Bangladesh

Police on Sunday arrested Kazi Mamunur Rashid, secretary general of Raushan Ershad-led faction of the Jatiya Party. He was detained at night in front of Westin Hotel in the capital by Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. The arrest was confirmed on Monday morning by DB Joint Commissioner (Administration) Mohammad Nasirul Islam, who said that legal action is being ...

Detectives have arrested two former Awami League lawmakers. They are Fayzur Rahman from Brahmanbaria-5 constituency and Tamanna Nusrat Bubly, former reserved seat lawmaker. Meanwhile, 11 other Awami League activists were also arrested. However, police did not immediately provide details of where, when or under what charges they were arrested. Deputy Commissioner Talebur Rahman said further information would be provided later.

Former Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun passed away on Monday morning at the age of 75. He breathed his last around 8:10am while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), confirmed Md Faruk, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost. Humayun had fallen ill at the central jail on Sunday afternoon and was ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to be united to rebuild Bangladesh. “I have an appeal to you…let us be united today about one thing – about Bangladesh.” The senior BNP leader made the request at an event titled “NRB Connect Day: Empowering Global Bangladeshis” was held at New York Marriott Marquis (1535 Broadway), ...

Ambassador of Spain to Bangladesh Gabriel Maria Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru has met a delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, led by its Ameer Shafiqur Rahman. The meeting was held at 9AM at Jamaat Ameer’s Bashundhara office.Bangladeshi products online They discussed the overall situation prevailing in Bangladesh, bilateral relations and investment between the two countries and issues of mutual interest, including international ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has said that a major part of the work was updating the voter list, which we finished through door-to-door visits. Besides, women gap among voters have been reduced and nine election-related laws are being amended. The CEC came up with these information on Sunday in his opening statement during an electoral ...

Bangladesh and Uzbekistan have agreed to deepen cooperation in multiple areas, with a particular focus on creating opportunities for sending semi-skilled and skilled manpower from Bangladesh to Uzbekistan. The understanding came during a bilateral meeting between Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, held on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly (UNGA) at ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called on UN-Habitat to expand its presence in Bangladesh to help develop sustainable and affordable housing solutions for communities frequently impacted by climate-induced disasters. Prof Yunus made the remarks during a meeting with Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Anaclaudia Rossbach, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed ...

Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow at Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has said that Bangladesh does not need another weak and ineffective human rights commission, calling for a stronger, more authoritative institution capable of addressing real issues of rights and justice. Speaking at a discussion titled “Draft Human Rights Commission Act 2025”, organized by Citizens’ Platform on Saturday, Debapriya criticized ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said that safeguarding country’s natural environment is crucial for building a sustainable and attractive tourism sector. She made made these remarks during an event marking World Tourism Day 2025 in Dhaka. “If we can protect nature, Bangladesh will become an even more attractive destination for both domestic and international tourists,” she ...