Bangladesh

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday urged the government to announce a clear and specific roadmap for the upcoming national elections, stressing that the people of Bangladesh are eager for a truly representative government. “Free and fair elections are crucial. Without them, the ongoing crises facing the people will persist,” Fakhrul said while addressing a public rally ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday issued key directives to guide the next phase of the reform initiative, as the National Consensus Commission assessed the progress of its ongoing dialogue with political parties. The directives came during a meeting held at the State Guest House Jamuna, where Prof Yunus, who also heads the interim government, presided over a comprehensive ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus stated that the people of Bangladesh continue to view the interim government as a “suitable solution” for the country’s current political needs, but assured that the government will ensure national elections are held no later than June 2026. Speaking to Al Jazeera during an interview recorded at their Doha headquarters, Prof Yunus noted, “There’s no ...

Japan has provided the International Organization for Migration (IOM) $3.5 million to improve living conditions of the Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. A press release was issued by the Japanese embassy in this regard on Monday. Japan Ambassador to Bangladesh SAIDA Shinichi and Chief of Mission, IOM Bangladesh Lance Bonneau sighned the note. The project ...

Mahbub Morshed, Managing Director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), surrendered before a Dhaka court on Monday and secured bail in a defamation case filed by Abdul Hai Sikder, Editor of daily Jugantor. Appearing before Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin’s court through his lawyer, Morshed appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin’s court in the morning and later, was granted bail on a ...

National Consensus Commission’s vice chairman Prof Ali Riaz has said that the goal of the commission is to create a national charter that will bring about a change in the power structure. Ali Riaz made this remark during a discussion with Gono Odhikar Parishad on Monday morning. He said, “Everyone must continue their efforts, through democratic practice and unity and ...

Ending week-long engagements in Italy and Qatar, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus returned home early Monday. A commercial flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his small entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 3AM. Yunus joined the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City on Saturday. SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator Lamiya Morshed and Chief ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has left Rome for home, a day after joining the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. He departed from the Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport around 8AM (12 noon Bangladesh Standard Time) on Sunday, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. Yunus is expected to ...

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and four others have been acquitted in a case filed under the Special Powers Act over a leaked phone conversation during the 2018 student protests for road safety. Judge Md Jannatul Ferdous Ibn Haque of Dhaka’s Special Tribunal-14 delivered the verdict on Sunday, clearing all accused. The other acquitted individuals are Barrister ...

Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz has commented that the fascist ruler was forced to flee due to the united efforts of the people. He made this comment during a dialogue with Ganasamhati Andolon on Sunday morning. “There are attempts to address the deep-rooted crises Bangladesh has been facing for a long time. Implementing only the ...