Bangladesh

Officials of the tribunal’s investigation agency have brought five charges, including instigation and direct order for mass killing, against Sheikh Hasina, according to the report submitted on Monday. The report was handed over to Chief Prosecutor Tazul Islam by the coordinator and officials of the investigation agency at about 10:55AM. It includes former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former ...

A Dhaka court has granted bail to 40 former BDR personnel accused in the explosives case linked to the 2009 Pilkhana massacre. Judge Ibrahim Miah of Dhaka Special Tribunal-2 issued the bail order on May 8, which was confirmed on Monday (May 12) by Chief Prosecutor Alhaj Borhan Uddin. The accused include Rezaul Karim, Shahjahan, Rafiqul Islam, Saiful Islam, Shamim, ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has approved the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, introducing new legal provisions that allow the government to ban the activities of individuals and organisations linked to terrorism. The draft ordinance received both in-principle and final approval during a meeting of the Advisory Council held at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday, according to a statement ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and three-time former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is spending a happy time with family members after returning home undergoing treatment in the United Kingdom (UK) A few days after her return, she went to her younger brother Shamim Iskander’s house in Gulshan to attend a family function on Saturday. She spent a happy time ...

July uprising injured have blocked the busy Shahbagh to press home their three-point demands, including permanent ban of Awami League. The demonstration, which began on Sunday morning, disrupted the normal traffic flow in the area, causing inconvenience to commuters, especially those heading towards hospitals for medical care. This protest came a day after the government announced its decision to ban ...

A decision on Awami League’s registration will be taken after the gazette is published, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A MM Nasir Uddin on Sunday. “Once the gazette is published, we will sit with the Election Commission on the issue. The decision will be taken after discussion,” the CEC said this to media today. Nasir Uddin added, “Because we have ...

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated across the country on Sunday. Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On this day in 563 BC, Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Kopilabostu at the foothill of the Himalayas. The day is a public holiday. On the occasion, the national ...

The Advisory Council of Bangladesh interim government has decided to ban all political activities of Awami League, the country’s oldest and one of its largest political parties, citing national security and ongoing war crimes proceedings. The decision was made during an emergency meeting of the council held on Saturday evening at the state guest house Jamuna. According to a statement ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the 18 crore people of the country no longer want Awami League and the party should be banned. “On one hand, we’re holding a rally here in Chattogram; on the other, another rally is being held at New Market in Dhaka. The demand is the same — Awami League must ...

Bangladesh has reiterated its dedication to advancing regional solidarity in climate adaptation and disaster risk management during a landmark international gathering held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. At the 4th Ministerial Conference of Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES), Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, emphasized Bangladesh’s vision for collaborative, people-centric, and innovation-driven solutions ...