Bangladesh

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday called for stronger international support and increased global funding under the United Nations (UN) framework to address the ongoing Rohingya crisis, describing the issue as a growing humanitarian and national security challenge for Bangladesh. The call came during a courtesy meeting between the Home Minister and UN Resident Coordinator ad interim Carol Flore-Smereczniak at ...

A Dhaka court on Saturday ordered former chief justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court ABM Khairul Haque to be shown arrested in a murder case filed with Jatrabari Police Station in the capital linked with July uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque passed the order on Saturday following a petition filed by police, Additional Public Prosecutor Shamsuddoha Sumon confirmed. ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday inaugurated the re-excavation of the Darirampur Dharar Canal in Mymensingh’s Trishal upazila, marking his first official visit to the district as prime minister. After inaugurating the canal excavation work, the prime minister also planted a tree at the project site. Tarique arrived at the venue at around 2:22pm, where he was welcomed by party ...

UNICEF is deeply shocked and saddened by the recent brutal violence against children reported across Bangladesh, including the rape and killing of girls and boys in settings where they should have been safe. “Brutality against children must stop!,” Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh said in a statement issued on Friday. She said, “The rise in reports of brutal and ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman walked from his residence to the party’s Gulshan office on Friday afternoon after offering Asr prayers at home, said his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. He said the Prime Minister attended the party office on a holiday to take part in a programme involving administrators and mayors of city corporations across the ...

  By Matiar Chowdhury:   Journalists, human rights advocates, and professionals representing national and international organisations delivered strong and urgent messages at a dialogue on “Media Freedom for Human Rights and Democracy” held on 21 May in London. Speakers condemned the suppression of the media and the broader violations of civil and human rights under the interim government led by ...

NCP leaders on Friday alleged that activists of Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal attacked the party’s Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary in Jhenidah after the Jummah prayers. The alleged incident took place next to the District Collector Jam-e-Mosque located opposite to the district administrator’s residence in the town. As soon as Patwary and his NCP colleagues left the mosque, a group ...

A panel of experts has highlighted the importance of faster and more predictable commercial dispute resolution systems to build investor confidence and support private sector growth. The call was made at a seminar organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) at a city hotel on Friday, said a press release. During the ...

The Election Commission (EC) is set to introduce major reforms to local government election rules, including a ban on campaign posters, removal of EVM provisions and abolition of party symbols, as part of efforts to ensure neutral and peaceful polls ahead of the upcoming local government elections. “One of the major changes is that there will be no posters in ...

The prime accused in the murder of seven-year-old Ramisa Akter in the capital’s Pallabi area, Zakir Hossain alias Sohel Rana, had previously been involved in various criminal activities, police said, adding that his past record was “not good.” Speaking at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Friday (May 22), DB chief and Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan ...