Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (December 31) paid a profound tribute to former United States President and fellow Nobel Laureate Jimmy Carter, who died on Saturday. The Chief Adviser placed a wreath at the portrait of the late president and wrote a condolence message in the condolence book opened at the US Embassy in Dhaka at 11.45am. US ...

The March for Unity has demanded of the interim government demanding quick trial of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina bringing her to the country from India as early as possible. It also issued an ultimatum to the interim government to declare a ‘Proclamation of July Uprising’ by January 15 next. The March for Unity also demanded quick trial of July ...

The environment ministry conducts the mobile courts on new year’s eve. This initiative was taken to prevent the use of firecrackers and sky lanterns, said Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan. “I specially requested to media to give a scoll on television in this regard. No use of fireworks or crackers today. The mobile courts will vigilance from the evening onwards.” The ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday paid rich tributes to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away last week. Prof Yunus visited the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, where he placed floral wreaths before a portrait of the late Indian leader, reports UNB. He also wrote a message of condolence in the book opened at the High ...

Both students and people from different place have started thronging at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital to join the ‘March for Unity’ programme, called by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement. Several hundred of people were found already there around 10:30AM. Students, chanting various slogans against autocracy, arrived in a procession carrying banners. The stage setup activities are being going ...

The Anti-discrimination Student Movement has announced ‘March for Unity’ instead of proclamation of July revolution programme at the central Shahid Minar on Tuesday. They disclosed the decision at a press conference in capital’s Rupayan tower early Tuesday. In the written speech, Arif Shohel, member secretary of Anti-discrimination Student Movement, said the proclamation of July revolution is essential as a recognition ...

Awami League has been a registered party since 1972. The party may participate in elections unless the government or the judiciary imposes a ban on it, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday. During a meeting with election officials at Chittagong Circuit House this morning, the CEC made this comment. “Since the Awami League is a registered ...

Deputy police commissioner M Tanvir Ahmed has been removed from secretariat after the fire incident. An order was issued on December 29 transferring him as DC of POM-South Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). Tanvir Ahmed was in charge of the security division at the secretariat. Mohammad Billal Hossain has been appointed as the new DC of secretariat security. DC ...

A court in Dhaka on Monday placed former home minister Hasanul Haque Inu on a four-day fresh remand in a murder case of one Bahadur Hossain Monir during student-led July-August mass uprising. The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed this order as police produced Inu before the court and pleaded to place him on a 10-day remand in ...

Michael Chakma, leader of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), on Monday morning submitted an written complaint to the tribunal where former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been the prime accused of her enforced disappearance. Earlier on December 18, he filed an oral complaint against nine, including Sheikh Hasina, to the office of the chief prosecutor. Then the ICT took ...