Bangladesh

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque has been put on a seven-day remand in a case filed overforgery of verdicts. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah on Wednesday accepted the remand prayer of the case investigation officer Shahbagh Police Station inspector Khalek Miah. The IO earlier pleaded for 10-day remand for questioning but, later, the Magistrate issued for seven-day ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to ensuring “inclusive, participatory, and credible” national elections as part of a broader democratic renewal process following the July 2024 uprising. Speaking at a commemoration and dialogue event in Dhaka marking the first anniversary of the uprising, Yunus emphasized the importance of building a renewed political system through ...

National Consensus Commission’s Vice Chairman Ali Riaz has expressed hope to reach the July Charter by Thursday (July 31). ”We will combine them and reach the July Charter by the day after tomorrow.” Ali Riaz’s remarks came at the start of the talks at Foreign Service Academy on Tuesday. Referring to the draft of the July Charter being presented to ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that if BNP is elected to power, the party would take all necessary steps to rehabilitate the families and children of the July movement victims. ”Though the victim of enforced disappearance cannot be returned, there is an opportunity to do something for the affected families.” Fakhrul made the remarks while speaking ...

Bangladesh and Pakistan have expressed deep concern over the ongoing Israeli aggression and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Palestine, reiterating their unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just cause. This was reflected during a meeting between Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held on the sidelines ...

The law enforcement agencies have issued a ‘special alert’ nationwide for 11 days from July 29 to August 8 to thwart any untoward incident feared to be committed by the Awami League and its associate bodies, according to a confidential report by the Special Branch (SB) of police. The SB fears that an attempt may be made to create anarchy ...

A total of 1,757 more injured people in the July uprising have been recognised as ‘July Fighters’ under three categories. The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued a new gazette in this regard on Monday night. Among them, 109 have been listed under Category Ka (critically injured), 210 under Category Kha (seriously injured), and 1,438 under Category Ga (injured), according ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday reaffirmed that Bangladesh remains resolute in its fight against terrorism, pledging to prevent any extremist group from operating within the country. “Terrorism will find no safe haven in Bangladesh,” Yunus declared following a meeting with U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Tracey Ann Jacobson at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. “We have adopted ...

The long-anticipated July Charter is entering its final stages, with just days left before a draft is finalized, said Professor Ali Riaz, Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission (NCC), on Saturday. Addressing the opening of 20th day of second-phase dialogue between political parties and NCC at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, Prof Riaz expressed confidence that the historic charter ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to London soon for medical check-up, according to the party sources. As her physicians advised for her follow-up check-up, the party leaders have already contacted to the foreign ministry centering Khaleda Zia’s tour. The BNP chief needs full recovery and for this, she will have to go to London, the party sources added.