Bangladesh

An application has been submitted to the international police organisation Interpol to issue a ‘Red Notice’ against ousted autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina and 11 others. All the 12 individuals are warranted accused in the July uprising case. They are now fugitive. The National Central Bureau (NCB) of Bangladesh Police has submitted the request to the Interpol in three separate phases ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) has started dialogue with the National Consensus Commission. An eight-member NCP delegation, led by its Convener Nahid Islam, attended the dialogue started at 10:30AM on Saturday with Vice Chairman of the Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz in the chair at the National Parliament Building. The National Consensus Commission arranged the talks as part of a series ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Parwar claimed on Friday that the student-driven mass movement in July 2024 brought an end to the “fascist rule” of Sheikh Hasina. Addressing a workers’ conference at Laksam Pilot High School in Cumilla, Parwar said that the Awami League (AL) had consistently manipulated electoral processes over the past decade to stay in power. ...

Bangladesh has reiterated its call for the resolution of long-standing historical issues with Pakistan during the latest round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in Dhaka, even as Islamabad expressed optimism about a forward-looking partnership between the two countries. Following the talks, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement highlighting progress on connectivity and cooperation. The statement welcomed the ...

BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Friday alleged that the government is deliberately delaying the national election in a bid to marginalise the BNP and block its path to forming a government through public support. Speaking at a youth rally organised by Bangladesh Gonotantrik Parishad in front of the Jatiya Press Club, Dudu said, “The government is avoiding the election to ...

Student-citizen across capital united to demand extensive reforms before any elections take place, announcing the formation of ‘Bangladesh Sangskar Andolon’ (Bangladesh Reform Movement) with theme ‘Reforms First, Then Elections; People First, Then Power’ On Friday, April 18, movement took a firm stance, warning an indefinite hunger strike if their demands for a minimum five-year interim government are not met. This ...

Leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) once again took to the streets of the capital, staging a sudden flash procession. The rally was held on Friday in Uttara, within the Dhaka-18 parliamentary constituency. According to reports, members of AL and its affiliated organizations participated in the procession, chanting various slogans as they marched. The slogans included: “Who are you, ...

India on Friday firmly rejected comments made by Bangladeshi officials regarding recent incidents of communal violence in West Bengal, calling the remarks “unwarranted” and advising Dhaka to focus on safeguarding its own minority communities. In a statement shared via his official handle on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, “We ...

A visiting US delegation called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus here today and expressed support for the reform agenda of the Interim Government. They also discussed regional issues involving peace, security, and development. The US delegation included Deputy Assistant Secretaries of State Nicole A. Chulick and Andrew Herrup. Bangladesh’s National Security Adviser Dr. Khalilur Rahman, the head of US ...

Bangladesh nationalist Party (BNP) is not against reforms, rather it is the party of reforms, said BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan while holding dialogue with National Consensus Commission. “But the people are at the root of everything,” he made this comment during opening speech at the talks at the LD Hall of the National Parliament Building. Nazrul Islam ...