Bangladesh

BNP Standing Committee member Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan has said that the decision to ban the Awami League is not BNP’s to make, but one that rests with the people. “Only the people can decide who will contest elections and who won’t,” he stated on Friday, May 9, during a media briefing at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s political office in ...

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has organized a large gathering today (Friday) after Jummah prayers, demanding a ban on Awami League. Shortly after 12 PM, protesters moved from the front of the ‘Jamuna’ residence—home to the interim government’s chief advisor—and took position in front of a newly erected stage. The stage, built using a truck, has been set up near ...

Former Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Mayor Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy was arrested from her city residence early Friday. Narayanganj Sadar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nasir Uddin said that they detained her from ‘Chunka Kutir’ in Deobhog around 5:45 AM, citing multiple charges, including murder. The overnight tension centring the drive to detain the Awami League-backed former mayor ended after ...

Ilias Kanchan, the chairman of the newly formed Janata Party of Bangladesh, has declared full support for the student-led movement demanding a political ban on the Awami League (AL). In a video message from London on Friday morning, Kanchan said, “We wholeheartedly embrace the spirit of ’24’ and will never tolerate any fascist regime. I assure you, when I return ...

Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, Adviser to Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has announced that Awami League’s affiliated organizations; Jubo League and Swechchhasebak League, are set to be banned. He made the announcement in a Facebook post at 10:44 PM on Thursday. The adviser’s post came amid a protest staged by leaders ...

Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka, Yao Wen, has stated that China has no involvement in proposed humanitarian corridor process in Rakhine. Ambassador Yao made these remarks in response to a question from journalists at a seminar titled “Five Decades of Bangladesh-China Relations: Journey to New Heights,” organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) on Thursday. When asked about ...

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Thursday fixed May 27 for delivering its judgment on the appeal petition challenging the death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in a case over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The date was set by seven-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed after closing the ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned Tulip Siddiq, a British lawmaker and niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for quizzing. She has been requested to appear at the ACC office at 10AM on May 14 in a case filed alleging that Tulip received a luxury flat in the capital’s Gulshan area from the real estate developer Eastern Housing Limited ...

Nine months after the fall of the Awami League government, former President Abdul Hamid has left the country early Thursday. Reliable sources have confirmed that he departed Dhaka at 3:05 AM on Thursday aboard a Thai Airways flight. A responsible official at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport confirmed the news of his departure. According to the source, Abdul Hamid left for ...

The Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) administration has filed a case against 71 people, including police, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders, teachers, officials and employees, in the murder of Abu Sayeed. The university’s registrar Dr. Md. Harun Or Rashid filed the case with Tajhat Metropolitan police station as the plaintiff today against the 71 people and 80-100 unidentified people for ...