Bangladesh

Eminent local government expert Prof Tofail Ahmed passed away on Wednesday night at the United Hospital in the capital at the age of 71. He breathed his last at the hospital while undergoing treatment at around 9:30PM, his son-in-law Lt Col Sarwar Jahan confirmed. Prof Tofail had been suffering from heart related complications. He will be buried to the family ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today put emphasis on attaining self-sufficiency over graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status. “We must be clear that we no longer want to remain dependent on others. We have to become self-reliant. Since we are still dependent, our focus should be on moving away from it as soon as possible. There is no ...

National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Professor Ali Riaz has said that the dissenting opinions or “notes of dissent” given by political parties on the July National Charter 2025 must also be taken into serious consideration during its implementation. Speaking at the opening of the commission’s fifth meeting on Wednesday afternoon, he said that even if all parties are not in ...

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, who has been in a severe traffic jam on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway for three hours, later reached his destination on the Sarail-Bishwaroad intersection in Brahmanbaria by a motorcycle. His convoy, accompanied by the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police, started for Bishwaroad from Ashuganj around 10:15AM on Wednesday to inspect dilapidated ...

Two formal charges have been submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT) against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the her security and defence adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique for the first time over enforced disappearance. Sheikh Hasina and 16 others have been made accused in one charge, while 13 individuals, including Hasina, in another. The state’s prosecution team submitted the ...

Israeli forces kidnapped Bangladeshi photographer Shahidul Alam as Gaza aid vessel named Conscience of the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by them at sea, according to a video update by Shahidul himself on Wednesday morning. ”I am Shahidul Alam, a photographer and writer from Bangladesh, have been kidnapped by the Israeli forces,” Shahidul said in a Facebook video message around ...

Turkish Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Berris Ekinci, conveyed greetings and best wishes from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, along with an official invitation for him to visit Türkiye at a mutually convenient time. The message was delivered during a courtesy call at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday. Professor Yunus welcomed the ...

Bangladesh has been elected President of the 43rd General Conference of UNESCO, marking a historic first for the country in its 53-year membership of the global body. The decision came during a vote on Tuesday at the 222nd Session of the UNESCO Executive Board in Paris, where Bangladesh’s candidate, Ambassador Khondker M Talha, secured a narrow 30–27 victory over Japan. ...

Diyanet Foundation of Turkey will soon begin training imams serving in the Rohingya refugee camps, in coordination with Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. This initiative was discussed during a meeting held on Tuesday at the Secretariat between Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain and a visiting delegation from Diyanet Foundation. Both sides reached a consensus to sign a memorandum of understanding ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that one “global power” and two regional powers are currently attempting to expand their influence in Bangladesh. Speaking at a discussion marking the sixth death anniversary of BUET student Abrar Fahad at Dhaka University’s TSC auditorium on Tuesday, Salahuddin said, “Right now, three forces are trying to establish dominance ...