Bangladesh

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the bail of expelled Jubo League leader SM Golam Kibria Shamim, known as GK Shamim, given by the High Court, in an arms case. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan, passed the order dismissing a petition which sought a stay on the bail. The petition was filed ...

In a heartfelt tribute to the heroes of the 1952 Language Movement, Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday articulated Bangladesh’s aspiration to accord Bangla the status of an official language of the United Nations. Speaking at a commemorative event for National Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day at the Foreign Service Academy, Hasan acknowledged the challenges ahead but ...

BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain returned home from Singapore early Wednesday after receiving treatment for a brain tumour. He landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1am. “My father is now better Alhamdulillah than before. He received treatment at National Hospital University in Singapore,” said Khandaker Maruf Hossain, son of Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. He also said he (Khandaker ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday called for removing the poisonous trees of communal forces, led by BNP. “Communalism is the barrier towards development of the country. The poisonous tree of communalism has spread its branches under the leadership of BNP. We will uproot this poisonous tree. This is our commitment on this Shaheed Day.” Quader, also the ...

A 10-year-old boy has died following full anesthesia during a circumcision procedure at a private hospital in the capital. Deceased Ahnaf Tahmin Ayham, a class IV student of Motijheel Ideal School and College, died at night on Tuesday (February 20) at JS Hospital and Medical Checkup Centre (JSHMCC) in Malibagh. Ayham’s father filed a case with Hatirjheel Police Station mentioning ...

The nation is paying glowing tributes to language martyrs on Wednesday on the occasion of ‘Shaheed Dibash’ (Martyrs Day) and the International Mother Language Day. People from all walks of life are paying homage to the memories of the language movement martyrs, the valiant sons of this soil who made supreme sacrifice to establish the rights of the mother tongue, ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have paid rich tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement marking the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day. Both the Head of the State and the Head of the Government paid homage by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the city at one minute past midnight ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the countrymen to move ahead with head high as Amar Ekushey (February 21) taught us not to bow down head. “Ekush taught us not to bow down. We will not move keeping our heads down anymore, we will go with our heads high,” she said conferring Ekushey Padak-2024 at Osmani Memorial Auditorium, reports ...

US Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Afreen Akhter, is likely to be in Dhaka on Saturday (February 24) – to take relations with Bangladesh forward. This is going to be the first visit by any US official after the January 7 national election. Apart from bilateral issues and other areas of mutual interests, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday conferred ‘Ekushey Padak 2024’ to 21 eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions in various fields. She handed over the Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, at a ceremony at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka, reports UNB. The Cultural Affairs Ministry organised the event on the occasion of ‘Amar Ekushey’ and ...