Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has handed over the keys of 300 houses among the flood affected people of four districts in the country. The houses, built under a special housing project for flood victims, were distributed among them in Feni, Noakhali, Cumilla and Chittagong districts. On behalf of the chief adviser, the deputy commissioners of the districts handed over ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Dr. Muhammad Yunus has said that over the past 15 years, Bangladesh police force was politicized and used as a partisan tool, resulting in widespread public resentment. He made the remarks on Tuesday while inaugurating Police Week 2025 at Bangladesh Police Auditorium in Dhaka’s Rajarbagh. “Over the last 15 years, police were turned into a political force,” ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the three-day Police Week-2025 at Rajarbagh Police Lines in the capital on Tuesday morning. Later, he exchanged views with police officers at the Rajarbagh Police Auditorium.

Without political support, the initiatives to facilitate expatriate voting, will prove ineffective, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday. He made this comment while inaugurating a seminar at the Nirbachan Bhaban at anout 9:30AM. “Political support is essential to make our arrangements a success. We want to start the process in limited scale.” CECNasir Uddin noted that ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday urged the government to announce a clear and specific roadmap for the upcoming national elections, stressing that the people of Bangladesh are eager for a truly representative government. “Free and fair elections are crucial. Without them, the ongoing crises facing the people will persist,” Fakhrul said while addressing a public rally ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday issued key directives to guide the next phase of the reform initiative, as the National Consensus Commission assessed the progress of its ongoing dialogue with political parties. The directives came during a meeting held at the State Guest House Jamuna, where Prof Yunus, who also heads the interim government, presided over a comprehensive ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus stated that the people of Bangladesh continue to view the interim government as a “suitable solution” for the country’s current political needs, but assured that the government will ensure national elections are held no later than June 2026. Speaking to Al Jazeera during an interview recorded at their Doha headquarters, Prof Yunus noted, “There’s no ...

Japan has provided the International Organization for Migration (IOM) $3.5 million to improve living conditions of the Rohingyas and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. A press release was issued by the Japanese embassy in this regard on Monday. Japan Ambassador to Bangladesh SAIDA Shinichi and Chief of Mission, IOM Bangladesh Lance Bonneau sighned the note. The project ...

Mahbub Morshed, Managing Director of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), surrendered before a Dhaka court on Monday and secured bail in a defamation case filed by Abdul Hai Sikder, Editor of daily Jugantor. Appearing before Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin’s court through his lawyer, Morshed appeared before Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin’s court in the morning and later, was granted bail on a ...

National Consensus Commission’s vice chairman Prof Ali Riaz has said that the goal of the commission is to create a national charter that will bring about a change in the power structure. Ali Riaz made this remark during a discussion with Gono Odhikar Parishad on Monday morning. He said, “Everyone must continue their efforts, through democratic practice and unity and ...