Bangladesh

A tribunal in Dhaka on Thursday extended the bail of Nobel Laureate economist Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus in a case filed for violation of labour law. Yunus’s lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun confirmed this. Around 11am, Dr Yunus went to Labour Appellate Tribunal and pleaded for his bail as his earlier bail ended today. On April 16, tribunal Judge MA Awal granted ...

The government is observing national mourning on Thursday (May 23) over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister and others in a helicopter crash. The national flag has been hoisted at half-mast at all government, semi-government, and autonomous institutions, educational institutions, all government and private buildings, and Bangladesh missions abroad. Additionally, special prayers will be held in ...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said Bangladesh police have reported that they arrested three persons who were involved in the murder of MP Anwarul Azim Anar. “MP Azim has been killed in a planned way. Bangladeshis are involved in this murder.” The minister said these on Wednesday while talking to reporters at his residence. “Indian police informed us this morning ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said the Bangladesh police are working together with the Kolkata police and Indian authorities regarding the death of Md Anwarul Azim Anar MP from Jhenaidah-4 (Kaliganj) constituency and president of Kaliganj Upazila Awami League. “The news of Anar’s death has not been officially confirmed by the relevant Indian police authorities through our ...

The body of Awami League lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar from Jhenidah-4 constituency (Kaliganj), who was murdered after going to India for treatment, has not been found yet, said Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday (May 22). He stated it while talking to reporters after attending a programme at Dhaka University Senate Building on Wednesday afternoon. The foreign minister said ...

Election Commission Secretary Md Jahangir Alam has been transferred and made Secretary to the Public Security Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a circular on Tuesday (May 21) announcing the transfer. It said Jahangir Alam made Secretary to the Public Security Division. The order would be effective as soon as possible. Meanwhile, in ...

Jhenidah-4 constituency MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing on May 13 after going  to India, has been found dead in Kolkata. Kolkata police recovered his body from a flat in New Town area on Wednesday (22 May). They also arrested two persons from the scene, a deputy police commissioner of Kolkata police confirmed this. Azim was the AL lawmaker ...

Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, being observed across the country on Wednesday. On the occasion of the Buddha Purnima, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate messages greeted the members of the Buddhist community as well as the countrymen. In his message, President Shahabuddin said Buddha Purnima is a holy religious festival related to ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (May 21) sought cooperation from Australia to boost agriculture production as Australia has technological expertise in this sector. “We need to increase our production. Because our land is decreasing and population is going up. Australia can help us in this regard as Australia is very advanced in agricultural technology,” she said. The premier said ...

Counting of votes is now going on after the end of voting at 156 upazilas under the 6th phase of Upazila Parishad elections. The voting was held from 8:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday amid some stray incident across the country. Now vote counting is going on and the results will start coming out by the evening. The presence of voters ...