Bangladesh

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division on Thursday upheld a High Court (HC) order that acquitted all convicts, including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutforzzman Babar, in the sensational August 21 grenade attack case. A six-member Appellate Division bench, led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, issued the order. On December 1 last ...

Outgoing French Ambassador to Bangladesh Marie Masdupuy paid a farewell courtesy call on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at her residence, ‘Firoza,’ in the capital’s Gulshan on Tuesday night. According to BNP Chairperson’s media wing member Shamsuddin Didar, senior party leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan and Khaleda Zia’s personal physician Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain were also ...

Maldivian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Asad Alam Siam, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. High Commissioner Shiuneen congratulated Foreign Secretary Siam on his appointment and reaffirmed the Maldives’ commitment to further strengthening the close friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Discussions focused on enhancing bilateral and ...

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has proposed convening an international conference bringing together Bangladesh, China and ASEAN member states to push for a political resolution to the protracted Rohingya crisis. The proposal was raised on Wednesday during a meeting between an APHR delegation and Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna. “Two urgent priorities ...

Former US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D. Haas made a visit to Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday, reportedly for a project-related inspection in Maheshkhali. Peter Haas arrived in Cox’s Bazar on a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Dhaka, accompanied by two individuals on Wednesday morning. The flight landed at approximately 9:30 AM. From the airport, they proceeded directly to BIWTA ghat in ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Wednesday said that 4,000 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) are being recruited ahead of the national elections. ”Of the 4,000 ASIs, 2,000 will be recruited directly for ensuring security during the general elections, while another 2,000 will be added to the force through promotions. We came to the Ministry of Public Administration over this ...

The administration of President Donald Trump has named Brent Christensen, a veteran career diplomat, as its nominee for the next United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. According to a formal announcement released via the White House website on Tuesday (September 2), Christensen has been nominated to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. A native of ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Monday told Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus that free and fair elections would not be possible without state reforms and justice for the July atrocities, while stressing that a proportional representation (PR) system was essential to truly reflect public opinion. “For the last 53 years, people’s mandate has not been reflected. If elections are held in the ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus continued his ongoing political dialogue by meeting with representatives from seven political parties and one organisation at State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to Chief Adviser’s press wing, the participating groups included Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), Nagorik Oikya, Gonosonghoti Andolon, Gono Odhikar Parishad, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Jatiya ...

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina personally authorized using of lethal weapons, helicopter gunfire, and block raids to suppress last year’s July Uprising. Testifying as a state witness on Monday in a crimes against humanity case against Hasina and two others, Mamun said ...