Bangladesh

Nobel Laureate and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called upon the youth to envision a radically different and better world, urging them to nurture the courage to reshape the future. “We possess the ability to create the world we truly desire,” Prof Yunus told thousands of graduates while addressing the 5th Convocation of Chittagong University (CU), held on ...

A Dhaka court has appointed a receiver to oversee 14 seized flats and five commercial shops owned by former Awami League MP Asim Kumar Ukil and his wife, former lawmaker Apu Ukil. The order was issued on Wednesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, following a petition by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). According to ACC sources, the ...

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has fixed June 1 as the date for delivering its verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami’s appeal to regain its status as a registered political party. The decision was made on Wednesday by a four-member bench headed by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, following detailed legal arguments from both the petitioner and the state. The legal team representing Jamaat ...

Chittagong University (CU) authorities conferred hononary Doctorate of Literature (D.Litt) degree on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus for his outstanding contributions to alleviating poverty through microcredit and establishing peace across the globe. He was conferred with the degree at the 5th Convocation Ceremony of the university held on CU’s central play ground on Wednesday afternoon. On behalf of the university, ...

Police on Wednesday foiled a long march of Jagannath University(JnU) students heading towards the Chief Adviser’s official residence Jamuna in the capital’s Kakrail area, to press home their three-point demand. Witnesses said several hundred students started their scheduled ‘Long March’ towards Jamuna from the campus around 12:30 pm. The procession crossed Tatibazar intersection, Gulistan intersection, Zero point intersection and Matshya ...

Chittagong Port is the heart of the nation’s economy, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus commented on Wednesday. He emphasised the need to transform it into a true seaport of international standards. He said a new chapter in Bangladesh’s economy cannot be opened ignoring the Chittagong Port and laid emphasis on expanding its capacity and gradually making it stronger. “Bangladesh’s economy ...

The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in a corruption case in which she has been sentenced to three-year imprisonment. The court also accepted Zubaida Rahman’s appeal for hearing. An HC bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman issued the order today. Senior lawyer SM Shahjahan, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon ...

A Dhaka court has granted a two-day remand for former home secretary Jahangir Alam in connection with the murder of Sheikh Mehedi Hasan Junayed during an anti-discrimination protest. On Wednesday (May 14), Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Minhazur Rahman issued the order after a hearing. Investigators from the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) had sought a five-day remand, while the defense, ...

India has expressed concern over interim government’s decision to ban political activities of Awami League (AL) and all its affiliated, associated, and like-minded organizations. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the move did not follow due democratic process. During the MEA’s weekly press briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal responded to a query ...

The High Court on Tuesday sentenced condemned convicts Maulana Mohammad Tajuddin and Shahadat Ullah to life term imprisonment in the case lodged over the 2001 Ramna Batamul bomb attack. Meanwhile, the court commuted the sentences of the least nine convicts to 10-year imprisonment and fined Tk 50,000 each. The order was issued by Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Nasreen ...