Bangladesh

A case has been filed against former President Abdul Hamid and his two sons Rezwan Ahmed Toufiq and Russell Ahmed Tuhin in connection with the attack on the student-public movement. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed are also named in the case. A total of 124 people have been ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from 10 years’ imprisonment given by the High Court in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case. A five-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, pronounced the judgement today. The court also scrapped the earlier verdict of the HC and the trial court and ...

Md Matiur Rahman, Commissioner of the Internal Resources Division (IRD) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), and his wife Laila Kaniz, a former upazila chairman, have been arrested. The arrest was made on Tuesday night by a team of Detective Branch of police from Bashundhara Residential Area in the capital. Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media and public relations) of ...

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday acquitted former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and four others in a case filed under the Special Powers Act related to the 10-truck arms haul in Chattogram in 2004. The other acquitted individuals include Mohsin Talukder, AKM Enamul Haque, Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury, and Nurul Amin. Following the judgment, the defence confirmed that ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into allegations of daily extortion amounting to Tk 1.5 crore by Khandaker Enayet Ullah, the General Secretary of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association. Sources in the ACC have said that the inquiry is based on claims of systematic extortion involving transport-related fees and levies. Enayet Ullah, a prominent figure in the country’s ...

The appeal hearing of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the High Court verdict that enhanced the five years’ imprisonment handed by the trial court to 10 years in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case ended on Tuesday. Later, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court fixed Wednesday (January 15) to deliver its verdict over the issue. A five-member Appellate Division bench, ...

Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed various issues relating to the bilateral interests of the two nations. They exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, according to BNP media cell. The hour-long meeting was held at the Chinese Ambassador’s Baridhara residence on Monday. The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, in a ...

India summoned Bangladesh’s Acting High Commissioner, Md. Nural Islam, in New Delhi on Monday to address escalating tensions over border issues. The move follows Bangladesh summoning Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma a day earlier to express deep concern regarding recent activities by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the shared border. On Sunday, Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged Malaysia to issue multiple-entry visas for Bangladeshi workers to ease their ability to return home when necessary. The appeal was made during a meeting with the Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Mohd Shuhada Othman, at the State Guest House Jamuna on Monday. Professor Yunus also called for Malaysia’s assistance in facilitating the entry ...

Foreign Secretary Ambassador Md Jashim Uddin has expressed deep concern of government of Bangladesh to the High Commissioner of India Pranay Verma over the recent activities of the Border Security Force (BSF) of India along the Bangladesh-India Border. On Sunday afternoon, the Indian High Commissioner was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Then during a meeting Jashim Uddin expressed ...