Bangladesh

A court in Dhaka on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Md Siam Hossain, one of the prime suspects in lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar murder. Earlier on Sunday, the investigation officer (IO) of the case submitted a petition to issue an warrant against Siam. Accepting the petition, Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque issue the order today. In the ...

  State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury has said that 16,970 workers failed to go to Malaysia. He stated it while addressing a press conference at the meeting room of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment on Sunday afternoon (June 2). The State Minister said the ministry has approved 5,26,676 people till May ...

A mild earthquake, originated in Myanmar, jolted a large part of the country, including Dhaka. Its magnitude was five on the Richter scale. Meteorological Department said the earthquake occurred at 2:44 pm Bangladesh time on Sunday. Its center was 441 southeast of Dhaka in Myanmar’s Mawlaik area. ​​ According to India’s National Center for Seismology, the earthquake in Myanmar originated ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday urged the scouts to come forward to prevent the rise of youth gangs in cities and suburbs apart from traditional scouting activities. The President, who is also Chief Scout, made the call while speaking as the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the 52nd annual (triennial) general meeting of the National Council of Bangladesh ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that accused former IG Benazir Ahmed’s trial will go on even though he is in abroad. “If found guilty, Benazir has to return home. The government will not compromise on the issue.” Obaidul Quader, also Awami League general secretary, said these while briefing journalists at Awami League’s Dhanmondi office on Sunday. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh would rather work with those countries which will help in Dhaka’s journey towards development and prosperity not taking into consideration who engages in war with whom. “I first consider the development of my country. I will move ahead with those who will help us in our country’ development,” she said, adding that ...

Nobel Laureate economist Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday appeared before a Dhaka court and sought acquittal from a case charge filed against him over misappropriation of about Tk 25.22 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers’ profit participation fund. Today is scheduled for hearing on charge framing of the case. The hearing will be held before the court of Dhaka Special ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has encouraged students to promote Bangladesh-China friendship by learning the Chinese language and devoting themselves to cultural exchange between the two countries. Speaking at the 23rd “Chinese Bridge” world Chinese proficiency competition for the college students in Bangladesh, he emphasized the competition as a cultural exchange platform. Ambassador Yao awarded the contestants at the ...

Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has called for addressing the ongoing conflict in Rakhine state and taking a coordinated international action to repatriate Rohingyas to Myanmar from Bangladesh. The foreign minister, who is now in the United States on a three-day official visit, made the appeal during four separate meetings at the UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, a ...

Former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed left the country under the patronisation of the government, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged. “How does a person like the former IGP leave the country without the understanding of the government?” he asked while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion in the capital on Saturday (June ...