Bangladesh

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has strongly opposed the termination of journalists without due process, stating that firing media professionals without proper notice is unacceptable and against government policy. “There is no scope to fire a journalist from his job without serving notice,” he said while addressing a seminar titled “Murder and Persecution of Journalists during the Fascist Regime” ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman returned home on Monday after his official visit to Qatar. The Army Chief, during the visit, held courtesy meetings and discussions with high-ranking civil and military officials including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs, Minister of State for Interior Affairs, Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces, and ...

Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union Michael Miller has said the election timing is the matter of Bangladesh. “But the reforms are needed for durable Bangladesh.” Ambassador Miller said while responding to a question at the ‘DCAB Talk’ held at Jatiya Press Club on Monday. “I have to say it is a matter for Bangladesh to take ...

Japan, a key development partner of Bangladesh, has reiterated its interest in maintaining strong investment ties, but also expressed hope for the restoration of democratic governance in the country, said senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury. Speaking to reporters after a meeting between Japanese Ambassador Saida Shinichi and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Khosru said Tokyo remains ...

The Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) staged a protest rally on Sunday night in response to an attack on Hasnat Abdullah, the party’s Chief Organizer for the Southern Region. The incident took place earlier that evening in Gazipur. The protest began around 10:00 PM from Banglamotor in the capital and proceeded towards the TSC area. A significant number of NCP leaders ...

  The government is preparing to introduce a dedicated law aimed at safeguarding journalists, while also advancing broad reforms in the media sector to improve transparency, licensing, and accountability, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam announced on Sunday. Speaking at a roundtable titled “Brave New Bangladesh: Reform Roadmap for Press Freedom”, Mahfuj said the proposed Journalist Protection Act is under ...

A group of miscreants allegedly carried out an attack on National Citizen Party’s (NCP) chief organiser Hasnat Abdullah in Gazipur on Sunday evening. The attack incident took place at around 7:00 PM on Dhaka-Myemsingh Highway in the district. In a Facebook post, Sarjis requested the people to rescue Hasnat. A group of 10 to 12 miscreants attacked Hasnat’s vehicle. The ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday has set May 18 as the new date for the submission of the execution report on arrest warrants issued against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and 16 others in a graft case involving fraudulent allocation of a 10-katha plot in the capital’s Purbachal New Town Project. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accelerated the issuance of visas for Bangladeshi nationals following sustained diplomatic engagement between the two countries, officials confirmed Sunday. The development comes ahead of a high-level UAE cabinet delegation’s visit to Bangladesh later this month, aimed at boosting cooperation across key sectors including labour, trade, and investment. UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdulla Ali Al ...

Bangladesh Supreme Court senior lawyer Barrister Abdur Razzaq has passed away on Sunday afternoon. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer for a long time. He was on life support at Ibn Sina Hospital in the capital. He died at 4.10pm at the age of 74, Advocate Mohammad Shishir Monir confirmed the information.