Bangladesh

Police have recently submitted the charge sheet against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and 27 others in the murder case of Abdur Rahman Jisan, who was shot dead in Matuail of Jatrabari in the capital during the July Uprising. Jatrabari Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Kawsar Hossain, also the investigation officer of the case, submitted the ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and conveyed greetings to him on behalf of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting was held at Bangabhaban this afternoon, President’s Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam told BSS. During the meeting, the Chinese ambassador invited the president to pay a state visit ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Sunday urged the United Kingdom to sustain its support for international efforts to ensure safe, voluntary, dignified and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar. He made the call when British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on him at the foreign ministry, according to a ministry press ...

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said that the government will take a decision on the proposed Makkah pact after carefully considering all relevant aspects. ”India will act according to its foreign policy, and we will act according to ours. India will move in its own way and Bangladesh will move in its own way.” The minister was speaking after attending ...

Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury on Saturday said artificial intelligence should not be used to write court judgments, stressing that judges must rely on facts, law and their own conscience. Speaking as the chief guest at the opening of the ‘AI Governance Summer School 2026’ at the Asiatic Society Bangladesh auditorium in the capital, he said using AI to write ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday handed over appointment letters to 74 people from families of victims of enforced disappearances, murders and the July mass uprising. At a ceremony held at the Karabi Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon, the Prime Minister personally handed appointment letters to 10 of the recipients. Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman ...

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s Third Terminal construction work is almost 99.91% completed, but the government is now proposing Tk 902 crore more funding with a one-year extension till June 2027. Originally sanctioned in 2017 at Tk 13,610 crore, the project will cost now Tk 22,267.67 crore, which is Tk 8,657.19 crore above the initial cost. Though the terminal already had ...

A special police unit is being formed to recover illegal and looted firearms, said Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said on Saturday. He made the announcement while briefing reporters after a quarterly crime review meeting at the Rajarbagh Police Auditorium. ”Police would launch a dedicated drive to recover illegal and looted weapons.” To encourage people to assist in the recovery of ...

The BNP government is gradually moving towards failure but does not want to acknowledge it, said National Citizen Party (NCP) chief organiser for the northern region Sarjis Alam on Friday. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after a coordination meeting of the Laxmipur district NCP at Sonar Bangla Chinese Restaurant in the district town. On the upcoming local ...

Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Friday called upon the opposition party to extend cooperation to the government for carrying out the country’s development activities. “Cooperation from the opposition party is necessary for the development of the country and for building a new Bangladesh,” he said. The minister was addressing as the chief guest at a views-exchange meeting ...