Bangladesh

The government has no involvement or bias in the Tk 666-crore tax case of Grameen Kalyan as the matter rests entirely with the judiciary, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday (September 15). Speaking at a press conference on progress in government activities, the adviser stressed that the lawsuit will take its natural legal course. He emphasized ...

The government does not know about the Election Commission’s (EC) proposed dates for the seven-phase Union Parishad (UP) elections, State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam said on Tuesday. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on September 15. The state minister said the government learned about the proposed dates from newspapers, social media and ...

Banned Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six other party leaders have been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the July movement. The three-member International Crimes Tribunal-2, led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, delivered judgement on Tuesday (September 14). The two other members of the tribunal are Judge Md Manjurul Basid and Judge Nur Mohammad Shahriar Kabir. ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met the families of two army personnel, who were killed in a shell explosion during a tank-firing exercise at the Hathazari Field Firing Range in Chattogram, assuring them that the government and the armed forces would stand by them. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon on Tuesday morning. During the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday expressed hope that the gas supply to industries would return to its previous level from Tuesday, as the government has resolved the problem caused by an accident at one of the country’s two floating LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals. “Hopefully, InshaAllah, from tomorrow [Tuesday] evening, gas supply will return to the level as it ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at her office in Dhaka on Monday. During the meeting, the state minister recalled the successful visit of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to China and expressed appreciation for China’s continued support for Bangladesh’s development, particularly in infrastructure, human development and capacity ...

Former Bangladesh Army chief General (retd) SM Shafiuddin Ahmed did not appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday in connection with an inquiry into allegations of irregularities, corruption and acquisition of illegal assets. Instead, he sought 30 days to appear before the anti-graft agency. Shafiuddin was scheduled to appear at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka’s Segunbagicha at 12:30PM to ...

Local government election process is set to begin in mid-November, with the Election Commission (EC) planning to kick off voting through Union Parishad elections. Senior Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud disclosed this while speaking to journalists at his office at the Election Commission in the capital’s Agargaon on Monday. He said the commission aims to formally launch the local government ...

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 will deliver its verdict on Tuesday (September 15) in a crimes against humanity case against top Awami League and affiliate wing leaders, including Obaidul Quader. Three-member judicial panel led by Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury of ICT-2, fixed Tuesday for the judgement on Monday (September 14). The other panel members are Judge Md Monjurul Basid and Judge ...

Bangladesh is in talks with China to bring high-speed bullet trains capable of travelling at around 350 kilometres per hour, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat said on Sunday. “We are in discussions about bringing high-speed bullet trains from China. They can travel at around 350 kilometres per hour. Even if our trains run at a lower speed, ...