Bangladesh

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday conveyed to the UN Human Rights Council that BNP’s demand for holding polls under a caretaker government is “completely unconstitutional and illegal”. Mentioning Bangladesh’s independent Election Commission, he said the government is committed to hold the next national election in a “free, fair and peaceful” manner with the participation of people. Taking part at ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated 24 development projects, involving Tk 2593 crore and laid foundation stones for another five schemes during a day’s trip to Khulna. She unveiled the projects from a grand rally held at Khulna Circuit House ground. The projects implemented by Public Works Department are: Genocide and Torture Archive and Museum Building, Civil Surgeon Office ...

Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from Patuakhali-1 constituency Md Afzal Hossain took the oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital on Monday. Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to Afzal Hossain who was elected unopposed in the by-election to Patuakhali-1 parliamentary seat, an official release said. The oath-taking ceremony at the Jatiya ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has requested meetings with senior leaders of three major political parties to underscore the US position regarding the upcoming national election. The United States will continue to implement their “3C policy” in an even-handed manner against those who undermine the democratic election process, a media statement issued by the US embassy today said. The ...

Six vehicles were torched across the country on the second day of the 48-hour blockade called by the main opposition BNP and like-minded parties. Fire Service and Civil Defence duty officer Mohammad Ali confirmed this to media on Monday morning. Of the vehicles, four were buses, one lorry and one was truck. In Dhaka, a lorry was set on fire ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government can’t be overthrown by carrying out clandestine attacks as the people are not behind the opposition movement. “What can they do by imposing blockades? They want to topple the government. But how can they overthrow the government? The government can’t be ousted by clandestine attacks,” she asserted. The premier was addressing ...

The hearing on the petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami challenging the High Court order for revoking the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party, deferred till November 19. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order as the counsel for Jamaat-e-Islami filed a petition seeking time. The SC also fixed November 19 ...

Opposition BNP leaders and workers are instigating the ongoing movement of ready-made garment workers in the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has alleged. He made the allegation while responding to a question of a reporters at his office at the secretariat in the capital early Sunday (November 12) afternoon. The garment workers took to the street in different parts ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) will hold a mass rally towards the Election Commission on that day when the election schedule will be announced. Its Ameer Charmonai Pir Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim announced the programme at a press briefing on Sunday at the party’s Purana Paltan office. He said that if the government wants to announce the schedule unilaterally, then a ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the newly constructed Ghorashal-Palash Urea Fertiliser Factory (GPUFF) in Narsingdi, the largest of its kind in the Southeast Asia, which is expected to help slash fertiliser imports significantly. She opened the environment friendly energy saving and modern technology based factory with production capacity of 9.24 lakh MT of fertilizer annually by unveiling the ...