Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has reiterated its demand for urgent electoral reforms to be completed within 30 days and for the next national election to be held no later than December this year. Following a meeting with the National Consensus Commission on Monday (June 2), BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed briefed the media, stating that “all political parties ...

Finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed is announcing the national budget of Tk 7,90,000 crore for the fiscal year 2025–26. Bangladesh Television is broadcasting his speeches. The finance adviser is unveiling the budget after the advisory council approved the size of the national budget at a three-hour meeting held on Monday. Revenue budget size is Tk 5,74,000 crore. In contrast to ...

Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur has handed over images of six newly designed banknotes to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. He handed over the images of banknotes to Prof Yunus on Monday following a meeting of the council of advisers at the CA’s Office in Tejgaon. Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, Chittagong Hill Tracts ...

The size of national budget for 2025-26 has been fixed at Tk 790,000 crore at the meeting of the advisory council of the interim government. Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting at the CA’s Tejgaon office afternoon. The meeting was held from 9:30AM to 12:30PM. According to the primary draft plan, the size of the budget is ...

The death penalties of Pradeep Kumar Das, former Officer in-Charge of Teknaf Police Station, and Inspector Md Liaqat Ali have been upheld by the High Court in the murder case of Major (Retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan. The court has also upheld the life imprisonment of the remaining six accused in the case. An HC bench, comprising Justice Md Mostafizur ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday expressed his belief that every village in Bangladesh holds untapped potential and can be transformed into a production unit with support and expertise from China. During a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka, Prof Yunus highlighted the immense opportunities in rural agriculture and the ...

The Appellate Division of Supreme Court sent the brief order, reinstating Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration and overturning a previous High Court verdict that had declared the political party illegal, to Election Commission (EC) on Sunday. The order was signed and released on Sunday (June 1) afternoon by a four-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed. ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has taken charges against prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others into cognizance in a case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. A three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, on Sunday took five charges into cognizance against the accused. The ICT at the same time, issued arrest warrants ...

Inviting Chinese investors to join hands in transforming Bangladesh at this ‘very strategic moment’, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called for building a future together which can touch the sky by exploring extensive opportunities that Bangladesh offers. “We have to build a future together which can touch the sky. That’s the potential we have together.. I invite you ...

Bangladesh Secretariat staff have staged a protest demanding the repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. Around 11AM, a short rally and procession, led by the Bangladesh Secretariat Employees Unity Forum organisation’s co-chairman Nurul Islam, were held at the Secretariat’s Badamtola. They were then raised different slogans–‘Illegal black law should be banned,’ ‘We will not accept that black law’. ...