Bangladesh

A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Sunday (April 9) granted bail to Prothom Alo journalist Shamsuzzaman Shams in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) with Tejgaon Police Station. Magistrate Mohammad Sheikh Sadi of the court passed the order when Shamsuzzaman surrendered before the court and sought a bail in the case. Advocates Ehsanul Huque Samaji and Prashanto ...

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Sunday said that Bangabazar traders, whose businesses burned down in the recent fire at the market, will be able resume business by setting up cots from next Wednesday. “We are hoping that by Wednesday they can set up the temporary bench there and start their business. The place will ...

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq on Sunday stressed the need for enactment of a fresh law to take actions against anti-liberation remarks. “When they (anti-liberation forces) get chances, they make these remarks to make our Liberation War controversial. This is why, I think a fresh law like holocaust general act should be passed here,” he told Parliament, UNB ...

The ruling Awami League has started distributing the party nomination forms for elections to Gazipur, Barishal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rajshahi City Corporations and five municipalities. Organising secretary SM Kamal Hossain received the nomination paper on bahalf of Khulna City Corporation mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleq, while former BCL president Jashimuddin collected the form in-person as Barishal City Corporation candidate. Sayem Khan, ...

Affected traders of Bangabazar, whose businesses burned down in the recent fire at the market, set up temporary shops on the streets and footpaths at the site of the incident on Saturday. Around 800 traders displayed their stocks since this morning. They set up their makeshift shops under the flyover, on the south side of Bangabazar Market. Many traders are ...

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate has granted five-day remand for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Salim and Uddin two-day remand each for seven others in a violence case. The eight accused were produced in court on Saturday morning. The case investigation officer sought 10-day remand for Muhammad Salim. Meanwhile, another petition was filed seeking the bail of the accused. After hearing from both sides, ...

Addressing BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said, “If the government resigns, who will hold dialogue? Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir should give answer in this regard.” “BNP demands holding dialogue after resignation of the government. They (BNP) are talking baseless and perplexed as the party has failed to wage movement,” ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that the government is instigating BNP to resort to violence by obstructing its peaceful democratic programmes. “We had a sit-in programme at 550 thanas and upazilas today (Saturday) and it was obstructed by police almost everywhere. In Dhaka city, the programme was not allowed to be held at almost all ...

Agriculture Minister and Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said on Saturday the anti-liberation forces who want to turn Bangladesh into Pakistan are the agents of that country. “In Bangladesh, BNP, anti-liberation forces, some intellectuals and some media said that Pakistan was good, there was no benefit in making Bangladesh independent. They are enemies of the country ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday told the Parliament that the stability of parliamentary democracy since 2008 created a scope for massive development in Bangladesh. “During the last three terms –2008, 2014 and 2018– in line with the constitution, the continuous progress of Bangladesh National Parliament, the consistency of parliamentary democracy and political stability created a field for massive development ...