Bangladesh

Twenty-one judges, who have been appointed as permanent judges of the High Court, were sworn in on Wednesday (November 12) at the Supreme Court’s Judges’ Lounge. Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refat Ahmed administered the oath, while Supreme Court Registrar General Muhammad Habibur Rahman Siddiquee conducted the ceremony. Judges from the Appellate and High Court divisions were also present there. Earlier ...

Jamaat-e-Islami and seven like-minded parties has warned that they will take position in front of the Chief Adviser’s residence Jamuna for an indefinite period to press home their five-point demands. Jamaat’s Nayeb-e-Amir Professor Mujibur Rahman came up with this announcement at a joint press conference on Wednesday.

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller has held a meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. In the meeting, they discussed Bangladesh and the EU’s bilateral relationship, the current political situation in Bangladesh, the upcoming general election, as well as issues related to democracy and human rights. BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Joint ...

There is a ‘conflict of interest’ in Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’s dual role as the head of the government and the chief of the National Consensus Commission, commented BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday. ”There is a clear clash of interest here. This government is responsible for implementing the July Charter. As a political party, we will ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has issued a special order to hand over 31 luxury cars imported for members of the now-dissolved 12th National Parliament. The vehicles will be handed over to the Directorate of Government Transport under the Ministry of Public Administration for official use in the public interest. According to the NBR press release, the vehicles were ...

Miscreants torched a bus of Alif Paribahan in Savar’s Ashulia early Wednesday. Later, they fired some blank shots and fled the scene. Getting a phone call around 5:45AM, a team from DEPZ Fire Service brought the blaze under control, but 80 per cent of the vehicle was burnt down before arrival of the fire fighters. The bus was parked near ...

  Four people throwing petrol bombs to Preparatory School Two petrol bombs were exploded inside Mohammadpur Preparatory School and College in Dhaka after midnight. Police said at about 12:4AM, two individuals wearing masks and helmets, riding on two motorcycles, threw two petrol bombs to thePreparatory School and immediately left the place, according to CCTV footage. Mohammadpur Police Station OC Kazi ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and seven allied political parties have started rally at Paltanl to press their previously announced five-point demand. Top political leaders are present there.A makeshift stage has been made up on a pickup van for the rally. Leaders and activists of the parties thronged at the venue with processions. The five-point demand focuses on the implementation of the July ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that the government has increased patrolling ahead of November 13. Security has been increased at KPIs. In addition, various measures have been taken on open fuel sales. Speaking after a meeting at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Jahangir Alam said, ”Miscreants will not be sparred. Our operations are going ...

If the government announces any decision beyond what is outlined in the July National Charter, none of the signatory parties will be obligated to comply with it,” warned BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain. He added, ”If such a thing happens, the responsibility will entirely fall upon the government. We call upon the government to take cautious steps in ...