Bangladesh

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has expressed deep concern over Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s proposal to hold a referendum on the July Charter in November, calling it a potential ‘master plan’ to delay the upcoming national election. Speaking at a discussion hosted by Jatiyatabadi Ulema Dal at Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday, Rizvi questioned Jamaat’s motives, warning that the ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) will not be allowed to use ‘Shapla’ symbol, as it is not listed in the election regulations, said Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed. Speaking at a press briefing at EC headquarters at Agargaon in Dhaka on Tuesday, he stated that the party has until October 19 to select an election symbol from EC’s official ...

Teachers and employees of MPO-listed private educational institutions have threatened that they will march towards the Secretariat from the Central Shaheed Minar if their demands are not met by Monday afternoon. The protesters said their ongoing sit-in and work abstention programmes would continue until the demands are fulfilled. The protesters have been staging demonstrations to press home a three-point demand, ...

Bail bond will be sent online from October 12, said Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday. To ease the process for the accused, the interim government developed this system. ”After getting bail, a person has to go through 12 steps before being released, facing harassment, sometimes paying bribes. Once the system is launched, a single click will send the bail ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has appreciated the Mayor of Rome for supporting the Bangladeshi community, stating that their successful cultural integration and contributions both to Italian society and the Bangladeshi economy. During a meeting with the Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri at his office, Yunus said, “Thank you for taking good care of the Bangladeshi migrants.” He said the ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus met with President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on the sidelines of the World Food Forum (WFF) in Rome, Italy, on Monday (Rome Time). The meeting took place at the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) headquarters, according to a statement from the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. The discussion focused on strengthening international cooperation ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today placed six proposals for a complete transformation of the global food and economic systems to end hunger, saying hunger is caused by the failure of the existing economic framework. “Hunger is not caused by scarcity. It is caused by the failure of the economic framework that we have designed . . . we must ...

Teachers affiliated with the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme have announced a renewed phase of protest, including a “March to the Secretariat,” demanding increased house rent and medical allowances. The demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday at noon, following an indefinite nationwide strike launched on Monday (October 13). The movement will continue until the government issues an official notification addressing their ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus received a warm reception upon his arrival at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Monday. FAO Director General Qu Dongyu welcomed Prof Yunus at the entrance of the FAO headquarters, according to Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, Deputy Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser. During his visit, Prof ...

Bangladesh Jamaaat-e-Islam has said that they wants to hold the referendum in November. “We’ve told them that the referendum and the national election are on two separate days…you, take preparation mentally for conducting these separately,” said Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher while responding reporters after a meeting between a Jamaat delegation and the Commission in the capital. Dr Taher ...