Bangladesh

A Dhaka court on Sunday accepted the charge sheet against former law minister Anisul Huq and three others in a corruption case filed over allegations of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir accepted the charge sheet submitted by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The other accused are Jebunnesa Begum Huq Koli, wife ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam will undertake an official visit to Spain and the United Kingdom from October 26 to 30 to deepen economic partnerships and promote cultural diplomacy. The two-nation visit reflects Bangladesh’s commitment to strengthening economic diplomacy, attracting investment, and expanding cultural cooperation with European partners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday. During ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday expressed concern over the lack of a level playing field for the upcoming local government elections, saying that partisan appointments to the Election Commission (EC) could undermine a fair electoral process. Against this backdrop, he said the appointment of a pro-BNP retired officer as an additional secretary to the EC ...

Raju Gazi, a young man who went viral after shaking hands with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, is now in trouble after a video of him chanting “Joy Bangla” surfaced on social media. Since the video spread on Saturday morning, his Facebook account has reportedly become unavailable and his mobile phone has been found switched off. Tarique Rahman visited Dacope in ...

Bangladesh’s parliamentary members may be allowed to vote independently on most issues under proposed changes to Article 70 of the Constitution, except in four areas: money bills, confidence or no-confidence motions, constitutional amendments and national security matters. Home Affairs Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, who chairs the special committee on constitutional amendments, disclosed the proposal to journalists on Saturday after the committee’s ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir has said the government is taking steps to enact a new law that would empower police to file cases over extortion allegations on their own initiative, without requiring a public complaint. He also said joint drives are underway across the country to curb juvenile gangs, extortion and drug-related activities. The IGP ...

Veteran journalist, freedom fighter and former Chandpur-4 (Faridganj) Awami League lawmaker Muhammad Shafiqur Rahman died at a Dhaka hospital on Saturday. He was 77. Family members said that Shafiqur Rahman, a former president of the National Press Club, suffered a sudden stroke at home on Friday and was admitted to United Hospital in critical condition. He died at around 2:30pm ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Dhaka North unit held its members’ conference and election for the 2027–28 term at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Agargaon of the capital on Friday, with more than 13,000 members casting their votes. Jamaat Ameer and Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman attended the conference as chief guest, urging party members to learn from past electoral weaknesses and ...

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has restructured its central convening committee, appointing six women as joint conveners, according to a statement issued on Friday. The six women are Dr Mahmuda Alam Mitu, Nusrat Tabassum, Monira Sharmin, Dilshana Parul, Samanta Sharmin and AK Flora. Nahid Islam has been retained as convener, while Akhter Hossain has been appointed member secretary of the ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam has accused the government of acting against the people and undermining democracy, calling on the home and energy ministers to resign over their failure to fulfil their responsibilities. He made the remarks on Friday while inaugurating a week-long leaflet distribution campaign in Dhaka protesting the deteriorating law and order ...