Bangladesh

US Ambassador to Dhaka Peter Haas is holding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. Peter Haas reached Agargaon’s Election Commission bhaban at about 11:10am. He was accompanied by deputy political economic counselor Arturo Hines.  

August, the month when the nation lost its greatest leader, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, begins on Tuesday. The August 15 carnage is the darkest chapter in the nation’s history, as some disgruntled army personnel not only assassinated the nation’s founding father but also killed most of his family members. The self-confessed killers did not ...

Newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M Nazmul Hassan paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed different relevant issues, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary KM Shakhawat Moon. He said the premier congratulated the new Chief of Naval Staff by presenting a bouquet and wished ...

A delegation of the Election Commission (EC), led by chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal meet chief justice Hasan Foez Siddique at Supreme Court around 2.30pm on Monday. Election Commissioner Rasheda Sultana, EC secretary Md Jahangir Alam, joint secretary Mahbubur Rahman Sarker were present but there was no official from Supreme Court administration in the meeting. After the meeting CEC ...

US visa policy should be applied to BNP as their recent sit-in programmes in Dhaka was a barrier for holding fair elections, said Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday. “After public rally, the next day, they (BNP) called sit-ins in Dhaka. What type of movement it was before national elections? It is nothing but a barrier for ...

Twenty-eight government officials and two departments on Monday received the ‘Bangabandhu Public Administration Award-2023’ from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The premier conferred the award at a function in the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium on the occasion of the National Public Service Day, reports UNB. The award under different categories has been in practice since 2016 in a bid to encourage ...

Natore district BNP member secretary Rahim Newaz came under attack by ‘Awami League men’ early Monday while going to the party office for today’s rally. He was beaten by AL activist Rashidul Islam Koyel and his followers and injured critically, BNP alleged. Meanwhile soon after the incident, district BNP convener Shahidul Islam postponed their public rally scheduled for today. The ...

Ruling Awami League (AL) backed candidate Mohiuddin Bachchu has won the by-election to the Chittagong-10 constituency. Mohiuddin Bachchu bagged 52,923 votes while his nearest rival Jatiya Party candidate Md Shamsul Alam got 1,572 votes, according to the unofficial results announced by returning officer Muhammad Hasanuzzaman on Sunday. The voters’ turnout was 11.70 percent. Voting was held in the Chittagong-10 by-election ...

The first unit of Rampal coal-fired power plant was shut down again due to the coal shortage early Sunday that triggered load shedding across the country, reports UNB. According to official sources at the Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), the operation of the first unit, having 620MW capacity, came to halt at 3:30am as there was no adequate coal ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has rejected an invitation of the Election Commission (EC) to attend a tea-party. Rizvi rejected trhe invitation when the EC Secretary invited the BNP leaders to join a tea-party after the he went to the EC to submit the party’s incomes and expenses on early Sunday (July 30) afternoon, said BNP’s Dhaka ...