Bangladesh

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated across the country on Sunday. Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On this day in 563 BC, Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Kopilabostu at the foothill of the Himalayas. The day is a public holiday. On the occasion, the national ...

The Advisory Council of Bangladesh interim government has decided to ban all political activities of Awami League, the country’s oldest and one of its largest political parties, citing national security and ongoing war crimes proceedings. The decision was made during an emergency meeting of the council held on Saturday evening at the state guest house Jamuna. According to a statement ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the 18 crore people of the country no longer want Awami League and the party should be banned. “On one hand, we’re holding a rally here in Chattogram; on the other, another rally is being held at New Market in Dhaka. The demand is the same — Awami League must ...

Bangladesh has reiterated its dedication to advancing regional solidarity in climate adaptation and disaster risk management during a landmark international gathering held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. At the 4th Ministerial Conference of Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES), Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, emphasized Bangladesh’s vision for collaborative, people-centric, and innovation-driven solutions ...

As per International Law, Interpol has been continued its process to bring back ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the country, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday. “The process for this is always ongoing. An official application has been submitted on behalf of Bangladesh government.” He stated while responding to reporters’ query after ...

Vehicle movement at busy Shahbagh has been again disrupted as protesters took to the street there for the second consecutive day. Around 10AM, mass people and students started gathering at Shahbagh to press home their three-point demands, including ban on Awami League. Different political parties, student organisations and protesters injured in the July uprising were among those present at the ...

Selina Islam, former Member of Parliament from a reserved women’s seat and vice-president of Cumilla North District unit of Awami League, has been arrested from Gulshan area of the capital. On Saturday, DB’s Joint Commissioner (North), Mohammad Robiul Hossain Bhuiyan, confirmed the arrest and said that Selina Islam, a former MP from a reserved seat, had been taken into custody. ...

Legendary musicologist, researcher and author Mustafa Zaman Abbasi passed away at a private hospital in the capital’s Banani on Saturday morning. He was 87. He breathed his last at about 5:30AM, his daughter Sharmin Abbasi confirmed. Mustafa Zaman Abbasi had long been suffering from old age complications. He was hospitalised on Friday (May 9) due to breathing complications. He left ...

The interim government is actively considering demands to ban Awami League and will make a swift decision after consulting with political parties, according to a statement from Chief Adviser released on Friday. The statement released on official Facebook page of Chief Adviser of interim government around 3:00 PM on Friday. The statement further mentioned that the government is taking into ...

Hundreds of protesters have blocked Shahbagh intersection demanding a ban on Awami League (AL). The blockade began at 4:45 PM Friday as demonstrators responded to a call from Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) southern region Chief Organiser Hasnat Abdullah. “We must still explain to the government why Awami League must be banned, months after the July movement,” Hasnat Abdullah told the ...