Bangladesh

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen almost £90m of luxury property in London belonging to two men linked to the deposed ruler of Bangladesh. In a development that comes after mounting pressure on the UK to assist Bangladesh in tracing assets linked to the former regime, the NCA obtained nine freezing orders, official records show, according to The ...

A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to Sarjis Alam, Chief Organiser (North) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), alleging against him a contempt of court. Lawyer Jashimuddin sent the notice on Saturday morning over Sarjis’s comment on the court’s verdict that declared that there is no legal bar for BNP leader Ishraque Hossain to take an oath ...

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus sets to meet leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami amid rising political tensions and some rumours of his resignation as head of the interim government. Yunus has invited the BNP delegation to the State Guest House Jamuna, his official residence, at 7:30PM on Saturday, followed by a meeting with Jamaat leaders at 8:30PM. A four-member ...

The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen two high-value London properties owned by Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, son of prominent Bangladeshi businessman and former investment adviser to Sheikh Hasina, Salman F Rahman, according to a report by the Financial Times (FT). The freezing orders were issued as part of a civil investigation into alleged embezzlement by individuals linked ...

Dr. Muhammad Yunus will not step down from his role as Chief Adviser of the interim government, his Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb. He shared the information in a Facebook post on Friday noon. Taiyeb emphasized Yunus’s continued leadership as essential for Bangladesh’s peaceful democratic transition and urged the interim administration to show greater efficiency and political inclusivity. In the ...

In light of the ongoing political crisis in the country, an emergency meeting was convened late Thursday night at the central office of Islami Andolan Bangladesh in Purana Paltan, Dhaka. The meeting was called by the Amir of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, widely known as Pir Saheb of Char Monai, bringing together top leaders from five ...

The possibility of Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s resignation was discussed during a scheduled meeting of the interim government’s Advisory Council held on Thursday at 11:00 AM at the Chief Adviser’s Office in Tejgaon. Three advisors, two officers of the chief advisor present at the advisory council meeting and student leaders confirmed this information. According to meeting sources, the ...

Chhatra Dal leaders and activists have blocked Shahbagh and Hotel InterContinental intersections since 10:45AM on Thursday, demanding trial of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a JCD leader at Dhaka University. As per the pre-announcement, the JCD men have taken position on the street, raising different slogans, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. The slogans are: ‘Why my brother in grave, the killer ...

The High Court on Thursday (May 22) rejected the writ petition that sought a stay on BNP leader Ishraque Hossain from taking the oath as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). Now there is no legal for Ishraque Hossain to take oath as mayor. An HC bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury ...

A total of 62 Bangladeshi pilgrims fell ill after going to Saudi Arabia this year. Of them, 18 are currently undergoing treatment. A bulletin of Hajj Management Portal of the Ministry of Religious Affairs confirmed the information on Thursday (May 22). Around 62 pilgrims received treatment in Saudi government hospitals after going there to perform hajj and 18 are currently ...