Bangladesh

A court in Dhaka has set November 25 for placing arguments in a case against 17 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members, over alleged irregularities in the allocation of a 10-katha plot in the RAJUK New Town Project. Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 on Sunday set the date after hearing submissions from ...

The International Crimes Tribunal has appointedSenior Supreme Court lawyerZI Khan Panna as the state defense for Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives in two enforced disappearance cases. A two-member ICT-1, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, made the appointment on Sunday. The other member of the tribunal is Judge Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury. Earlier this morning, he went to ...

Senior Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna wants to defend ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the International Crimes Tribunal in crimes against humanity cases, including enforced disappearance and killing. He went to the tribunal on Sunday (November 23) morning and then expressed his will there.

Top leaders of Bangladesh and Bhutan at a bilateral meeting here today discussed strengthening trade and economic cooperation and a plan to formally launch discussions on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and visiting Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay led their respective sides at the meeting at the Chief Adviser’s ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that a political party that had been loudly campaigning for proportional representation (PR) is now softening its tone and preparing for the upcoming national election. Speaking at a discussion organised by mosque-based education caretakers of the Islamic Foundation at the Diploma Engineers Institute in Kakrail on Saturday, he said that using ...

Engineer Md Reazul Islam, Chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), has said that most buildings in Old Dhaka are at risk. Six- to seven-storey buildings have been constructed on plots smaller than one katha.” He made the remarks on Saturday while speaking to journalists after inspecting several buildings in old Dhaka’s Bangshal. RAJUK authorities have taken the initiative of ...

A record number of international observers are expected to monitor the 13th national election, said Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd.) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Saturday. While speaking at the inauguration of a workshop, he said, ”The 13th parliamentary election will be a historic election. It will mark the resumption of democracy.” ”Election Commission is fully prepared to conduct the ...

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake stuck in Gazipur’s Baipail on Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after the strong quake in Narsingdi’s Madhabadi on Friday. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the 12-second earthquake was felt around 10:36AM, which measured 3.3 on the Richter scale. So far, no major damage has been reported from today’s mild tremor. Earlier on Friday, a powerful ...

Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has paid tributes to the Liberation War martyrs by placing a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of the capital, shortly after his arrival in Dhaka. After placing the wreath on Saturday morning, he stood in solemn silence for few minutes in memory of the martyrs of the great Liberation War ...

The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Bangladesh on Friday morning rose to five as one more death was reported. More than 100 were injured in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur, it was learnt. Three people were killed after a railing of a five-storey building collapsed in Bangshal’s Koshaituli in old Dhaka after the quake was felt at about ...