Bangladesh

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved launching an investigation into the allegations of embezzlement of Tk 80,000 crore in nine projects by deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and niece Tulip Siddique. The investigation has begun on Tuesday, ACC’s deputy director Akhtaul Islam confirmed the Daily Observer Online about it. ACC sources said ...

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus to leave Dhaka early morning of Wednesday to Egypt to attend the D-8 Summit in Cairo, Foreign Adviser Dr. Touhid Hossain has said on Tuesday evening at the Foreign Ministry while talking with the reporters. According the adviser, the conference of heads of government of Developing-8 (D-8) will be hosted in the Egyptian capital ...

The present Interim Government can be turned into the Caretaker Government, said Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman on Tuesday (December 17). When his attention was drawn to the High Court judgement declaring the 15th amendment to the Constitution illegal, the chief law officer of the state said: “This [interim] government can be renamed as Caretaker Government. For instance, District and Sessions ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Tuesday (December 17) set February 18 for submitting report on 46 individuals including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case related to crimes against humanity including mass killings. At the same time, the same date was fixed to submit reports in cases against 16 individuals including arrested former law minister advocate Anisul Huq ...

Bangladesh Women’s Under-19 team secured an emphatic 120-run victory over Malaysia after wrapping them up for just 29 runs at their last group match today at Kuala Lumpur. The victory ensured Bangladesh’s place in the Super 4 of the Under-19 Asia Cup, where teams will play each other to confirm the final berth. Jannatul Maoua hit a run-a-ball-49 as Bangladesh ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said that the national election will be held on ballots, not on electronic voting machines (EVMs). He informed this to media during a briefing at Agargaon Election Bhaban in the capital on Tuesday. “We will be fully prepared to hold the election as per the time frame hinted by the Chief Adviser ...

The 15th amendment to the constitution that abolished the non-party caretaker government system is illegal, according to the High Court verdict on Tuesday. An HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury passed this order. As a result, the article allowing polls to be held under a party-led government has been removed. In its observations, the High ...

To ensure justice for the BDR massacre, an investigation committee will be formed within the next five working days, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday. The committee would comprise retired judges, police officials and members of the armed forces, with a majority representation from the Armed Forces. The number of members could be ...

The 54th Victory Day was celebrated on Monday across the country in a befitting manner. The Day is the most joyous and precious day to the countrymen as on this glorious day in 1971, Bangladesh was liberated as an independent country after the Pakistani occupation forces surrendered following a bloody nine-month-long war at the cost of the supreme sacrifice of ...

BNP wants a specific roadmap, not an idea for national elections, said BNP standing committee member Salauddin Ahmed on Monday. “The Chief Adviser gave an idea for holding the national election. But BNP demands a specific roadmap,” he said this to reporters in an instant reaction after Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s statement on national elections. Meanwhile, Mirza Abbas, a ...