Bangladesh

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday submitted the nomination paper on behalf of its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for the presidential election. A BNP delegation led by its Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan submitted the nomination paper to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, the Chief Election Officer for the presidential election, at the Election ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to pay an official visit to Japan. A delegation from Japan handed over the Japanese Prime Minister’s invitation letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday (August 12). The invitation was conveyed during the 7th Bangladesh-Japan Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in Dhaka. Foreign Secretary ...

Three new police superintendents (SPs) have been appointed to Gazipur, Khulna and Kushtia districts, while the incumbent SPs of the three districts have been transferred to the Highway Police and Armed Police Battalion (APBn). A notification, signed by Home Ministry Deputy Secretary Tawsif Ahmed, issued on Wednesday (August 12) in this regard. Kushtia SP Mohammad Jasim Uddin has been appointed ...

The prosecution has concluded its arguments seeking the maximum punishment for seven senior leaders of the Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam described Obaidul Quader as a “political joker” and said his actions accelerated the fall of the Awami League. The prosecution ...

Speakers at a sit-in programme on Wednesday alleged that restricting journalists from entering the courtrooms of the Supreme Court, including the Appellate Division, is unconstitutional and violates the public’s fundamental right to information. They – mainstream journalists and leaders of different journalist organisations also demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Chief Justice’s decision to block journalists’ access to the courtrooms ...

Bangladesh and the Maldives have discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in tourism, human resources and investment during a meeting between Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir and Maldivian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed. The Maldivian envoy paid a courtesy call on Humayun Kabir at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, on Wednesday afternoon. During the ...

Upcoming presidential election will be broadcast live on TV and seating arrangements will be provided for the journalists, said Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Akhhtar Ahmed on Tuesday (August 11). He made the announcement at the Election Commission Secretariat following a preparatory meeting at the Cabinet Room of the National Parliament. Acting Speaker Kaisar Kamal presided over the ...

PM’s Information Affairs Advisor Dr Zahed Ur Rahman said, former PM Sheikh Hasina and cricketer Shakib Al Hasan will receive full security, constitutional rights and legal aid if she returns to Bangladesh. The statement was made on Tuesday (August 11) while answering a question during the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s weekly press briefing at the Secretariat. Dr Zahed added, ...

Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Md Nurul Islam Moni on Tuesday said Article 70 of the Constitution will remain effective in the upcoming presidential election, meaning any lawmaker voting against party decision will lose parliament membership. He made the remarks while talking to journalists after a meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban between parliamentary representatives of the ruling ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday urged US businesses to increase investment in Bangladesh, assuring them of a business-friendly environment and comprehensive security for foreign investors. The minister made the call when a high-level delegation from the US-Bangladesh Business Council (USBBC), led by its President and US Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President for South Asia Atul Keshap, met with ...