Bangladesh

Aam Janatar Dal Member Secretary Tarek Rahman ended his six-day hunger strike on Sunday evening after a personal request from BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed. Following the end of his protest, Tarek was taken to Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital by ambulance for medical treatment. Earlier in the day, Salahuddin visited Tarek in front of Election Commission (EC) headquarters in Agargaon, ...

Former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy has granted bail in five separate cases. A High Court bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Sagir Hossain on Sunday gave the bail approval after a hearing. Barrister Sara Hossain was present in the court for Ivy. Earlier on May, the court rejected Ivy’s prayer in a case ...

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted chargesheets in 17 cases against former adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on private industry and investment Salman F Rahman and several of his associates over allegations of laundering $97 million abroad under the guise of foreign trade. CID Special Superintendent of Police Jasim Uddin Khan confirmed the development in a message ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said that one of the major accomplishments of their foreign policy over the past 15 months has been establishing strong relations with the US agricultural economy and the farm lobby. A few months after Dr Khalilur Rahman was appointed as the High Representative on Rohingya Affairs (and later as National Security Adviser, Chief ...

The government has appointed new Deputy Commissioners (DCs) in 15 districts. of them, six officials have been transferred, while nine new faces have been appointed. The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a notification in this regard on Satur day night (November 8). According to the order, Bagerhat DC Ahmed Kamrul Hasan has been transferred to Noakhali, Kushtia DC Abu ...

As per pre-announcement, the government primary school teachers startedindefinite work abstention for implementation of three key demands, including 10th-grade pay. As a result, classes have been suspended for nearly 10 million students in more than 65,000 schools. Since Saturday, assistant teachers across the country launched sit-in at Central Shaheed Minar in the capital demanding urgent reforms in pay and promotion ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said the interim government’s foremost responsibility is to establish a democratic and accountable administration through elections, not to serve the interest of any particular political party. He made the remark while speaking virtually at a Hindu Representatives’ Conference organized by the Matua Bahujan Samaj Oikya Jote at Krishibid Institute in Dhaka ...

Assistant teachers of government primary schools faced police obstruction during their march from Central Shaheed Minar toward Shahbagh on Saturday afternoon. Law enforcement deployed water cannons, tear gas, and sound grenades around 3:30 PM, leaving several teachers injured and dispersing the procession. The protest was part of a larger movement that began at 9:00 AM, with thousands of teachers gathering ...

BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has urged political parties not to take to the streets repeatedly over demands for a referendum, saying the current constitution does not provide for one. Speaking at a dialogue on “Janatar Ishtehar” at Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka on Saturday (November 8), he said, “The interim government was formed under the current constitution ...

Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday called on political parties to commit to formulating a robust anti-discrimination law, stressing that voters would withhold support unless such a pledge is made. “Political parties will not get our votes unless they make a commitment to formulate this act. We need a strong act, as a vague law cannot provide any remedy. We ...