Bangladesh

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Porwar has alleged that efforts are being made to influence the upcoming national election by appointing individuals loyal to a particular political party within the administration. Speaking as the chief guest at a protest rally near the south gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on Friday, he said, “By showing bias ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the party views the upcoming July Charter, scheduled to be signed on October 15, in a positive light. Speaking to reporters after offering flowers and prayers at the grave of late President Ziaur Rahman at Chandrima Udyan in Dhaka on Friday morning, Rizvi said, “If we truly believe in ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday criticised what he called unnecessary controversy over the party’s election symbol, the ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, saying the BNP never objected to anyone else’s electoral symbol. “Brother, we never opposed your symbol. The Election Commission will decide which one you get. So why all this pointless tug-of-war over BNP’s ‘Sheaf of Paddy’?” ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said the Awami League should be held accountable as a political party for the killings during the July-August 2024 uprising, in which over 1,500 people were reportedly killed and nearly 30,000 injured. “We believe the Awami League must be tried as a party for the massacres it carried ...

Efforts are underway to secure the release of Bangladeshi photographer and journalist Shahidul Alam, who is currently detained in an Israeli prison, with the assistance of the Turkish government, according to the Press Wing of the Chief Adviser’s Office. In a verified Facebook post from the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government on Friday morning, it was stated that Turkish ...

The Advisory Council, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, has given final and in-principle approval to drafts of four ordinances along with a significant proposal during a meeting held at his office on Thursday. The council approved the National Data Governance Ordinance-2025, the Personal Data Protection Ordinance-2025, the Deposit Protection Ordinance-2025 and the Mymensingh Unnayan Kartripakkha Ordinance-2025. Additionally, the ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that Germany considers Bangladesh a potential destination for future investments, provided the country ensures political stability and holds credible elections. “Germany sees Bangladesh as a promising country for investment. But to attract foreign investment, a stable political environment and a government elected through an acceptable process are essential,” he said ...

Ganatantra Mancha alliance on Thursday announced its first list of 140 candidates for the upcoming national election, declaring its intention to contest all 300 parliamentary constituencies. The announcement was made at a press conference held at Dhaka Reporters Unity auditorium in the morning. Hasnat Quaiyum, the alliance’s coordinator and Chief Coordinator of Rashtra Sangskar Andolon, presented the list. Several top ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sent arrest warrants for 30 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in two separate cases related to enforced disappearance. The tribunal’s registrar office provided this information on Thursday morning The warrants were also sent to 12 relevant departments, said Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam. The tribunal’s ...

Newly appointed German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Rudiger Lotz met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday to discuss upcoming national election, trade, investment and broader bilateral cooperation issue. The hour-long meeting, which began around 10:30AM, was held at the BNP chief’s Gulshan office. During the meeting, key BNP leaders BNP Standing Committee members Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan ...