Bangladesh

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh, Park Young-sik, paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, marking the end of his diplomatic assignment in Dhaka. The meeting took place at the State Guest House Jamuna, where Ambassador Park expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a recent drone attack on a United ...

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said on Wednesday that BNP leader M Ilias Ali was killed after being forcibly disappeared 13 years ago, citing a findings from an ongoing investigation. Speaking to journalists after submitting formal charges at the tribunal against retired Major General Ziaul Ahsan over allegations of enforced disappearances and killings, Tajul Islam said ...

The Election Commission has signed a tripartite agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Union to facilitate international observation of the national election scheduled for February 12, EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said. Under the agreement, a European Union election observation mission comprising around 175 to 200 members will be deployed at different stages of the electoral process, ...

Sumaiya Jafrin, wife of Major Sadikul Haque, has been shown arrested in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Gulshan Police Station. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Awlad Hossain Muhammad Jonayed ordered that Sumaiya Jafrin be shown arrested on Wednesday. Sumaiya’s husband, Major Sadikul Haque, is accused of providing training to activists of banned Awami League faction. A ...

Dhaka, 17 December 2025 – The British High Commission Dhaka warmly welcomed the arrival of the King’s Baton in Bangladesh on Wednesday, 17 December, as part of the build-up to the Commonwealth Games 2026 – set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland. The King’s Baton Relay is a longstanding tradition that symbolises unity and shared values across the Commonwealth. It connects communities and inspires ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said that new politics must be pursued for the country’s independence and sovereignty. While speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of a youth marathon organised by the party, Shafiqur Rahman said, ”The politics of the future Bangladesh would be guided by a new system by discarding the old political order.” “The ...

Those who opposed Bangladesh’s independence in 1971, want to rise again, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday. Fakhrul made the remarks after placing wreaths at the grave of BNP founder and martyred President Ziaur Rahman at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the morning. ”Those who stood against Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 are now trying to raise their heads ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Memorial here, on the outskirts of the capital, marking the 55th Victory Day. The Head of the State laid the wreath at the altar of the National Memorial with the rise of the sun at 6.34AM. A ...

The nation is celebrating Victory Day, the most joyous occasion marking the birth of the country, on Tuesday with elaborate programmes in remembrance of the supreme sacrifice of the martyrs. On this glorious day in 1971, Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation after the Pakistani occupation forces surrendered, bringing to an end a bloody nine-month-long war. The government has taken ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing a wreath at the National Memorial here on the outskirts of the capital marking the 55th Victory Day. He laid the wreath at the altar of the National Memorial around 6:56AM on Tuesday. After placing the wreath, the Chief Adviser stood in ...