Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that Bangladesh has ‘crazy ideas’ that could change the world. “There are good business opportunities in Bangladesh which can create opportunities not only for Bangladesh, but for the whole world. Though microfinance once started in a small village of the country, it has now become the biggest business in America.” Prof Yunus made ...

Police arrested 72 additional individuals in connection with vandalism and looting during anti-Israel protests that occurred in several cities on Monday. These arrests were made over the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people detained to 121 over the past two days. The latest arrests include 33 in Khulna, 19 in Sylhet, five in Chattogram, and four each ...

Former Member of Parliament from the then ruling Awami League and chairman of Bengal Group, Morshed Alam, has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). He was detained on Tuesday night from the Gulshan area of the capital. Deputy Commissioner of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division, Muhammad Tabibur Rahman, confirmed the detention and ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said there is no security threat over the celebration of the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year 1432. “There was no security threat over the celebration of the Pahela Baishakh,” he said while briefing newsmen about the outcome of the meeting on law and order over the ...

A Dhaka court has placed Barrister Tureen Afroz, former senior prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), on a four-day remand in an attempted murder case. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jakir Hossain passed the order on Tuesday (April 8) after police produced her before the court with a 10-day remand prayer. On March 27 this year, a student ...

Police have arrested 49 people for attacking shops and business establishments nationwide during Monday’s protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemning Israeli aggression in Gaza. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam confirmed this in press release on Tuesday. “Two cases were filed in connection with the incident. Investigation is underway. These attacks and vandalism are a violation of ...

Police on Monday night arrested Barrister Tureen Afroz from the capital city’s Uttara area. A tem of Uttara Pashchim Thana apprehended her in connection with a case of attempt to murder. Deputy Commissioner (media and public relations) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Mohammad Talebur Rahman confirmed the arrest. She will be produced before the court on Tuesday.

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) staged a protest against what they described as “genocide” by Israeli forces in Palestine and the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill in India’s Parliament. On Monday, April 7, the demonstration began at 4:20 pm outside the National Museum in capital’s Shahbagh, with party leaders and activists demanding an immediate end to the violence in Palestine. “It is ...

The Election Commission (EC) has nearly finalized a draft of the electoral code of conduct for the upcoming national parliamentary elections, which notably proposes to exclude the use of posters in campaign activities. Election Commissioner Md. Anwarul Islam Sarkar announced the development on Monday following a meeting held at the EC headquarters in the capital’s Agargaon. Speaking to reporters, Commissioner ...

The Election Commission (EC) has urged the public not to fall into deceptive Facebook advertisements promoting NID-related services, reports BSS. A media release issued by the EC secretariat on Monday said recently, it has observed numerous fake IDs and Facebook pages on social media platforms, which are misleading people by advertising NID-related services, which is highly unwanted. It said official ...