Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said new crimes are emerging with the advent of advanced technology, asking the police personnel to take necessary preparations to thwart the diversified crimes. “As the technology advances, new types of crime are emerging. So, our police force should be prepared to deal with them properly,” she said while addressing the police officers of ...

The High Court (HC) on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to BNP leader Ishraque Hossain in 12 separate cases filed with different police stations in Dhaka over the subversive acts centering the party’s grand rally on October 28. The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat Hossain gave him six-week anticipatory bail on Thursday after a hearing. ...

BNP joint secretary genera Moazzem Hossain Alal was barred at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka from going India on Thursday. Around 11am, immigration department kept him sitting keeping his passport and importnat papers in their custody, said the BNP leader’s personal secretary Jahangir Hawlader. He said Moazzem Hossain Alal has been suffering from kidney problem for a long time. He ...

Today is the last day of the two-day election of Dhaka Bar Association. The balloting began at 9am and will go on till 5pm with one hour recess from 1pm to 2pm. After that, the result will be announced. Earlier on Wednesday, the voting was held from 9am-5pm. A total of 4,230 voters cast their votes on the first day. ...

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday (February 28) called upon people to remain vigilant to the market alongside the government monitoring to keep the prices of essential commodities at a tolerable level. “I call upon the country’s people to keep their vigilance (alongside the government monitoring) and it will make the work easy,” she told ...

Members of parliament (MPs) elected to 50 reserved seats for women uncontested have been sworn-in this (Wednesday) afternoon. Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to MPs-elect uncontested at the oath-taking chamber of Jatiya Sangsad around 3:40pm. At first, 48 Awami League MPs-elect were administered oath, followed by two MPs-elect of the main opposition Jatiya Party. After they ...

The government has fixed the office timings of all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies from 9:00am to 3:30pm during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan. Besides, there will be a break of 15 minutes from 1.15pm to 1.30pm for Zohr prayer. The timings were fixed at a cabinet meeting held on Wednesday (February 28), Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain said ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina unveiled the covers of two books, which are compilations of her speeches given in the United Nations (UN) and to the nation, in the Cabinet meeting today. The books are “Sokoler Tore Sokole Amra” which contains 19 speeches of the Prime Minister given in the UN and their English translation, and “Ahoban”, a collection of her ...

The High Court on Wednesday upheld the former deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman’s jail sentence in a graft case. An HC bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah passed the order. Adv Khurshid Alam was present in the court on behalf of the Anti-Corruption commission (ACC). Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 Judge Manzurul Islam on June 21 sentenced ...

A two-day election at Dhaka Bar Association to elect the office bearers for 2024-2025 started at 9am on Wednesday. The balloting will go on till 5pm with one hour recess from 1pm to 2pm on both of the days. The voting will end on Thursday (February 29) afternoon. Abdur Rahman Hawlader and Md Anwar Shahadat are contesting for the posts ...