Bangladesh

A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice on the concerned government agencies asking them to impose an international travel ban on former interim government chief, Prof Muhammad Yunus. Barrister M Ashraful Islam has sent the legal notices, he confirmed on Sunday. It asked a travel ban on the Nobel Laureate for his involvement in handing over measles vaccine ...

Bangladesh is advancing efforts to make government legal aid services more accessible and efficient through digitalisation. A two-day coordination meeting on 15–16 August brought justice sector stakeholders together at BRAC-CDM, Gazipur to support the rollout of the new Digital Legal Aid System under the “Accelerating Digital Legal Aid Services in Bangladesh” project. Implemented by the Directorate of Bangladesh Legal Aid ...

The Election Commission (EC) has declared the nomination paper for BNP presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is valid. AMN Nasir Uddin, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) announced the decision around 11:50AM after thoroughly scrutinizing the paper at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon on Sunday (August 16). “After scrutiny, I declare the nomination of your candidate valid,” the CEC ...

The Election Commission (EC) has declared the nomination papers of Colonel Oli Ahmed, the 11-party alliance backed presidential candidate, valid. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin scrutinised his nomination papers on Sunday (August 16) at the Election Commission building in his capacity as the ‘election officer.’ Meanwhile, the nomination papers of BNP and its like-minded parties’ candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said ensuring access to justice is an integral part of protecting human rights and it is the responsibility of the state to ensure that citizens can exercise their inherent and universal rights. “Access to justice is not limited to dispute resolution or mediation; rather, its core objective is to preserve, ...

More than 300,000 Rohingyas living in Bangladesh may be able to return to Myanmar once the situation in Rakhine State stabilises, Myanmar’s military junta has said. The junta said Bangladesh had provided information on 828,824 Rohingyas. Of these, Myanmar has verified the records of 426,545 people and identified 308,797 as former residents of Rakhine. It said efforts would be made ...

Former interim government Law Adviser Prof. Dr. Asif Nazrul has said Bangladesh would not have achieved independence in 1971 if Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had not been born. In a Facebook post on Saturday, Asif Nazrul praised Bangabandhu’s role in Bangladesh’s independence and autonomy movements from 1948 to 1971, describing his contribution as “undeniable and unparalleled” and referring to him ...

Law enforcement agencies tightened security measures and deployed water cannons around Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka to prevent untoward incidents on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s death anniversary. No one from Awami League came to pay floral tributes at Dhanmondi 32 since morning. A visit to Dhanmondi 32 on Saturday (August 15) revealed this scene. Additional police and RAB personnel are deployed ...

Bangladesh marks the 51st death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Saturday amid changed political circumstances and the cancellation of official mourning programs. August 15 marks the 51st death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this day in 1975, Bangabandhu and most of his family members were brutally assassinated, writing a dark chapter in history. A total of ...

Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has urged President to convene a special session of the Jatiya Sangsad to discuss the country’s worsening electricity and energy crisis, deteriorating law and order situation, and broader socioeconomic challenges. Shafiqur Rahman sent a letter to the President on Friday, calling for an immediate special session of Parliament to address the pressing issues ...