Bangladesh

BNP Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government has been using the judiciary as the biggest weapon to establish fascism by suppressing and oppressing the opposition. “This fascist government is using the judiciary as its main and biggest weapon,” he said. Speaking at a press conference at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office, he also said the government ...

Mentioning that Awami League (AL) is committed to people to hold a free, fair and peaceful general election, the party’s general secretary Obaidul Quader said the government is not feeling pressure over hectic movement of foreigners centring the next general. He told these reporters after holding meeting with the United States ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas at the party office ...

The Election Commission (EC) will control Facebook’s campaign to prevent the propagation of disinformation after announcing the upcoming 12th national elections schedule. The facebook will also block content, said EC’s additional secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath on Thursday. “We sat with a facebook team to discuss how to prevent falsehood in the social media because there are some technical matters. Our ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Hass went to Awami League’s Bangabandhu Avenue central office on Thursday morning for a view exchange meeting with the party leaders. He sat with some Awami League leaders including the party General Secretary Obaidul Quader after 11am. AL Presidium Member Muhammad Faruk Khan, International Affairs Secretary Shammi Ahmed, Information and Research Secretary Selim Mahmud, Office ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday formed a new bench to dispose the rule that questioned the labour court order framing charges against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three others in a case filed over labour law violation. An HC bench of Justice SM Kuddus Zaman and Justice Fahmida Quader have been asked to dispose the ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has set August 10 for hearing on a petition seeking to impose a ban on Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s all political activities until the disposal of a plea on the party’s registration. A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique fixed the date on Thursday (August 3). Writ petitioners ...

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought vote for her party’s electoral symbol ‘Boat’ in the next general election and give them another chance to serve the people. “People have got country’s independence by casting vote for the boat… the country’s development happens only when Awami League remains in power. Fortunes of the people have ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said sustainable peace among nations can be achieved if respect and tolerance towards others, irrespective of religion, ethnicity, color and race, can be inculcated. “Let us work together to achieve such a goal. In fact, for ensuring prosperity in the region, we need peaceful coexistence of all nations and all countries,” he ...

The Saudi government will allow 127,198 pilgrims from Bangladesh to perform hajj in 2024. Secretary to the Ministry of Religious Affairs Md Abdul Hamid Jamaddar said this during a meeting in the meeting room of the ministry Wednesday morning. He said registration for the hajj in 2024 will begin on September 16, 2023. Visa issuance will begin on 1 March ...

A Dhaka court has sentenced BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to nine years rigorous imprisonment and his wife Zubaida Rahman to three years rigorous jail in a graft case. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Asaduzzaman passed the verdict on Wednesday afternoon. The court also fined Tarique Tk 3 crore, in default, has to serve three months more in jail while ...