Bangladesh

A Dhaka court has placed arrested Awami League presidium member and former minister Shajahan Khan on seven-day remand in a murder case filed with Dhanmondi Police Station. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) court passed the order on Friday (September 6) afternoon. Earlier, he was taken to the CMM court on Friday afternoon. At that time, police pleaded to place him on ...

Awami League presidium member and former shipping minister Shajahan Khan was arrested from Dhanmondi area of Dhaka city early Friday. Rezaul Karim Mallic, additional commissioner of Detective Branch of Police, acknowledging the matter on Friday morning said a team of detectives arrested him from the area. There are several cases filed against him after the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami ...

In an interview with the Press Trust of India (PTI), Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said former prime minister Sheikh Hasina should have kept quiet in India until Bangladesh seeks her extradition. “If India wants to keep her until the time Bangladesh (government) wants her back, the condition would be that she has to keep quiet.” Yunus said ...

The High Court on Thursday directed authorities concerned to exhume the body of Harris Chowdhury, political secretary to former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, for a DNA test to ensure his identity. The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Muhammad Mahbub Ul Islam passed the order following a writ petition filed by Harris Chowdhury’s daughter Samira Tanzina Chowdhury. ...

The Secondary and Higher Education Division of Ministry of Education has announced the appointment of new vice-chancellors at five public universities, including Rajshahi University (RU) and Jahangirnagar University (JU). President Mohammed Shahabuddin, also the chancellor of the universities, appointed them to these posts on Thursday (September 5). Five separate notifications have been issued on these appointments signed by deputy secretaries ...

Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal, who tendered resignation, on Thursday said the last general election drew controversy logically as it was not an inclusive one. “Since the election was not inclusive in terms of participation of the political parties, it has been controversial. It is correct and logical,” he said adding that his commission conducted elections and by-elections ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday paid tribute to the Armed Forces Division by placing a floral wreath at its headquarters. Prof Yunus, who visited the division as part of his official duties, laid the wreath to honor the sacrifices and dedication of the members of the Armed Forces. Following the wreath-laying ceremony, he signed the visitor’s book.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal-led commission has resigned. Kazi Habibul Awal announced their resignations during a press conference held at the EC office on Thursday noon. Other four Election Commissioners who have also resigned are– former district and sessions judge Rashida Sultana, Brig Gen (Retd) Md Ahsan Habib Khan, and former secretaries Md Alamgir and Anisur Rahman. On ...

A joint raid, combining army and police, began across the country from 12 midnight on Tuesday to recover unauthorised firearms as the deadline for submitting legal and illegal weapons ended on Tuesday night. Earlier, the interim government suspended all licenses of firearms issued during the Awami League government. This operation will also target to halt drug trafficking.  

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus held his first meeting with secretaries on Wednesday after the formation of the interim government. The meeting began at 11:30am on Wednesday (September 4) at the Chief Adviser’s Office at Tejgaon in the capital. The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said it. It is learnt that the meeting discussed the overall situation prevailing in the ...