Bangladesh

The interim government has decided to appoint judges through a Special Judicial Service Commission to speed up the trial process for rape and other criminal cases, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan announced on Monday. Speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy, Rizwana stated that the government aims to accelerate justice delivery by initiating ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that they cannot build a new Bangladesh ignoring police. He directed the police to strengthen their efforts to maintain law and order so that every citizen of the country, including the minorities, feel safe. Speaking at a special meeting on Monday with senior police officers on law and order issues, the Chief Adviser ...

A Dhaka court has placed a travel ban on former Mymensingh-11 lawmaker Mohammed Abdul Wahed due to ongoing corruption investigations. The order was issued on Sunday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, following a request from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC has been investigating allegations that Wahed amassed illegal wealth and engaged in money laundering. ...

The interim government has temporarily suspended DIG Molla Nazrul Islam, who was posted at the Rajshahi Sarada Police Academy, and former Sylhet District Police Superintendent Abdul Mannan, from government service. Separate notifications regarding their dismissals were issued by the Police-1 branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Public Safety Division on Monday. Senior Secretary Nasimul Gani signed the two notifications ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to embark on an official visit to China on March 26, with plans to elevate Bangladesh-China relations to new heights, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam announced Sunday. During his visit, Prof. Yunus will address the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on March 27, a high-profile economic conference often referred to as the “Davos of ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to freeze 27 bank accounts of former Kishoreganj-6 lawmaker Nazmul Hassan Papon, his wife Roksana Hassan and other family members over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Confirming the matter, ACC deputy director (public relations) Akterul Islam said ...

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said the entire reform initiative is completely a “homegrown” process and it will remain the same, noting that Bangladesh’s friendly partners and well-wishers back the reform agenda, reports UNB. “The reform process is fully a homegrown one. We are maintaining the highest transparency,” he told reporters at the Foreign Service Academy while ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will take the responsibility for the family of the Magura child rape victim. The party’s Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman shared this information on his verified Facebook page on Sunday morning. “Achhia’s father is mentally ill person. There is no other male person in this family. For humanitarian ground and with reliance with Almighty Allah, InshaAllah, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres left Dhaka on Sunday morning after ending his four-day visit to Bangladesh. He left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 9:55AM. Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Chief Adviser’s High Representative for Rohingya issue Khalilur Rahman saw him off at the airport. Before his departure, the UN Secretary General spoke to ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reaffirmed the UN’s commitment to assisting Bangladesh in fostering peace, national dialogue, and trust as the country navigates a crucial democratic transition. Speaking at a joint press briefing at Hotel Intercontinental in Dhaka, Guterres assured, “As Bangladesh undergoes important reforms and transitions, the UN stands ready to support efforts in building peace, national dialogue, trust, ...