Bangladesh

Today marks the anniversary of the historic March 7, a day forever etched in Bangladesh’s history. On this day in 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his iconic speech at the Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan), rallying the nation towards independence from Pakistan’s rule. Recognized by UNESCO in 2017 as a world documentary heritage, Bangabandhu’s 19-minute extempore speech called for a ...

Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP, raised the question of why it is difficult to hold elections by December. He said,”There are still 9 to 10 months left. If the Election Commission wants, elections can be held by December. Because the Election Commission will conduct the elections, and the government will provide support.” He made these remarks ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has highlighted the importance of ensuring women’s safety as a critical factor in defining a modern state. In a post on his verified Facebook page this morning, on the eve of International Women’s Day, Fakhrul called for the elimination of extremism, hatred, and disrespect towards women. “Ensuring women’s safety is the most important ...

Toby Cadman, Special Advisor to the ICT Chief Prosecutor has urged the Interim Government of Bangladesh to refer the cases of the July-August massacres to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Cadman, who has extensive experience as an international criminal law specialist worked in Bosnia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Yemen, Syria, and Ukraine, made the recommendation when he called on ...

Bangladesh’s Interim Government has been unable to fully ensure public safety and holding a general election this year will be difficult, the head of a newly launched political party told Reuters. Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted last August in the wake of mass, sometimes violent, student-led protests. The interim government, headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said this ...

Route permits of passenger vessels charging fares beyond the fixed rates and carrying extra passengers, will be cancelled, said Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Thursday. “No passenger vessel would be allowed to charge more than the fixed fare and a fare chart must be displayed publicly from today.” The adviser came up with this warning after ...

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on Thursday to join a special session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah. The extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers will be held on Friday, said an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session is expected to discuss the progress of ...

The United Nations (UN) will cut monthly food aid for Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char by more than half from April due to a funding crisis. The World Food Programme (WFP) informed this to Bangladesh on Wednesday (March 5). Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) Mizanur Rahman said that WFP verbally communicated its decision on Tuesday before sending ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his businessman Gias Uddin Al Mamun from a money laundering case charge. They were sentenced to seven years’ of imprisonment by the High Court in this case. A four-member tribunal, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued this order, said the defendants’ ...

Pakistan s Additional Foreign Secretary (Asia & Pacific), Ambassador Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, held a series of meetings with senior Bangladeshi officials to review and strengthen bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors, including foreign relations, trade, culture, visa and people-to-people exchanges. During his meeting with Mr. Md. Jashim Uddin, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, both sides reviewed the current state of Pakistan-Bangladesh relations, ...