Bangladesh

Barrister Mainul Hosein, former adviser of caretaker government, has passed away He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Ever Care Hospital in the capital on Saturday, said Shams Mahmud, the Managing Director of Shasha Denims and a relative of Barrister Mainul. He battled cancer for the past year, Shams Mahmud added. The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP wants to carry out terrorist activities in the name of countrywide programme on the Human Rights Day on Sunday. He made the comments at a press conference held at the political office of the party’s president at Dhanmondi in the capital on Saturday afternoon. Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, ...

The United Nations has reiterated its hope for “free, fair and credible elections” in Bangladesh. “I haven’t seen the letter, and I would just refer you to what I’ve already said extensively on the elections in Bangladesh and our hopes for a free, fair, and credible elections,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, told reporters during a regular briefing ...

A passenger and a helper have been injured when two passenger buses collided head-on with each other on the Padma Bridge. The accident happened at about 4:00pm on Saturday near the Pillar No. 10 of Padma Bridge. Police sources said a passenger bus belonging to ‘Golden Line’ collided with another passenger bus head-on at about 4:00pm on Saturday. At that ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh is advanced enough in terms of women empowerment as the country has fulfilled the dream of Begum Rokeya. “We always are making endeavours so that our women would be self-reliant and stand on their own feet as Begum Rokeya said. She (Rokeya) said her dream would be fulfilled on that day when ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday conferred the Begum Rokeya Padak 2023 on five women for their outstanding contributions to society, women’s education and empowerment. Sheikh Hasina handed the awards at a programme in Dhaka’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium, marking the 143rd birth and 91st death anniversary of Begum Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain, reports UNB. The five recipients are: first female vice ...

Hefazat-e Islam Bangladesh has announced to hold a grand rally in Dhaka on December 29 to press home its demand for releasing alems including Moulana Mamunul Huq. The party’s secretary general Sajidur Rahman announced the programme from a demonstration at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Friday afternoon. Sajidur Rahman said: “We want to see the release ...

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said his party is not worried about any sanctions. “We are moving towards a free, fair and peaceful election under the independent Election Commission as per the constitution. Why should there be a ban here, ” asked Quader. He said if any sanction comes, it ...

Bangladesh has conveyed to the United Nations that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is “determined to hold a free and fair election” but will not tolerate burning of public and private properties and burning of human lives in the name of demonstration that the opposition frequently perpetrates. “We also expect UN officials to maintain highest standard of non-partisanship, integrity and objectivity ...

BNP has taken preparations to form human chains across the country, including in the capital, on December 10, together with the family members of victims of enforced disappearance and political killings, marking the international Human Rights Day. Speaking at a virtual press briefing on Friday, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi talked about the party’s preparation for making ...