Bangladesh

BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday emphasized the need to democratize country’s economy to ensure equal participation and opportunity for all citizens in the country’s development process. “Democracy should not be confined to politics alone. We must democratize the economy so that every citizen; regardless of background, has a stake in it,” said Khosru, a member of ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presided over meeting of the Advisory Council at his office in Tejgaon on Thursday. Photo : PID The Advisory Council, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, approved two key policies and one ordinance during its 41st meeting held on Thursday at Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in Tejgaon, Dhaka. According to a press release issued ...

”None of us can claim to fully possess the position of trust, it’s a national crisis,” commented Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarkar on Thursday. ”I don’t claim to be in a position of complete credibility and I don’t believe you can either. This crisis of trust is a national challenge.” Anwarul Islam emphasized the need for collaboration among all ...

Five government employees testified on Thursday in three corruption cases filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and members of her family over alleged irregularities in plot allocations at the Purbachal New Town Project. Testimonies were recorded at Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4 before Judge Md Rabiul Alam. As the accused remain absconding, no cross-examination took place. The next hearing is ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader and his wife Sharifa Quader have been barred from going abroad in a corruption case. The travel ban was imposed on Thursday by Dhaka Metropolitan Acting Senior Special Judge Court Judge Ibrahim Miah. An investigating is being conducted against GM Quader on charges of acquiring illegal wealth and money laundering through nomination trading. For ...

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 ...