Bangladesh

By Shahidul Islam: The Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Bangladesh has called for action to minimise impacts on Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Refugee Camps following recent International Aid cuts. Convened by MSPs Foysol Choudhury and Miles Briggs, the CPG met on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, to discuss the escalating humanitarian crisis. The meeting featured an update from Mohammad Jobayed Hosen, ...

Press Secretary to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Shafiqul Alam, has stated that they have not received any letter from former UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq. Professor Yunus is scheduled to depart for London on Monday (June 9) and is expected to return to Bangladesh on June 14. The clarification comes amid a report published today by The Guardian, which ...

Nasrin Siddiqui, wife of Bangabir Kader Siddique, founder-president of Krishak Sramik Janata League, has passed away. (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un) She breathed her last at Square Hospital in Dhaka at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday (June 7) while undergoing treatment. Nasrin Siddiqui had been admitted to the hospital on May 22 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. She was ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the party wants the next national election to be held by December. He claimed that this is not just BNP’s position, but also the demand of over 90 percent of the country’s political parties. Speaking to reporters on Sunday (June 8) after exchanging Eid greetings with party leaders and ...

Former UK City Minister and niece of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddiq, has requested a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to clear up what she described as a “misunderstanding” regarding corruption allegations that led to her resignation from the UK government, The Guardian reported. In a letter to Chief Adviser Yunus ahead of his upcoming ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury spent part of Eid-ul-Azha connecting with members of various law enforcement and security forces on Saturday, expressing appreciation for their service during the holiday. The Adviser began his day at Rajarbagh Police Lines in Dhaka, where he exchanged Eid greetings with police officers and inaugurated a special festive banquet. Following ...

Children undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute in Dhaka received a special visit on Eid-ul-Azha, as Algerian Ambassador Abdel Wahab Saidani brought gifts and festive cheer to brighten their day. The Ambassador, joined by his three children and a delegation from the Algerian Embassy, spent time at the hospital as part of a goodwill initiative aimed at supporting ...

Chief Organizer of the Southern Region of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), Hasnat Abdullah, has stressed that a level playing field must be ensured ahead of the upcoming national elections. He made the remarks during a visit to Debidwar, Cumilla, where he met with the families of the July martyrs on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Hasnat underscored that ensuring a ...

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman alongwith his wifemet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha on Saturday. Meanwhile, Chief of the Navy Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan also mey Prof Yunus. Both the chiefs along with their spouses met theChief Adviserrespectively at the State Guest House Jamuna, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus offered the Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the National Eidgah on Saturday morning. He joined the prayers around 7:30AMin the front row at the Eidgah grounds adjacent to the High Court. Yunus was accompanied by the Chief Justice, judges of the Supreme Court and High Court divisions, members of the Council of Advisers, leaders of various political ...