Bangladesh

Jagannath University (JnU) student Khadijatul Kubra was released from Kashimpur jail on bail on Monday in two separate cases filed under the Digital Security Act, after around 15 months of her arrest. Confirming the matter, Khadiza’s sister Sirajum Munira said, “We came here early in the morning. Khadiza walked out of the prison at 9am. Her semester final exam is ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought robust foreign investment in Bangladesh saying her government has been taking every possible measure to attract overseas investment. “We’re taking various measures as foreign investment in larger volume can come to Bangladesh,” she said, reports BSS. The premier said these while opening the two-day programme marking the 60th anniversary of the Foreign Investors ...

Counsel of the writ petitioner Barrister Tania Amir has said Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami doesn’t exist as a political party in the wake of dismissal of its appeal at the Appellate Division of Supreme Court against cancellation of registration. “So, Jamaat will not be able to carry on any kind of political activities from today. It will also not be able to ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today said that no one will be able to obstruct the national election, given the enthusiasm demonstrated by people of the country after the polls schedule was announced. “We are already in election mood. We firmly believe nobody will be able to obstruct the polls,” he said, reports UNB. The state minister ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed Jamaat-e-Islami’s leave-to-appeal petition and upheld the High Court’s earlier verdict that declared the registration of Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party illegal. A six-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan, dismissed the petition.  

A total of 235 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order as the 48-hour countrywide hartal called by the BNP, Jamaat and likeminded opposition parties began this morning. Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at BGB headquarters, confirmed the development on Sunday morning. Today, on the first day of the ...

A 48-hour hartal, enforced by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties protesting the general election schedule, began on Sunday amid some sporadic violence. This is the first hartal being observed by the opposition parties since the EC announced the polls schedule. BNP, Jamaat and other opposition parties called the hartal after they had earlier observed five countrywide blockades of roads, ...

The ruling Awami League has started selling nomination forms for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad elections scheduled to be held on January 7 next. The party sold more than 1,000 forms on Saturday, the first day of selling nomination forms. Nomination seekers crowded the area-wise booths set up at the party’s central office at Bangabandhu Avenue from Saturday morning. The Awami ...

Internal conflict of Jatiya Party (JaPa) has again come to limelight ahead of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election. Two separate letters were sent to the Election Commission (EC) from JaPa on Saturday ahead of the election. One letter was sent by the party’s chief patron and leader of the opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad, while the other letter was sent ...

Unidentified miscreants set three buses on fire at Gulistan, Taltola and on Mayor Hanif Flyover in the capital on Saturday evening, ahead of the 48-hour countrywide hartal called by the BNP and its allies to protest the announcement of the national polls schedule by the Election Commission on November 15. In Gulistan: Talha Bin Zashim, station officer of the Fire ...