Bangladesh

The main objective of Jamaat is establishment of humanity and people’s right, said Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman. “We do not consider anyone foolish; rather, they can determine their path through accepting the invitation. Allah is the true owner of people’s actions.” “Therefore, we urge all classes and professions to unite for the sake of humanity, without fragmenting it,” said ...

World Bank (WB) Group President Ajay Banga today said the global lender would provide US$ 3.5 billion to support reform initiatives of Bangladesh’s interim government. The WB president announced the assistance at a meeting with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN Headquarters here on Wednesday (local time). ...

Bangladesh Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for increased trade and economic cooperation with Nepal. The Chief Adviser made the call when he met the Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli, on the sideline of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York. Energy cooperation, trade and people to people interactions between the ...

Dr Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the interim government, has said that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now in India, must be brought back and put on trial if she had committed crimes. Yunus made the remark in response to a question at an event in New York on Wednesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said his country wants to invest in solar panel manufacturing in Bangladesh and further deepen trade and economic ties with the South Asian country. He made the announcement when he called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters on Wednesday afternoon (NY ...

Chief advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus has sought cooperation from foreign friends to build a new Bangladesh dreamt by youth folks. “Through the sacrifice of lives and indomitable leadership of the youth, revolutionary changes have taken place in Bangladesh. They sacrificed their lives to build a discrimination-free society and a prosperous country,” he said. Dr Yunus said this at a reception ...

Television presenter Farzana Brownia on Wednesday filed a case accusing five people including the head of news at Channel i, Shykh Seraj, on charge of fraud and extortion, reports UNB. The case was filed at the court of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Hasibul Haque. According to court records, the magistrate accepted Brownia’s statement and instructed the Criminal Investigation Department ...

Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said Bangladesh will soon take steps to hold negotiations with India on the sharing of water of transboundary rivers, reports BSS. “The negotiations will be held after considering public opinion and the outcomes of the talks will be shared with the people,” Rizwana said while speaking at a seminar titled “Bangladesh’s Fair Share ...

Former civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon and also President of Bangladesh Workers Party, has been sent to jail in a case filed on charge of attacking BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas during an election campaign at Shegunbagicha in Dhaka in 2018. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanaullah passed the order on Wednesday after the investigating officer of ...

A court in Narsingdi on Wednesday sent former industries minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun to jail in a case filed for killing a workers’ leader in Narsingdi on August 4 during quota protest. Around 12:14PM, Narsingdi Judicial Magistrate Rakibul Islam passed the order rejecting five-day remand prayer of the plaintiff. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members arrested Nurul Majid from Gulshan ...