Bangladesh

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has declared the much-awaited verdict to abolish non-party caretaker government system for holding national elections is illegal. The top court now reinstated the caretaker government system in the constitution by announcing the 13th Amendment valid. A seven-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, delivered the judgement on Thursday (November ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on the armed forces, police, and all law enforcement agencies to extend full support in ensuring that the national elections; scheduled for the first half of February, are held peacefully and in a festive atmosphere. “This is the time for the election. We are looking forward to it,” he said, stressing the need ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed concern over the rising unrest in the country following the International Crimes Tribunal’s verdict on crimes against humanity. Speaking at a book launch and documentary screening at Gulshan inDhaka on Wednesday, he said that certain groups appear to be deliberately diverting public attention to downplay the significance of the verdict. “While ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has demanded the transfer of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) through lottery in the upcoming national elections. Jamaat’s Secretary General Golam Porwar said, ”You have noticed that suddenly a DC left less than 20 days. Again, many have been reshuffled within a week. After the schedule is announced, all power goes to the EC.’s hand. ...

There is no unrest in the country following ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s death sentence verdict, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday. There has been some political unrest following the death sentence handed down to Sheikh Hasina. While asking about anarchy or any potential threats ahead of the Victory Day celebrations, the adviser ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam, National Citizen Party (NCP) and other political parties joined the Election Commission’s dialogue which began 10:40AM on Wednesday. The Jamaat delegation led by its Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar participated in the talks, while the NCP team led by its Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary attended it. The other invited political parties for the morning session are Ganosamhati Andolan, ...

Testimony has concluded in a corruption case filed against 17 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and her niece Tulip Siddique, over alleged irregularities in the allocation of a 10-katha plot in RAJUK New Town project. Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 issued the order after the defence on Tuesday wrapped up its ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Tuesday rejected claims that the current interim administration is “the weakest in Bangladesh’s history,” asserting instead that it has accomplished nearly all of its objectives within just 15 months. Posting from his verified Facebook account, Alam wrote, “I say with confidence that this has been one of the most consequential governments Bangladesh has ...

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that 17,000 shotguns will be purchased for Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP). The decision was made on Tuesday at the meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase held at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Salehuddin said that the existing firearms used by Ansar and VDP have become very old, making replacement essential ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised serious concerns over the fairness of the trial in which Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) found former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal guilty of crimes against humanity. Meenakshi Ganguly, deputy Asia director at HRW, stated, “While there is enduring anger in Bangladesh over Hasina’s repressive rule, it is ...