Bangladesh

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus paid tributes to the Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on Wednesday morning, marking the 55th Independence and National Day. President Shahabuddin placed a wreath at the altar of the memorial at about 5;50AM, while Chief Adviser Prof Yunus placed another wreath around 6:11AM. A ...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has reiterated that the national election will be held between December this year and June next year. “I have said before and I am reiterating again, the election will take place between December this year and June next year. We want the upcoming election to be the most free, fair, and credible in the history of ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam officially launched a website dedicated to documenting the July Uprising on Tuesday. The website, julyuprising.com, was developed by the Information Department and unveiled at the Secretariat to provide a structured account of events from that historic period. Highlighting its significance, Adviser Mahfuj Alam stated that the website presents a chronological compilation of newspaper reports ...

Two newly appointed Appellate Division justices were sworn in on Tuesday. Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath-taking ceremony at the Judges’ Lounge of the Supreme Court at 10:30AM. The new judges are Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Farah Mahbub, whose tenure began immediately after the oath. Justices from both the Appellate and High Court Divisions, alongwith the ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday conferred the Independence Award 2025 to seven individuals, recognising their glorious and outstanding contributions to the nation. The award giving ceremony was held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital. Seven distinguished individuals are Prof Jamal Nazrul Islam (posthumously) in science and technology, Mir Abdus Shukur Al Mahmud (posthumously) in literature, Novera Ahmed ...

Trinamool BNP chairperson Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury has been released from Dhaka Central Jail in two murder cases. AKM Masun, jailer of the central jail, said around 9:53PM on Monday, Shamsher Mobin walked out of the prison. The Trinamool BNP chairperson secured bail in one muder case from High Court, while another from a Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge. He was arrested ...

Nearly 10 lakh taxpayers, out of 15 lakh e-returns, don’t have taxable income, said Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Monday. “The number of quality taxpayers is very negligible in the country. We had taken aggressive policy to increase the tax collection.” While speaking at the pre-budget meeting at ERF event, he said ...

Chief organiser of the National Citizens Party (NCP) Nasir Uddin Patwary on Sunday said the Awami League has no right to engage in Bangladesh politics, regardless of the circumstances or methods. “Whether refined or otherwise, there is no place for the Awami League in Bangladesh’s politics,” he said during a press conference at the NCP head office in the city. ...

National Monitoring and Law and Order Committee has decided to impose Section 144 around SSC exam centers across the country during coming Secondary and School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Committee in the Ministry of Education with education advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul (CR) Abrar in the chair. The ministry published a circular ...

After Hasnat Abdullah explosive Facebook post, the NCP chief organiser (North) Sarjis Alam downplayed the issue, saying he felt no pressure regarding the ‘Refined Awami League’. Sarjis Alam said he does not see the Army chief’s statement as a direct ‘proposal’ but rather as a ‘direct expression of opinion.’ There is a difference between ‘expressing an opinion’ and ‘making a ...