Bangladesh

A Dhaka court has ordered to request Interpol to issue a red alert for arresting former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Ghalib passed the order following an application by Investigation Officer Director Hafizul Islam in the graft case. It is reported that former IGP Benazir’s family is currently staying in Australia. ...

Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Dipankar Talukder, former minister of state for the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the president of Rangamati District Awami League, from Dhaka’s Sobhanbagh on Monday. DMP Deputy Commissioner (media) Talebur Rahman confirmed the matter. He is accused of several cases with various police stations. Most of the cases were filed after August 5, ...

Former UK City minister Tulip Siddiq was listed as a resident of a luxury 10-storey tower block in the capital’s Gulshan named after her family, according to British daily The Telegraph reports. Officials in Dhaka believed the former anti-corruption minister’s “permanent addressâ€� was the upmarket apartment complex named “Siddiquesâ€� in 2014, while she was a councillor in Camden, north London. ...

The interim government of Bangladesh has expressed strong disapproval of India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for commenting on the recent incident at Dhanmondi 32, calling the statement “unexpected and unwarranted.” The government emphasized that the matter is an internal affair of Bangladesh and should not be subject to external commentary. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mohammad Rafiqul Alam addressed the issue ...

Those involved in the attack on students in Gazipur will face the maximum punishment, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd) on Saturday. He said this to reporters after visiting the injured at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the morning. “Those involved in the attack on students and mass people, will be brought to justice.” ...

Barrister Zaima Rahman, representing BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, met with Rebekah Wagner, a prominent leader of the Women’s Fellowship Foundation, and other members. The meeting was held in Washington, D.C on Friday (February 7), according to a post on the party’s verified Facebook page. It said the discussion covered a broad range of topics, including Bangladesh-US relations, international cooperation, ...

Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus has stated that the earliest possible time for holding national elections in Bangladesh would be at the end of this year. In an interview with NHK World, the international service of Japan’s public broadcaster, Dr. Yunus emphasized that elections are a crucial step toward restoring democracy. He noted that the interim government has made significant ...

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, has claimed that former party chief Ghulam Azam died as a victim of oppression by the fallen Awami League government. He remarked this while addressing a party rally in Narayanganj’s Osmani Municipal Stadium on Friday. At that time, he criticised former local MP Shamim Osman and called him as ‘godfather.’ Shamim Osman put up a ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged all citizens to ensure the immediate restoration of law and order across the country. In an official statement, he called for an end to all attacks on properties associated with Sheikh Hasina’s family and politicians from the Awami League, emphasizing that no citizen should face violence under any circumstances. While acknowledging the deep ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, and Barrister Zaima Rahman attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. Zaima Rahman, granddaughter of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, represented her father, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of BNP, at the event, marking her entry into the international political ...