Bangladesh

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home from London on Thursday afternoon, after completing a 10-day visit. Fakhrul, accompanied by his wife Rahat Ara Begum, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at 12:45PM. BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan confirmed this. During his stay in London, Fakhrul met party Acting Chairman ...

Japan will support Bangladesh’s ongoing reform, and its investors would continue to stay beside Bangladesh to help boost the country’s economy. Outgoing Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori said as he paid the farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Wednesday, reports BSS. Ambassador Kiminori praised the leadership of Professor ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said India does not want to see democracy in its neighbouring countries due to its hegemonic attitude. “India is a democratic country, but it does not want Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Maldives and Sri Lanka to be governed by the will of their peoples. Why should they follow Delhi’s words?” ...

The United States has called for India and Bangladesh to address their differences through peaceful means, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a press briefing on Tuesday. “We want to see all parties resolve their disagreements peacefully,” Miller said in response to a query regarding the recent visit of India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to Bangladesh. During his visit, ...

Bangladeshi fact-checking initiative Rumor Scanner has found that about 72 percent of social media accounts spreading fake and misinformation against Bangladesh are located in India. The fact checking body today released a report titled “India’s disinformation flood on Bangladesh: What’s actually happening?”, showing how Indian media, alongside social media, are regularly spreading false information about the Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim ...

Toby Cadman, special adviser to the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, said that he does not know what India will do to return Sheikh Hasina, but if India does not do so, the trial will continue in her absence. He said this after a meeting with the prosecutor team on Wednesday. “India is a democratic state, as a ...

Bangladesh has achieved a significant milestone by being unanimously elected as a Vice President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for 2025. The decision was made on December 9 during an organizational session of the Council focused on its work for the upcoming year. The country’s Permanent Representative to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva will ...

The committee, formed to look into the appeals of the retired government officials, submitted a report on Tuesday recommending the promotion of 754 retired officials to various ranks. Zakir Ahmed Khan, chief of this committee, submitted the report in this regard to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the morning. The chief adviser appreciated for submitting the report before the ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has proposed the dissolution of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to the government’s Police Reform Committee, mentioning the allegations of human rights violations and extrajudicial killing against it. BNP Vice-Chairman Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram came up with the proposal at a press conference at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Tuesday. “The ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke hosted a Ceremony at her residence on 10 December 2024 to present The King Charles III Coronation Medal to the members of the Bangladesh Military who participated in the historic Coronation event of Their Majesties The King and The Queen. The King Charles III Coronation Medal is a commemorative ...