Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban this evening. “During the meeting, the Prime Minister discussed various state-level issues including her recent visit to Geneva in Switzerland,” President’s press secretary Md Joynal Abedin told BSS. The President was apprised by the Head of Government of various aspects of her recent foreign visit. President ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s Senior Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Faizul Karim on Thursday served a legal notice on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal, seeking Tk 500 crore as compensation and his resignation for his ‘irresponsible and derogatory comment’ during BCC polls. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Mohammed Abdul Baset sent the legal notice on behalf of Syed Faizul Karim. In the legal ...

Gono Odhikar Parishad leader Nurul Haque Nur held meetings with Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in Qatar, Dubai and India three times, Palestinian ambassador to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan has said. He made the remark at a press conference held at the embassy in Dhaka on Thursday. The Palestinian envoy said, “Nur held meetings with Mossad in three phases in Qatar, ...

    The British High Commission celebrated the Official Birthday of His Majesty King Charles III and the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen on 21 June 2023 in Dhaka. Md. Tazul Islam, MP, Honourable Minister, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of Bangladesh, graced the reception as the guest of honour. A wide range ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said the Prime Minister’s comment ‘falsely’ accusing their party of selling Saint Martin’s to go to power was nothing but a stunt to make political gains. Speaking at a press conference at the BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office, he also questioned whether the Prime Minister’s ‘fabricated’ statement involving BNP falls under the ...

The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations are likely to be published in the last week of July. The education boards are working with this aim. The authorities of all the boards will submit a proposal to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her consent to publish the results within July 28-30. Dhaka Education Board chairman ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Awami League does not need to rig vote for winning any election as it has public trust. “Rather, Awami League gets the votes of the people through its work for the masses, by attaining confidence and trust from the countrymen,” she said, UNB reports. The prime minister said this while delivering her introductory ...

Central Hospital authorities have served a legal notice to Professor Dr Sangjukta Saha to withdraw her defamatory statement against the hospital at a press conference. She has been given seven days for explanation. If she does not withdraw within this mentioned time, the hospital authorities will file a case under the Digital Security Act (DSA) against her. Supreme Court lawyer ...

Suspended deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Mizanur Rahman has been jailed for 14 years in a corruption case. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6 Judge Manzurul Islam delivered the verdict. The case was filed on June 24, 2019, against Mizan and three others on charges of amassing over Tk 3 crore beyond known sources of income. Besides, three other accused in ...

An interim government will remain in power during the upcoming national parliamentary elections, said Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader. The Awami League general secretary stated this in a statement sent to the news media on Wednesday. About the next general election, he said the election will be held under the Election Commission where it is not an issue whether ...