Bangladesh

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP)’s northern region coordinator Sarjis Alam launched a scathing attack on Bangladesh’s founding constitution declaring it ‘Mujibist’, a product of “another country” and “one-party ideology and stated that the time has come to dismantle the so-called Mujibist framework. Sarjis made the statements during a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar on Sunday (3 August). “We can no ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   Now a days US politics is no longer limited to white, black or Latino candidates. The participation of South Asians, especially those of Bangladeshi descent, is increasing noticeably day by day. In this context, a new name has emerged – Mary Jobaida. This woman of Bangladeshi descent is now a notable candidate in the New ...

The Gono Odhikar Parishad has announced that it will reject the proposed ‘July Declaration,’ criticizing the process as exclusionary and finalized without meaningful consultation with the participants of the mass uprising. The statement was made during a press conference held at the party’s office in Al Razi Complex, Purana Paltan in the capital on Sunday. In a written address, General ...

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has started its scheduled rally in the capital’s Shahbagh. The rally formally began after 2:30PM on Sunday with the recitation from the verses of the Holy Quran. Defying rain, leaders and supporters of the party from different parts of the country gathered at the rally venue since morning for the rally, organised by the student wing ...

Nipun Roy Chowdhury, general secretary of Dhaka district BNP, has called on the public to support the BNP in the upcoming national elections during advanced campaign in Jinjira under the Keraniganj Model Police Station area Accompanied by BNP leaders Omar Shah Newaz, Mokaram Hoson, Sajjad Hossain, and activists from Jubo Dal, Chhatra Dal, and Swechhasebak Dal, Nipun Roy, also the ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has asserted that Bangladesh’s next general election and the formation of a new parliament must be based on the July Charter. Speaking at an emergency press conference at NCP’s temporary central office in Dhaka’s Rupayan Tower on Saturday, Nahid stressed the need for a legal foundation for the July Charter. “The Charter must ...

BNP Standing Committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed on Thursday expressed deep frustration over recent attempts to undermine the legacy of the Liberation War and questioned how unelected individuals could even consider altering the Constitution without public endorsement. Speaking at a discussion hosted by the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in Dhaka to honor families of martyrs from the July-August mass uprising, ...

Prosecutors will deliver their opening statements Sunday in the war crimes trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over atrocities committed during the July Uprising. The tribunal has also scheduled the testimony of the first witness for the same day andapproved a live broadcast of the proceedings. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka will begin formal ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman underwent successful open heart surgery at a private hospital in the capital on Saturday. After five hours’ of operation, he is now under close observation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. “The surgery was completed without any complications,” said renowned cardiologist Dr Jahangir Kabir, who conducted the surgery. The Jamaat Ameer is ...

Sheikh Bashiruddin, Trade Adviser, has said that a joint statement from both countries is expected soon following the finalization of the tariff agreement between Bangladesh and the United States. In an exclusive interview with Bangladesh Embassy’s Press Minister Golam Mortoza, Sheikh Bashiruddin confirmed that the confidentiality agreement signed during the negotiations will be made public only after securing consent from ...