Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday inaugurated a special lounge for the country’s migrant workers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital. “Our migrant workers are nation builders. In the July-August mass uprising, they played a big role. We will always be grateful to them,” he said, reports BSS. “We believe this lounge will make their travel ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stayed 10-year jail sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, passed the order after holding hearing on two separate leave to appeal petitions filed by Khaleda. The court also said the punishment ...

There have been no arrests or crackdowns on the supporters of US president-elect Donald Trump in Bangladesh, said Chief Adviser’s press wing on Sunday night. Some Indian newspapers have been “aggressively spreading misinformation” about the student-led mass uprising since former Prime Sheikh Hasina was ousted in a popular revolution in August, said the press wing through its fact-checking Facebook page. ...

The council of advisers of the interim government has been expanded again with three more sworn-in as advisers. President Mohammed Shahabuddin sworn-in the new advisers at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban on Sunday evening. Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and other dignitaries were present at the oath-taking ceremony. Cabinet Secretary Dr Sheikh Abdur Rashid conducted the oath ceremony. The new ...

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office on Sunday. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at his Tejgaon office, said the CA’s press wing. However, no additional details about the meeting were provided by the time this report was filed around 2:20 pm

The authorities have deployed 191 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) across the country to maintain law and order across the country on Sunday. Shariful islam, public relations officer of BGB, confirmed the information. Alongside the BGB, members of police, Rapid Action Battalion and other forces have been kept vigilant across the country. Tension has mounted after the Anti-Discrimination Student ...

Singapore’s non-resident High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Derek Loh, met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed various issues related to bilateral relations, trade and investment. The hour-long meeting, which began around 9:30PM, was held at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan. BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, party leaders Dr Enamul Haque Chowdhury and Shama Obed, ...

On the occasion of Noor Hossain Day, several political organisations including the National Democratic Front of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Workers Federation, Left Democratic Alliance, and Socialist Students’ Front, have paid tributes to the martyr. The leaders and activists of the parties gathered at Noor Hossain Square (Zero Point) in Gulistan on Saturday evening and placed wreaths there. Noor Hossain, a political ...

Police have arrested 10 people from different parts of the city on charge of trying to harm relations between Bangladesh and the United States. The raids came after deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently urged her Awami League leaders and activists to hold processions carrying the US flag and photos of US president-elect Donald Trump. Hasina has been living in ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday expressed concerns, saying that the associates of fascists have started resurfacing due to the negative discourses among democratic forces. “One thing to note is that the fascists have started raising their heads again due to various negative statements and discourses. Unfortunately, some of our media are promoting this, which I believe, ...