hinted at taking strict measures including potential legal action against him if he fails to seek apology within ...

As much as $15 billion was siphoned off from Bangladesh annually posing major challenges to recover the vast amount of money, according to Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). He highlighted the issue while addressing a seminar titled ‘Odious Debt and Recovery of Bangladesh’s Laundered Wealth’, organised by the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF) and Sombhabonar Bangladesh at ...

A 17-member committee has been to transform Ganabhaban, the official residence of former prime minister sheikh Hasina, into a museum titled ‘July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum’. The museum will preserve the memories of repression during the past 16 years in Bangladesh and the history of students’ movement and their victory Writer and Filmmaker Dr Ebadur Rahman will act as its ...

Security has been beefed up around the central office of the Jatiya Party (JaPa) at Bijoynagar area in the capital. Strict security measures have been implemented, and no party leaders, activists, and others are allowed to gather at the spot. Earlier, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has banned all forms of public gathering at Kakrail and adjoining areas in the capital. ...

During a reception ceremony at the State Guest House Jamuna in the morning today, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus asked the players of the Bangladesh team that won the 2024 SAFF Women’s Championship in Nepal last week to submit a list of their demands in writing, assuring them of working on those in the coming days. The Chief Adviser carefully ...