Bangladesh

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said there is no security threat over the celebration of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year 1432. “There was no security threat over the celebration of the Pahela Baishakh,” he said while briefing newsmen about the outcome of the meeting on law and order over the ...

A Dhaka court has placed Barrister Tureen Afroz, former senior prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), on a four-day remand in an attempted murder case. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jakir Hossain passed the order on Tuesday (April 8) after police produced her before the court with a 10-day remand prayer. On March 27 this year, a student ...

Police have arrested 49 people for attacking shops and business establishments nationwide during Monday’s protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemning Israeli aggression in Gaza. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam confirmed this in press release on Tuesday. “Two cases were filed in connection with the incident. Investigation is underway. These attacks and vandalism are a violation of ...

Police on Monday night arrested Barrister Tureen Afroz from the capital city’s Uttara area. A tem of Uttara Pashchim Thana apprehended her in connection with a case of attempt to murder. Deputy Commissioner (media and public relations) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mohammad Talebur Rahman confirmed the arrest. She will be produced before the court on Tuesday.

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) staged a protest against what they described as “genocide” by Israeli forces in Palestine and the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill in India’s Parliament. On Monday, April 7, the demonstration began at 4:20 pm outside the National Museum in capital’s Shahbagh, with party leaders and activists demanding an immediate end to the violence in Palestine. “It is ...

The Election Commission (EC) has nearly finalized a draft of the electoral code of conduct for the upcoming national parliamentary elections, which notably proposes to exclude the use of posters in campaign activities. Election Commissioner Md. Anwarul Islam Sarkar announced the development on Monday following a meeting held at the EC headquarters in the capital’s Agargaon. Speaking to reporters, Commissioner ...

The Election Commission (EC) has urged the public not to fall into deceptive Facebook advertisements promoting NID-related services, reports BSS. A media release issued by the EC secretariat on Monday said recently, it has observed numerous fake IDs and Facebook pages on social media platforms, which are misleading people by advertising NID-related services, which is highly unwanted. It said official ...

A Dhaka court on Monday has imposed the ban on former lawmaker for Comilla-8 constituency Abu Zafar Mohammad Shafiuddin Shamim from leaving the country. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The petition, submitted by ACC Assistant Director Ferdous Rahman, highlighted allegations of embezzling 300 crore taka ...

Road accidents claimed 249 lives and left 553 injured in just 11 days during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation when a total of 257 accidents occurred, according to data compiled by the Road Safety Foundation. Forty-one women and 59 children were among the dead, it said. Over 2000 people were injured across the country during this period but according to the media ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday sent 84 pro-Awami League lawyers to jail and granted bail to nine others in a sabotage case during the anti-discrimination protest. The case, filed with Kotwali Police Station, accuses 144 lawyers of attacking fellow lawyers, vandalizing chambers and attempting murder during a protest on August 4 last year at the Dhaka Bar Association premises. Following ...