Bangladesh

The interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus completes its first year in office today, August 8, 2025. The administration assumed power exactly a year ago following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s regime in a massive popular uprising on August 5, 2024, which left many students and civilians dead or injured. Since taking office, the interim government ...

The second phase of the interim government officially began this week, with Chief Adviser Dr. Arafat Rahman announcing that ensuring a free, fair, and peaceful 13th National Parliamentary Election is now the administration’s highest priority. Speaking at the weekly Advisory Council meeting held at the Secretariat on Thursday, the Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus reflected on the conclusion of the ...

Rangpur Begum Rokeya University’s former vice chancellor Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah has been arrested. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him from Mohammadpur area in the capital on Thursday in a case field by Anti-Corruption Commission, Mohammad Nasirul Islam, joint commissioner of DB police, confirmed. The police official added, “We arrested him as per the requisition from ...

A magistrate court in Dhaka on Thursday sent former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque to jail in a case filed over forgery of verdicts. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman issued this order following completion of his remand. Earlier this morning, ABM Khairul was produced before the court as his seven-day remand in the case ended today. The remand report stated ...

The interim government was formed on August 8 after fascist Sheikh Hasina fled the country on August 5. Friday (August 8) will mark one year of the interim government. The Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam outlined the top 12 achievements of the current government over the past 12 months on a Facebook post. 1. Restoration of Peace and Stability ...

BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman held a private meeting with the Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Dhaka, in London during the second week of July. Tarique’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir and the US Embassy in Dhaka confirmed the meeting, according to a private television channel. Humayun Kabir described the meeting as “very good” ...

The Office of the Chief Adviser has formally requested the Election Commission (EC) to commence full-scale preparations for the upcoming national parliamentary elections, aiming for a vote before the start of Ramadan in February 2026. In a letter sent on Wednesday, Principal Secretary to the Chief Adviser, M. Siraj Uddin Mia, urged the EC to take all necessary steps to ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has welcomed the proposed February 2026 general election, calling it a step toward democratic revival — but dismissed criticism from some quarters as signs of defeatism. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday at the party’s Gulshan headquarters in Dhaka, Fakhrul said, “We welcome the indication that elections may be held in February 2026. ...

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has said that Awami League supporters will be able to case their votes. He made this comment while responding to reporters’ query at a press conference on Wednesday at the Nirbachan Bhaban. Nasir Uddin said Awami League politics is banned. But its supporters can cast votes. He expressed hope that the Election Commission would ...

The National Citizens’ Party (NCP) has issued show-cause notices to five leaders of its central convening committee for allegedly visiting Cox’s Bazar on a personal trip during a state-level program marking the first anniversary of the “July Uprising.” The notices were issued on Wednesday (August 6). The party alleges that the leaders failed to inform or seek approval from the ...