Bangladesh

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow (Saturday) with due solemnity and religious fervour. Eid-ul-Azha, also known as the Festival of Sacrifice, is observed on the 10th day of Zilhajj, the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The festival commemorates the unwavering devotion of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), who was ...

Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), Ashik Chowdhury, has published a detailed report summarizing his first eight months in office. The report addresses public questions about foreign direct investment (FDI) and reforms undertaken during the interim government period. Chowdhury, who assumed leadership of BIDA in September 2024 and of BEZA shortly ...

Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus extended warm greetings to Bangladeshis at home and abroad, as well as to the global Muslim community, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, which will be celebrated tomorrow. In a message issued Friday, Dr. Yunus said, “I convey my heartfelt greetings and Eid Mubarak to all Muslims in Bangladesh and around the world on the ...

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has firmly stated that no advisor or administrator will be allowed to take charge of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). If necessary, he warned, a “Revolutionary City Council” comprising former councillors and educational leaders would be formed to manage the city’s affairs. “No advisor or administrator can occupy Nagar Bhaban. If needed, we will form a ...

Thousands of Muslims in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Moulvibazar, and Jamalpur are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha today in line with Saudi Arabia. Eid, however, will be celebrated throughout the country tomorrow. 5 districts of Rangpur region More than two lakh people in 120 villages of the five districts are celebrating Eid today, a day ahead of the national observance. The Eid ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has strongly stated that the essence of the 16th Amendment case was to compromise the independence of the judiciary, branding it as an attempt by a “despotic and fascist government” to control judicial accountability for political gain. The full text of the October 20, 2024 judgment, released on Wednesday, reaffirmed the Supreme Judicial ...

Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has revealed that Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Detective Branch (DB), and Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes (CTTC) were the main perpetrators behind the enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, reports BSS. The Commission’s assessment reveals that the majority of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh have been carried out by various units under the Bangladesh police and ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s wife Zubaida Rahman left Dhaka for London on Thursday morning. Around 9AM, she went out from Gulshan home in the capital for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. By a flight of Qatar Airways, Zubaida, also the vice-president of Ziaur Rahman Foundation, left the airport for London. She came to Dhaka on May 6 with her mother-in-law ...

Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus will pay a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) from June 10 to 13, as Dhaka and London look to reinvigorate their historic partnership through broader cooperation in trade, investment, governance, and global challenges of mutual concern, reports BSS. “This is a very important visit,” Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique told reporters ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is poised to regain its political registration and traditional election symbol—the Scales (Dāripalla)—in a major development confirmed by the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday. “Jamaat-e-Islami will soon get back its registration. We are taking necessary steps. The Election Commission has made a decision in this regard,” said Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah while speaking to reporters after ...