Bangladesh

The third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s (HSIA) will be opened partially on October 7 as nearly 90 per cent work of the exciting new terminal has been completed. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the terminal on the day, said Chairman of Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air Vice Marshal M Mafidur Rahman at a ...

A Dhaka court has extended bail of expelled Juba League leader Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat till January 15, 2024 in money laundering case. Judge Monjurul Imam of Special Judge’s Court-6 passed the order on Monday after Samrat’s lawyer Afroza Shahanaj Parvin Hira submitted two separate applications. The applications — one for extension of his bail and another for the adjournment ...

Permission must be taken to hold any rally in the capital, newly appointed Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Habibur Rahman said on Monday. “No matter how big the political party is, no program will be held in the capital without permission,” the new DMP chief said during a ‘meet the press’ event at the Media and Public Relations Centre at ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold a hearing on October 15 on a petition that sought a stay on High Court’s bail earlier given to Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim in a graft case. Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division, set the date after hearing on the plea. Earlier, the ...

Acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (Retd.) Md. Khurshed Alam on Sunday said the US side did not raise anything related to the recently announced US visa policy. “I can unequivocally tell you that they did not initiate any discussion about the visa policy,” he told reporters after his meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter, ...

The Law Ministry said ‘no’ over the request for Khaleda Zia’s treatment abroad. If wants to go abroad, she (Khaleda Zia) will have to go to jail and, later, will submit an application to the court, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday. The law ministry today informed their opinion on the issue to the home ministry. “Khaleda Zia’s sentence ...

BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia has no scope of going abroad without the permission of court, said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday (October 1). He was speaking at the beginning of a joint meeting of Awami League presidium at the party’s central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital. Quader, also the Road Transport ...

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has said that the Election Commission want to take the challenge of holding free, fair and peaceful elections. “The crisis in the election is the crisis of trust. We want to take the challenge of free, fair and peaceful polls.” The CEC said this while inaugurating a training workshop at the Election Training Institute ...

US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter is now in Bangladesh on a two-day official visit. She is scheduled to meet with government officials to discuss consular issues. The official visited Islamabad and Karachi in Pakistan before her arrival in Dhaka, reports UNB. The Assistant Secretary will meet with embassy and consulate staff and observe consular operations, ...

In response to a letter from Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) expressing concern over a recent remark about applying US visa policy on the media in Bangladesh, US Ambassador Peter Haas has reiterated his government’s commitment to staunchly defend press freedom and the “right of journalists and media outlets to exercise their right to freedom of expression,” reports UNB. “That includes ...