Bangladesh

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said today that it would not be wrong if anyone believes that new political parties are necessary for the development and safety of Bangladesh. “Ultimately, the people of the country will make the final decision. It is their right to decide whom they will support or reject. Therefore, the BNP has always placed emphasis on ...

Assuring an increased lending to Bangladesh, World Bank Country Director Abdoulaye Seck on Tuesday (September 17) said the World Bank can mobilise about $2 billion new financing in this fiscal year to support critical reforms, flood response, better air quality and health. Seck spoke about the new assistance when he met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guesthouse ...

Ekattor Television CEO Mozammel Haque Babu and president of the advisory board of the Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, have been placed on a seven-day remand each in connection with the killing of a domestic help Liza Aktar during the anti-discrimination movement in Dhaka. Besides, the court placed Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta on a seven-day remand in connection with ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said Germany will provide 1 billion Euro to Bangladesh in the next 10 years, including 15 million Euro this year, to develop its renewable energy sector. Both countries will promote knowledge exchange and cooperation with non-state actors like private sector, research institutes, academia, and civil society, she said. The ...

Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have started gathering at Nayapaltan in the capital for joining a rally there in observance of ‘International Democracy Day’. The rally formally starts at 2:30PM on Tuesday. Additional police personnel have been deployed in and around the area.      

Former Railways minister Nurul Islam Sujan has been arrested. He was arrested by police on Monday (Sept 16) night from Room No. 833 of Bangladesh Specialised Hospital at Shyamoli in the capital. Jatrabari Police Station’s officer-in-charge (OC) Md Faruque Ahmed confirmed it at night. He said there are cases pending against Nurul Islam Sujan with Jatrabari Police Station. Legal action ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that a vested quarter has already stared working to keep Professor Muhammad Yunus led interim government in power indefinitely. Demanding the announcement of holding election as soon as possible, he power must have to be handed over to the elected government after holding an election. Then the elected government will decide ...

Muslim devotees in Bangladesh are celebrating Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day that marks the birth and passing of Prophet Muhammad (SM). The Islamic Foundation has organised a 15-day programme, including milad events and special prayer sessions, in various mosques across the country. Prophet Muhammad (SM) was born on the 12th of Hijri Rabi’ al-Awwal. The anniversary of his martyrdom falls on the ...

The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested former Rajshahi-4 MP Md Enamul Haque from Dhaka’s Adabor. In a statement on Monday, the elite force said that he had been arrested in connection with a case over an alleged attack on an Anti-discrimination Student Movement protest in Rajshahi’s Bagmara on Aug 5. Enamul was elected to parliament from the Rajshahi-4 seat as ...

A Dhaka court on Monday sent to jail former culture minister Asaduzzaman Noor and ex-state minister for civil aviation Mahbub Ali to keep them in check until a murder investigation is completed. The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested the two senior Awami League leaders in the capital on Sunday in a case filed over the killing of Siam Sardar, ...