Bangladesh

A court in Dhaka announces the judgement against BNP chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a graft case. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Asaduzzaman will announce the verdict at 3 pm. Centring the verdict, police are on alert to avert any untoward situation, said Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court’s officer police inspector Faruqul Islam. The court ...

BNP-backed lawyers are staging demonstration near the court amid rain centring the verdict against against BNP chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a graft case. The lawyer are chanting different slogans against the verdict. Ahead of the verdict, security has been beefed up in and around on the Dhaka court premises.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday came down heavily on BNP leaders for comments that Awami League won’t get the way to flee the country. “Sheikh Hasina or Awami League never runs away,” she said at a blood donation programme in Dhaka, UNB reports. “We hear from our opposition party – though they can’t be called an opposition party as ...

The BNP is worried that its acting chairman Tarique Rahman along with his wife Zubaida Rahman may be found guilty and sentenced in a graft case through a ‘dictated’ verdict as part of a government blueprint. The party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, voiced this concern on the eve of a lower court verdict in a graft case against ...

Agitating secondary teachers under Monthly Payment Order (MPO) have announced to return to class after withdrawing their agitattion programmes. They made the decision following their meeting with deputy minister for education Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury and former cabinet secretary Kabir bin Anwar on Tuesday night. Teachers under MPO system were staging agitation programmes in front of Jatiya Press Club in ...

The BNP is worried that its acting chairman Tarique Rahman along with his wife Zubaida Rahman may be found guilty and sentenced in a graft case through a ‘dictated’ verdict as part of a government blueprint, reports UNB. The party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, voiced this concern on the eve of a lower court verdict in a graft ...

US Ambassador Peter Haas has said the US will send pre-assesment election monitoring team in October to assess the polls situation in Bangladesh for next general election. The team will comprise experts from the National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute. “The US wants to see free, fair and impartial elections in Bangladesh. So that the people of Bangladesh can ...

US Ambassador to Dhaka Peter Haas is holding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. Peter Haas reached Agargaon’s Election Commission bhaban at about 11:10am. He was accompanied by deputy political economic counselor Arturo Hines.  

August, the month when the nation lost its greatest leader, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975, begins on Tuesday. The August 15 carnage is the darkest chapter in the nation’s history, as some disgruntled army personnel not only assassinated the nation’s founding father but also killed most of his family members. The self-confessed killers did not ...

Newly appointed Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M Nazmul Hassan paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed different relevant issues, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary KM Shakhawat Moon. He said the premier congratulated the new Chief of Naval Staff by presenting a bouquet and wished ...