Bangladesh

Gono Odhikar Parishad has warned of besieging the Secretariat and the Chief Adviser’s residence Jamuna if action is not taken within 48 hours against those responsible for the attack on its president Nurul Haque Nur. The party’s general secretary Md Rashed Khan issued the warning at a press conference at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday afternoon. He also demanded ...

Home Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has warned that if the Faridpur road blockade is not withdrawn by afternoon, legal action will be taken. “The blockade has caused immense suffering to thousands. No one has the right to block public roads. This cannot be tolerated.” He called on the protesters to withdraw the blockade immediately and voice ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday unveiled the plaque of the newly constructed PKSF (Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation) Bhaban-2 at Khiljee Road (Bir Uttom A N M Nuruzzaman Road), Shyamoli, Mohammadpur. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed spoke as a special guest at the ceremony chaired by PKSF Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan. Managing Director (MD) of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) Md ...

The government has strongly condemned the attempted harassment of Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuz Alam in London on September 12, 2025. The incident occurred as Adviser Alam left a programme at SOAS, University of London, marking the first anniversary of Bangladesh’s July uprising. A group of demonstrators threw eggs at vehicles belonging to the Bangladesh High Commission and briefly attempted ...

Abdur Rashid Jitu, an independent candidate, has been elected Vice President (VP), while Shibir-backed candidate Mazharul Islam secured the post of General Secretary (GS) in Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election. The results were announced by the Election Commission on Sunday evening (September 13), at the university’s Senate Building. Shibir-backed candidates also won the Assistant General Secretary (AGS) posts: ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting organized by Kafrul Paschim Thana in the capital on Saturday. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that the country can be free from hunger and poverty within five years if people vote for truth and justice. He made the remarks while speaking as the ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has alleged that both the government and its advisory council have created a “silent consent” to humiliate and even eliminate Mahfuz Alam, a key figure of the recent mass uprising and current adviser to the interim government. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Nahid claimed that Mahfuz Alam narrowly escaped an attempted attack ...

Now another member of Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) Election Commission Prof Rezwana Karim Snigdha has resigned. She announced her resignation at 2PM on Saturday. On Friday night, Professor Mafruhi Sattar resigned from Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) Election Commission citing various irregularities.

Former Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) AKM Nahidul Islam has been arrested. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him from his Eskaton residence in the capital on early Saturday following an arrest warrant issued by the International Crimes Tribunal. Nahidul, also former superintendent of Police, Meherpur, was arrested based on intelligence information, according to a top ...

Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin on Friday expressed optimism that the 2nd China-Bangladesh Exhibition will further strengthen bilateral collaboration and significantly boost Chinese investment in Bangladesh. Speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of the two-day event at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), Bashir said that Chinese investment in Bangladesh has surged by nearly 300 percent over the ...