Bangladesh

Maldivian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Asad Alam Siam, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. High Commissioner Shiuneen congratulated Foreign Secretary Siam on his appointment and reaffirmed the Maldives’ commitment to further strengthening the close friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Discussions focused on enhancing bilateral and ...

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has proposed convening an international conference bringing together Bangladesh, China and ASEAN member states to push for a political resolution to the protracted Rohingya crisis. The proposal was raised on Wednesday during a meeting between an APHR delegation and Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. “Two urgent priorities ...

Former US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D. Haas made a visit to Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, reportedly for a project-related inspection in Maheshkhali. Peter Haas arrived in Cox’s Bazar on a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka, accompanied by two individuals on Wednesday morning. The flight landed at approximately 9:30 AM. From the airport, they proceeded directly to BIWTA ghat in ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Wednesday said that 4,000 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) are being recruited ahead of the national elections. ”Of the 4,000 ASIs, 2,000 will be recruited directly for ensuring security during the general elections, while another 2,000 will be added to the force through promotions. We came to the Ministry of Public Administration over this ...

The administration of President Donald Trump has named Brent Christensen, a veteran career diplomat, as its nominee for the next United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. According to a formal announcement released via the White House website on Tuesday (September 2), Christensen has been nominated to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. A native of ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Monday told Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus that free and fair elections would not be possible without state reforms and justice for the July atrocities, while stressing that a proportional representation (PR) system was essential to truly reflect public opinion. “For the last 53 years, people’s mandate has not been reflected. If elections are held in the ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus continued his ongoing political dialogue by meeting with representatives from seven political parties and one organisation at State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to Chief Adviser’s press wing, the participating groups included Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), Nagorik Oikya, Gonosonghoti Andolon, Gono Odhikar Parishad, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Jatiya ...

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina personally authorized using of lethal weapons, helicopter gunfire, and block raids to suppress last year’s July Uprising. Testifying as a state witness on Monday in a crimes against humanity case against Hasina and two others, Mamun said ...

Six witnesses have testified in three corruption cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 22 others over alleged misuse of power in securing residential plots under Rajuk’s Purbachal New Town Project. On Tuesday, Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 recorded statements from officials of Sonali Bank and the tax department. As no defense lawyers were present, the witnesses were not cross-examined. ...

Police have submitted chargesheets in 34 cases linked to July Mass uprising incidents before the courts. Thirteen of the chargesheets were given in murder cases, while 21 were submitted in other cases, according to a statement of the Police Headquarters. A total of 1,390 were chargesheeted in the murder cases and 777 were charge sheeted in other cases, it also ...