Bangladesh

The committee, formed to look into the appeals of the retired government officials, submitted a report on Tuesday recommending the promotion of 754 retired officials to various ranks. Zakir Ahmed Khan, chief of this committee, submitted the report in this regard to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the morning. The chief adviser appreciated for submitting the report before the ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has proposed the dissolution of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to the government’s Police Reform Committee, mentioning the allegations of human rights violations and extrajudicial killing against it. BNP Vice-Chairman Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram came up with the proposal at a press conference at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Tuesday. “The ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke hosted a Ceremony at her residence on 10 December 2024 to present The King Charles III Coronation Medal to the members of the Bangladesh Military who participated in the historic Coronation event of Their Majesties The King and The Queen. The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a commemorative ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Court’s earlier ruling that had declared ‘Joy Bangla’ as the country’s national slogan. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, passed this order on Tuesday issued the order after Additional Attorney General Aneek R Haque presented the petition for hearing during the session. ...

The High Court has acquitted BNP organising secretary Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu from Explosive Substances Act case, in which he was sentenced 12 years’ imprisonment. An HC bench comprising Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order on Tuesday following a preliminary hearing of a writ petition filed in this regard. Advocate Mohammad Ariful Islam was present ...

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to provide account details of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana. A letter in this regard was sent to all banks across the country and finanacial institutes on Monday (December 9). It also sought bank information of Bangabandhu Memorial Trust and Chowdhury Jafarullah Sharafat. In the ...

The Jatiya Nagorik Committee, formed during the July-August student-led mass upsurge, has been reorganised to widen its efforts towards abolishing the fascist system and implementing a new political framework. This move also aims to uphold the spirit of the July-August uprising, which continues to inspire the committee’s initiatives. The committee has announced the following office-bearers in its new structure: Convener: ...

Bangladesh and India on Monday held the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC), exploring ways to address mutual concerns and take forward the relations in a changed scenario. Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin and visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri led the Bangladesh and Indian delegations respectively at the FOC that began at 12:45pm. The Indian Foreign Secretary is likely to make ...

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had become subservient to Sheikh Hasina during her tenure, said Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Monday, adding that the judiciary too. He made this remark while speaking at a discussion meeting held at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh, in the capital today. The programme was organised by the ACC, marking International Anti-Corruption Day. Informing that ...

Three BNP associate bodies –Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Swechchasebak Dal and Chhatra Dal–will stage a long march towards Agartala on Wednesday (December 11). Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal central president Monayem Munna announced this at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office on Monday. He said they will begin their long march from Nayapaltan at 8AM on Wednesday and it will ...