Bangladesh

Students of seven colleges affiliated to Dhaka University again blocked Science Lab intersection in the capital, demanding the formation of an independent university for their institutions. Around 11AM on Tuesday, they gathered inside Dhaka College and brought out a procession from there around 12:15PM and later took position at Science Lab, suspending vehicular movement in and around the area. “We ...

A writ petition seeking to ban the political activities of 11 parties, including the Bangladesh Awami League and the Jatiya Party, has been officially withdrawn. The petition, which had also called for the 10th, 11th, and 12th national elections to be declared illegal, was dismissed at the High Court on Tuesday. The High Court bench of Justice Fatema Najib and ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk reached in Dhaka on Tuesday morning on a two-day visit. Toufique Hasan, director general and spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, welcomed him at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. During his visit, the High Commissioner is scheduled to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. The UN rights chief will meet a number ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked advisers to fast track the construction of the museum for the July-August mass uprising at the Gonobhaban. The Chief Adviser gave the instructions when he visited the Dhaka palace where ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina lived during the past 15 years, which became a symbol of repression and her brutal rule, reports UNB. ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged Saudi Arabia to invest more in Bangladesh and enhance energy and economic cooperation to boost ties between the two friendly nations. The Chief Advisers made the call when Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Tejgaon, Dhaka. Ambassador Al Duhailan ...

Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari on Monday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed bilateral issues and the revival of Saarc to enhance regional cooperation. The hour-long meeting, which began around 10:30am, was held at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office in the capital, reports UNB. BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, party’s international affairs ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has announced that taxpayers no longer need to go to banks or tax offices to file their returns, a new initiative is being underway in this regard. In a video message on Monday, Yunus noted the role of taxes in powering the nation’s economy. “Dear countrymen…I would say two words (sentences) on income tax. The ...

A writ was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking a ban on Awami League (AL) as political party. Coordinators of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement Hasnat Abdullah and Sarjis Alam filed the writ petition seeking a ban on all the activities of Awami League as a political party for mass killings during the recent student movement. The High Court bench ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that the Bangladesh Navy and Air Force have once again been recognized as symbols of trust by the people of the country, reports UNB. He said that the Bangladesh Navy and Air Force have stood by the people during critical junctures. The chief adviser inaugurated the Bangladesh Navy and Air Force Selection ...

Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, former public works minister and also the Awami League presidium member, was sent to jail on Sunday. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jiadur Rahman passed the order after Sub-Inspector Nazmul Hassan of Paltan thana produced Mosharraf before the court and prayed to keep him in jail till investigation in the case is completed. Meanwhile, lawyers of Engineer Mosharraf ...