Bangladesh

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been jailed for 21 years in three cases over corruption in the allocation of plots in Dhaka’s Purbachal New Town Project. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of the Special Judge’s Court-5 of Dhaka pronounced the judgement around 11:45AM on Thursday. Hasina will serve seven-year jail sentences in each three cases. Hasinas son Sajeeb Wazed ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, on the occasion of martyr Dr. Shamsul Alam Milon Day, has said that “conspiracies against the country have not stopped,” calling on the people to remain united in resisting such forces. In a post on his verified social media page on Wednesday afternoon, Tarique Rahman stated, “Although we achieved a new independence through ...

German Ambassador Dr Rüdiger Lotz on Wednesday underscored the importance of ensuring a “free, fair, credible and participatory” national election in Bangladesh, expressing hope that all political parties would avoid violence during the campaign. Speaking at a DCAB Talk organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) at the Jatiya Press Club, the envoy said a credible election with broad ...

The prosecution have submitted a petition to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against Adv Fazlur Rahman for contempt of court charge. Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim confirmed the matter to media on Wednesday. He said the prosecution have submitted the petition to the ICT against Adv Fazlur Rahman for contempt of court charge.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the law and order situation is not satisfactory. ”The situation will improve after the announcement of the election schedule.” While replying to a question of the reporters on Wednesday if the election is possible amid the current law and order situation, he said, ”It will improve gradually. As the polling ...

National Board of Revenue’s Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) has recovered 832.5 bhori of gold ornaments from two bank lockers registered under ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the head office of Agrani Bank. As per court permission, a joint team from the CIC and the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) opened the lockers on Tuesday in presence of a magistrate. A senior ...

France has expressed optimism about Bangladesh holding a peaceful and credible national election in February, while reaffirming its commitment to strengthen bilateral ties. The statement came from newly appointed French Ambassador to Bangladesh, Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet, during a courtesy call on Chief Adviser of the Interim Government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday. Ambassador Sere-Charlet emphasized ...

The Advisory Council of the interim government has approved the referendum ordinance. The approval came at a meeting, chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, of the council held on Tuesday at the office of the CA. An adviser who attended the meeting, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the development.

The Election Commission (EC) will conduct mock voting with voters from all categories ahead of the 13th parliamentary election on November 29. EC Secretariat Director M Ruhul Amin Mollick said that the mock voting will take place at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government High School in the capital from 8AM to 12PM. Members of the media have been invited to observe the ...

A Dhaka court has set December 1 for delivering its judgement against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and 15 others in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged irregularities in allocating a plot in the Purbachal New Town project. Judge Rabiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 fixed the date on Tuesday ...