Bangladesh

World Bank Vice President Martin Raiser has reiterated the global financial institution’s commitment to supporting Bangladesh’s Interim Government in implementing key reforms. Raiser made this pledge during a meeting with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday. During their discussion, they addressed various areas of mutual interest, focusing on the World ...

Former members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) have launched a six-point movement, calling for justice, reinstatement, and policy reforms. The protest began on Tuesday morning with a sit-in demonstration at the Central Shaheed Minar, drawing support from family members and relatives under the banner of the BDR Kalyan Parishad. The demonstrators are demanding the annulment of verdicts handed down by Sheikh ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for continued US support for key development projects and reform initiatives as he met with US Charge d’Affaires Tracey Jacobson in the city on Tuesday. The discussion, held at the State Guest House Jamuna, covered a range of critical issues, including governance reforms, the Rohingya crisis, migration, and law and order. One of ...

Mentioning the ongoing crackdown ‘Operation Devil Hunt’, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said no criminals should be allowed to escape from the law enforcement agencies. He urged law enforcers to be more vigilant to bring criminals to justice during the operation. He made the call while addressing a workshop at the Bangladesh Police Auditorium ...

Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser, has said the consensus Committee will start their dialogue with the political parties starting on 15 February. Shafiqul Alam said, “A decision was taken today to hold first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with political parties on February 15.” He said it in a press briefing held at Foreign Service Academy ...

Interim government Advisor Mahfuz Alam on Monday said that mobbers will be considered as devil during the ongoing Operation Devil Haunt. He made the remark in a social media platform post on his verified page on Monday night. Mahfuz Alam wrote, “Following the today’s incident, no more requests will be made. It is not your duty to take the law ...

A Dhaka court has ordered to request Interpol to issue a red alert for arresting former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Ghalib passed the order following an application by Investigation Officer Director Hafizul Islam in the graft case. It is reported that former IGP Benazir’s family is currently staying in Australia. ...

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Dipankar Talukder, former minister of state for the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the president of Rangamati District Awami League, from Dhaka’s Sobhanbagh on Monday. DMP Deputy Commissioner (media) Talebur Rahman confirmed the matter. He is accused of several cases with various police stations. Most of the cases were filed after August 5, ...

Former UK City minister Tulip Siddiq was listed as a resident of a luxury 10-storey tower block in the capital’s Gulshan named after her family, according to British daily The Telegraph reports. Officials in Dhaka believed the former anti-corruption minister’s “permanent addressâ€� was the upmarket apartment complex named “Siddiquesâ€� in 2014, while she was a councillor in Camden, north London. ...

The interim government of Bangladesh has expressed strong disapproval of India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for commenting on the recent incident at Dhanmondi 32, calling the statement “unexpected and unwarranted.” The government emphasized that the matter is an internal affair of Bangladesh and should not be subject to external commentary. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Rafiqul Alam addressed the issue ...