Bangladesh

BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said that the entire Bangladesh now want good changes. ”After August 5 last year, people have suddenly been able to breathe a sigh of relief. But everything will not get better in a day, we have to take the initiative, we have to start.” He said these joining the national conference of the Doctors ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu has sought an unconditional apology to the nation for his previous ‘moral mistakes’. “I may have made many mistakes as the Secretary General of the Jatiya Party in the last four years. You will look upon them with forgiveness.” Chunnu said party decisions had sometimes prevented them from taking the right course. ...

Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Commissioner Dr Nazmul Karim Khan has said that a woman named Parul Akhter alias Golapi has made a ‘honeytrap’ shortly before the murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin. At a press briefing on Saturday noon, the police commissioner said a man named Badshah fell into the trap of Golapi while credited while withdrawing Tk 25,000 from a ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin announced that Election Commission (EC) is actively preparing to hold the next national election within a short timeframe, despite facing several challenges. Speaking at a views-exchange meeting held at EC’s Rangpur regional office on Saturday, CEC highlighted the significant task of restoring public confidence in the electoral system. “People have lost trust in ...

The Jatiya Party is set to embark on a transformative journey as it prepares to hold its 10th National Council on Saturday, marking a pivotal moment in its efforts to restore internal democracy and organizational unity. In a press conference held at the party’s Gulshan headquarters on Friday, Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, the party’s acting chairman, described the upcoming council ...

Police have arrested five individuals in connection with the brutal murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Chaurasta area of Gazipur city. The police have been conducting raids since early Friday (August 8) and have arrested the five people. Gazipur Metropolitan’s Basan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Shaheen Khan said that five people have been arrested from different areas of Gazipur ...

National Consensus Commission (NCC) will soon begin a fresh round of consultations with political parties after holding discussions with policy experts, in order to finalise how the reform proposals outlined in the upcoming July National Charter will be implemented, Vice President of the Commission, Professor Ali Riaz, said on Friday. Speaking at a press conference at LD Hall of Jatiya ...

The interim government led by Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus completes its first year in office today, August 8, 2025. The administration assumed power exactly a year ago following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s regime in a massive popular uprising on August 5, 2024, which left many students and civilians dead or injured. Since taking office, the interim government ...

The second phase of the interim government officially began this week, with Chief Adviser Dr. Arafat Rahman announcing that ensuring a free, fair, and peaceful 13th National Parliamentary Election is now the administration’s highest priority. Speaking at the weekly Advisory Council meeting held at the Secretariat on Thursday, the Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus reflected on the conclusion of the ...

Rangpur Begum Rokeya University’s former vice chancellor Prof Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah has been arrested. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him from Mohammadpur area in the capital on Thursday in a case field by Anti-Corruption Commission, Mohammad Nasirul Islam, joint commissioner of DB police, confirmed. The police official added, “We arrested him as per the requisition from ...