Bangladesh

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Wednesday said that 4,000 assistant sub-inspectors (ASIs) are being recruited ahead of the national elections. ”Of the 4,000 ASIs, 2,000 will be recruited directly for ensuring security during the general elections, while another 2,000 will be added to the force through promotions. We came to the Ministry of Public Administration over this ...

The administration of President Donald Trump has named Brent Christensen, a veteran career diplomat, as its nominee for the next United States Ambassador to Bangladesh. According to a formal announcement released via the White House website on Tuesday (September 2), Christensen has been nominated to serve as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. A native of ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh on Monday told Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus that free and fair elections would not be possible without state reforms and justice for the July atrocities, while stressing that a proportional representation (PR) system was essential to truly reflect public opinion. “For the last 53 years, people’s mandate has not been reflected. If elections are held in the ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus continued his ongoing political dialogue by meeting with representatives from seven political parties and one organisation at State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday. According to Chief Adviser’s press wing, the participating groups included Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party), Nagorik Oikya, Gonosonghoti Andolon, Gono Odhikar Parishad, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Jatiya ...

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun has told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina personally authorized using of lethal weapons, helicopter gunfire, and block raids to suppress last year’s July Uprising. Testifying as a state witness on Monday in a crimes against humanity case against Hasina and two others, Mamun said ...

Six witnesses have testified in three corruption cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 22 others over alleged misuse of power in securing residential plots under Rajuk’s Purbachal New Town Project. On Tuesday, Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 recorded statements from officials of Sonali Bank and the tax department. As no defense lawyers were present, the witnesses were not cross-examined. ...

Police have submitted chargesheets in 34 cases linked to July Mass uprising incidents before the courts. Thirteen of the chargesheets were given in murder cases, while 21 were submitted in other cases, according to a statement of the Police Headquarters. A total of 1,390 were chargesheeted in the murder cases and 777 were charge sheeted in other cases, it also ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday (September 2) to see Nurul Haque Nur, the president of Gono Odhikar Parishad. He arrived at the hospital around 12:15 pm and inquired about Nur’s health and treatment progress. Nur was injured during a clash on August 29 between activists of the Jatiya Party and ...

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said that the number of tribunals could be increased to accelerate proceedings of July genocide. ”Once the adjacent tin-shed building next to the International Crimes Tribunal premises is vacated, it could be used to set up Tribunal-3.” Speaking to reporters after inspecting renovation works at the main building of Tribunal-2, he made this remark. ...

At a multi-party meeting in Dhaka on Monday, a coalition of 22 political parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolon Bangladesh, NCP, and Gono Odhikar Parishad, demanded the trial of Awami League, Jatiya Party (JaPa), and the 14-party alliance, branding them as “fascist forces.” The meeting, held at Gono Odhikar Parishad’s central office at Al Razi Complex in Bijoynagar, lasted from ...