Bangladesh

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, has committed to serving the people rather than ruling over them, should his party be entrusted with the responsibility of leading the country in the future. Addressing a member conference in Naogaon on Saturday, Dr. Shafiqur told, “If given the responsibility to lead, we will not be the masters of the people but their ...

Extending wholehearted support to the interim government for a free and fair election, Gano Forum on Saturday called for national unity to address the challenges and proceed towards a credible election through a strong and competent Election Commission. “We want free, fair and neutral elections. Today’s government is the people’s government. We will extend support to the government wholeheartedly for ...

The Supreme Court on Sunday will hold the hearing on the review petition against the Appellate Division’s verdict that declared the 16th amendment to the constitution illegal. A six-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, will conduct the hearing. Petitioner lawyer Manzill Murshid will represent the writ, while Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman will appear for ...

Outsourcing employees of government institutions blocked Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Saturday morning, demanding nationalisation of their jobs. Hundreds of employees gathered at Shahbagh at around 10:30am, halting traffic movement in the surrounding areas. Many passengers were seen getting off the buses and started walking to reach their destinations, they added. A protester said “Our one-point demand is nationalisation of ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is scheduled to pay a three-day official visit to Bangladesh in the last week of October. “We are working on this,” a senior official told UNB. The UN Human Rights chief is expected to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and other stakeholders to have broad discussions on rights issues, including the ...

A court in Dhaka on Friday sent Trinamool BNP Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury to jail in a case filed over murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim in 2023. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Afnan Sumi passed the order as investigation officer of the case Tonmoy Kumar Biswas produced Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury before the court and pleaded to keep him behind the ...

A court in Dhaka has placed former Gulshan Police Station’s officer-in-charge (OC) Md Rafiqul Islam on a four-day remand for questioning in a case filed over obstructing duties and attempting to kill BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia keeping sand-laden truck in front of her Gulshan residence in 2013. Investigation officer of the case pleaded to the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court ...

Publisher and acting editor of Amar Desh newspaper Mahmudur Rahman has said that the daily will come back in circulation by December this year. Addressing a press conference at the National Press Club on Friday, he said the newspaper is facing financial problems. For the time being, it will be published in another printing press. Mahmudur Rahman said, “I will ...

Estonia has expressed keen interest in collaborating with Bangladesh in the ICT sector, particularly in e-governance and cyber security, reports BSS. It was revealed when newly-appointed non-resident Ambassador of Estonia to Bangladesh Marje Luup paid a maiden courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain at the foreign ministry in Dhaka on Thursday, said a press release on Friday. ...

Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kendra-famed legendary singer, composer, and music director Shujeyo Shyam passed away last night at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital, at the age of 78. The eminent artist breathed his last around 2:50 am, his daughter Rupa Manjuri Shyam confirmed to the media. His body has been taken to Dhakeshwari temple in the capital ...