Bangladesh

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to London on January 7 for advanced medical treatment. A 15-member delegation, including nurse, doctors, will accompany her during her visit to London. The delegation includes Syeda Sharmila Rahman, wife of Khaleda Zia’s late son Arafat Rahman Koko; her physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain; Dr Md Enamul Haque Chowdhury; Tabith Awal; and her personal ...

Long time misbehavior and unpaid wages behind the murders of seven crew members on MV Al Bakhera vessel in Chandpur, said Lt Col Munim Ferdous, the spokesperson of Rapid Action Battalion, on Wednesday. Earlier, a team of RAB-11 have arrested Akash Mandal alias Irfan from Bagerhat’s Chitolmari area over the murders. Akash is another crew member of MV Al Bakhera. ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanged greetings with representatives of the Christian community on the occasion of Happy Christmas Day at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday (December 24). Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain conducted the greeting exchange ceremony, while leaders of the Christian faith Bishop Bejoy N D’Cruze, the head of the Catholic Christians ...

The Christian community is celebrating the Christmas Day in the country, as elsewhere across the world, on Wednesday, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christian community, is the celebration of rebirth, new beginning, forgiveness and peace, and renewing relationship with God and human beings. The celebrations of the Christmas Day feature decoration of ...

Six Reform Commissions formed to propose reforms of the constitution, electoral system, the judiciary, police, anti-corruption, and public administration will submit their reports soon. It was stated by Dr Badiul Alam Majumder, head of the Electoral Reform Commission, and secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), while speaking at a seminar on “Dialogue for Democratic Restructure: Public Administration-related Dialogue” held at ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has demanded international investigation into the repression and torture on the minorities, and occupying their houses since the War of Independence of the country. Opposing any division on the basis of religion, he said if guarding the mosques does not require, guarding the temples would also not require. He was speaking at a workers’ ...

BNP Vice Chairman Abdus Salam alias Pintu was released from prison on Tuesday morning, 17 years after he was arrested for alleged involvement in the 21 August massacre targeting Awami League politicians. Pintu was a death-row convict in the 21 August grenade attack case, and was arrested during the 2006-08 caretaker government tenure. However, the High Court this month ruled ...

Railway and Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has stated that the railway is an affordable mode of transportation, allowing travel at minimal cost. However, our railway faces various challenges. He made this statement on Tuesday morning at the official inauguration ceremony of the Dhaka-Khulna-Dhaka route at Dhaka Railway Station (Kamalapur). He said, “You need to understand ...

World Bank Country Director to Bangladesh Abdoulaye Seck on Monday promised the World Bank’s support for key reform initiatives that the Bangladesh interim government has undertaken. Seck made the pledge when he paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here, reports BSS. Prof Yunus thanked Seck, who is retiring in January, ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has canceled the ‘Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park, Moulvibazar (Phase 1)’ project in the Lathitila forest of Moulvibazar. Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud after the meeting while briefing the reports said the ECNEC has canceled the project as the Lathitila Forest is a hotspot of biodiversity and constructing a safari park ...