Bangladesh

BNP leaders and activists along with the family members of the victims of enforced disappearance and political killings formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital, marking the international Human Rights Day on Sunday. The programme began formally with the recitation from the holy Quran around 10:55am with BNP standing committee member Selima Rahman ...

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has suspended half of the judicial functions at the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Sunday in honour of senior lawyer of the Supreme Court Barrister Mainul Hosein. As per the decision, the judicial proceedings will remain closed from 11am-1:15pm. Barrister Mainul Hosein, also former adviser to the Caretaker Government, breathed his last at Evercare Hospital in ...

BNP senior joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that their party leaders and activists are being repressed and deprived of all facilities as prisoners, extremely violating their human rights. “The current IG Prison has verbally directed all jail authorities to deprive all the prisoners belonging to BNP of all general facilities to appease Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,” ...

Barrister Mainul Hosein, former adviser of caretaker government, has passed away He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Ever Care Hospital in the capital on Saturday, said Shams Mahmud, the Managing Director of Shasha Denims and a relative of Barrister Mainul. He battled cancer for the past year, Shams Mahmud added. The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP wants to carry out terrorist activities in the name of countrywide programme on the Human Rights Day on Sunday. He made the comments at a press conference held at the political office of the party’s president at Dhanmondi in the capital on Saturday afternoon. Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, ...

The United Nations has reiterated its hope for “free, fair and credible elections” in Bangladesh. “I haven’t seen the letter, and I would just refer you to what I’ve already said extensively on the elections in Bangladesh and our hopes for a free, fair, and credible elections,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, told reporters during a regular briefing ...

A passenger and a helper have been injured when two passenger buses collided head-on with each other on the Padma Bridge. The accident happened at about 4:00pm on Saturday near the Pillar No. 10 of Padma Bridge. Police sources said a passenger bus belonging to ‘Golden Line’ collided with another passenger bus head-on at about 4:00pm on Saturday. At that ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh is advanced enough in terms of women empowerment as the country has fulfilled the dream of Begum Rokeya. “We always are making endeavours so that our women would be self-reliant and stand on their own feet as Begum Rokeya said. She (Rokeya) said her dream would be fulfilled on that day when ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday conferred the Begum Rokeya Padak 2023 on five women for their outstanding contributions to society, women’s education and empowerment. Sheikh Hasina handed the awards at a programme in Dhaka’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium, marking the 143rd birth and 91st death anniversary of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain, reports UNB. The five recipients are: first female vice ...

Hefazat-e Islam Bangladesh has announced to hold a grand rally in Dhaka on December 29 to press home its demand for releasing alems including Moulana Mamunul Huq. The party’s secretary general Sajidur Rahman announced the programme from a demonstration at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday afternoon. Sajidur Rahman said: “We want to see the release ...