Bangladesh

Former Bangladesh Army chief General (retd) SM Shafiuddin Ahmed did not appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday in connection with an inquiry into allegations of irregularities, corruption and acquisition of illegal assets. Instead, he sought 30 days to appear before the anti-graft agency. Shafiuddin was scheduled to appear at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka’s Segunbagicha at 12:30PM to ...

Local government election process is set to begin in mid-November, with the Election Commission (EC) planning to kick off voting through Union Parishad elections. Senior Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud disclosed this while speaking to journalists at his office at the Election Commission in the capital’s Agargaon on Monday. He said the commission aims to formally launch the local government ...

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 will deliver its verdict on Tuesday (September 15) in a crimes against humanity case against top Awami League and affiliate wing leaders, including Obaidul Quader. Three-member judicial panel led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury of ICT-2, fixed Tuesday for the judgement on Monday (September 14). The other panel members are Judge Md Monjurul Basid and Judge ...

Bangladesh is in talks with China to bring high-speed bullet trains capable of travelling at around 350 kilometres per hour, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat said on Sunday. “We are in discussions about bringing high-speed bullet trains from China. They can travel at around 350 kilometres per hour. Even if our trains run at a lower speed, ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch a fresh investigation into various allegations of corruption, bribery, tender manipulation and money laundering against NCP spokesperson and former interim government adviser, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain. Instead of conducting a separate investigation into new allegations, the commission will incorporate them into its ongoing investigation, said ACC Assistant Director (Public Relations) Tanjir Ahmed. ...

Bangladesh and France on Sunday discussed issues and ways to further strengthen political engagement between the two countries as a three-member delegation of French senators met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam. The two sides also exchanged views on a range of bilateral and multilateral issues during the meeting held at the state minister’s office here, said a ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for further strengthening cooperation with Pakistan in various areas of mutual interest, including trade, commerce and investment, air connectivity, education and training. He made the call during a courtesy meeting with Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider at Bangabhaban on Sunday. During the meeting, the Pakistani High Commissioner reiterated an invitation from ...

The Australian High Commission in Bangladesh has welcomed Stephen Rodriques, the new Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the Australian High Commission said the meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on Bangladesh’s development priorities and discuss ways to further strengthen the longstanding partnership between Australia and UNDP. The ...

Jamaat-e-Islami will advance its fight for “restoring people’s legitimate rights” and for implementing the July Charter with the people’s active participation in the street movements, said the Islamic party’s chief Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday. He claimed that the fight would continue as the “BNP government has taken a stance against the July Charter and the February referendum,” where people overwhelmingly ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on patriotic citizens, businesses, young entrepreneurs, researchers and people from all walks of life to come forward and contribute to building a prosperous and aspirational Bangladesh. He also assured that the government would remain firmly behind entrepreneurs and researchers, providing them with all-out support. The prime minister made the remarks on Saturday while inaugurating ...