Bangladesh

The government has appointed Islamic law expert and Hadith scholar Mufti Muhammad Abdul Malek as khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. The approval of his appointment came from the government high level Thursday, said a press release of the Ministry of Religious Affairs issued Friday. Mufti Abdul Malek is a renowned Islamic scholar with advanced degrees in Islamic Studies, ...

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said the next national election could be arranged by the next year – 2025 – after completing the pre-election preparations including formation of a new Election Commission through a search committee. “I think realistically, holdind the election can be possible by the next year. There are many factors. This is a preliminary assumption to me,” ...

The interim government has approval the proposed list of 26 public holidays in 2025, with a combination of national days, religious festivals, and executive orders. However, nine holidays coincided with weekends (Fridays and Saturdays), so the total number of days off for workers is only 17. Of the total holidays, there will be 12 general holidays while 14 other holidays ...

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has come in India for her safety, and she will continue to live here, said Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson of Indian Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday (October 17), report Indian media. Replying to a question, he said Sheikh Hasina came to India within a short notice for her security. She is here (India) and ...

A lawyer has been physically assaulted in front of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka for allegedly chanting ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan. The incident happened at about 9:30am on Thursday (October 17) in front of the CMM Court. Preferring not to be named, several witnesses said victim lawyer AZM Fariduzzaman chanted ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan while former Dhaka North City Corporation ...

Detective Branch (DB) of police detained Trinamool BNP Chairperson Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury at his Banani residence in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. Rabiul Hossain Bhuiyan, joint commissioner of the DB (Dhaka North) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said that he was detained and later was taken to the DB office. He said a DB team from Gulshan carried out a raid ...

The government has extended the Eid-ul-Azha holidays to six days, Eid-ul-Fitr holidays to five days, and Durga Puja holidays to two days for next year. The decision was taken during a meeting of the advisory council chaired by Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at the chief adviser’s office in Tejgaon of the capital on Thursday. According to the Chief Adviser’s ...

The United States has said there is no excuse for violence and anyone responsible for violence should be held accountable in Bangladesh. “We have made clear that there’s no excuse for violence, either conducted against those conducting peaceful protests or conducted by those protesting, and anyone that’s responsible for violence should be held accountable,” said US Department of State Spokesperson ...

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in July-August genocide case. The tribunal also asked to produce her by November 18. Sheikh Hasina is currently staying in India. Around 12:30PM on Thursday, a three-member ICT bench, led by Golam Mortuza Majumdar, issued this order following a petition by the chief prosecutor Tajul ...

Former mayor of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam has been arrested by police. He was arrested from the DOHS area at Mohakhali in the capital on Wednesday evening. Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed about his arrest on Wednesday (October 16) night. The police official said Atiqul Islam was arrested from Mohakhali ...