Bangladesh

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) officials testified on Wednesday against former British anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq, accusing her of leveraging her family ties to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to secure state-owned land in a township project near Dhaka. According to a report by Associated Press (AP), Tulip; a niece of Hasina, is being tried in absentia alongside her mother Sheikh Rehana, ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left Dhaka for Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday morning for follow-up eye treatment. Fakhrul, accompanied by his wife Rahat Ara Begum, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Bangkok at 11:15AM on a Thai Airways flight, said BNP’s media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. He said the BNP leader will receive follow-up treatment at Rutnin ...

Malaysia is likely to introduce ‘Graduate Plus’ visas for Bangladeshi students studying in the country, enabling thousands to access high-skilled jobs in its expanding economy. “We had productive discussions with the minister. In principle, he has agreed to issue Graduate Pass visas to Bangladeshi students in Malaysia. However, both sides need to complete certain formalities before the policy can take ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the interim government is committed to strengthening democracy and giving power back to the people of Bangladesh. “We are committed to strengthening democracy and giving power back to its rightful owner — the people,” he said. The Bangladesh Chief Adviser made the remarks while delivering his speech at a special convocation ceremony of ...

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), the national university of Malaysia, has conferred an honorary doctorate degree on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in recognition of his exceptional contribution to social entrepreneurship. The ceremony took place at the UKM auditorium in Kuala Lumpur, where the university’s chancellor formally presented the honorary degree to Prof Yunus. Upon his arrival, the chancellor personally welcomed ...

Bangladesh has strongly raised the issue of undocumented or irregular Bangladeshi migrants with Malaysia’s top leadership, aiming for a long-term solution to migration challenges, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Tuesday night. “We are coming here frequently. We are having deep and sincere discussions. They (Malaysia) have responded well and remain serious about migration welfare,” Alam told reporters ...

Bangladesh and Malaysia have vowed to elevate their longstanding relationship into a forward-looking strategic partnership, following high-level talks between Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim in Putrajaya on Tuesday. The meeting began with a one-on-one discussion between the two leaders, later expanding to restricted talks and a full delegation-level session. Both sides ...

International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) has dismissed a petition filed by senior Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna seeking permission to defend former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a crimes against humanity case linked to the July-August Mass Uprising. The plea was moved on Tuesday by Advocate Naznin Nahar on behalf of ZI Khan Panna, who was reportedly unwell. She informed ...

The upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election is expected to see a total of 45,098 polling centres across the country, with approximately 280,564 polling booths and nearly 931,131 election officials to manage the voting process. The information was revealed in the proceedings of a recent meeting focused on preparing and supervising the training of polling officials for the election. For comparison, ...

Professor Mahfuza Khanam, the only female ever elected Vice President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), has passed away at the age of 80. She was taken to Health and Hope Hospital in Panthapath on Tuesday morning after feeling unwell, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. Mahfuza Khanam had been living on Indira Road in Dhaka with ...