Bangladesh

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Sunday approved 10 projects worth Tk 6,506.50 crore. Of the total amount, Tk 3,821.58 crore will come from government funding, while Tk 2,428.04 crore as project loans and Tk 2,56.89 crore from the implementing agency’s own financing. The approval was given at the Ecnec meeting held at the NEC Conference ...

A Dhaka court has granted bail to Azizur Rahman, a rickshaw puller who was assaulted by a mob near Dhanmondi 32 while paying tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15. Metropolitan Magistrate M.A. Azharul Islam issued the bail order on Sunday after hearing arguments from both the defence and prosecution. Advocate Farzana Yasmin Rakhi moved the bail petition, which ...

The local administration was involved in the Sylhet’s Bholaganj tone looting incident, commented Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan. When asking about the stone looted incident occurred while you were in charge, the advisor replied, “You have to understand how far the advisers can go. We can talk about what statements will be made in a meeting. ...

The hearing on former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque’s petition seeking bail and dismissal of a murder case filed over the killing of Abdul Kaiyum in Jatrabari during the July uprising has been deferred. The High Court bench of Justice Md Zakir Hossain and Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja on Sunday passed this order following a time prayer by Khairul Haque’s ...

A court in Dhaka on Sunday sentenced five people to death in a case filed over the murder of Dr Narayan Chandra Dutta Nitai, an assistant professor at Dhaka’s National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital. Besides, four other accused have been given prison terms until death and another one has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Each convicts ...

Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, who suddenly fell ill in Cox’s Bazar, is now out of danger. His wife actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha confirmed the development on Sunday morning and sough doa to all. Farooki suddenly fell ill at a programme in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday night and, later, was airlifted to Dhaka by a helicopter. After receiving in Dhaka, he ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has strongly criticised Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of prioritising foreign influence over the people of Bangladesh by announcing the February election timeline after his London visit. “He has no concern for the people of Bangladesh. He went to London, performed sijdah there, and brought divine instructions [ohi] for a February ...

Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has urged Malaysia, in its capacity as current chair of ASEAN, to use its regional influence to drive a coordinated and sustainable solution to the Rohingya refugee crisis. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Bernama, Malaysia’s national news agency, during a three-day official visit from August 11 to August 13, Dr. Yunus emphasized that ...

BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said that those expressing doubts about the election through various statements against democracy are neither on the side of democracy nor on the side of the people of Bangladesh. ”The people of Bangladesh are united and determined to resist evil efforts to derail the upcoming national election and the country’s democratic transition.” He made ...

No extortionist will get patronage in Bangladesh, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury again sounded a note of warning. ”No extortionists will be spared how powerful they are. We will brought them under justice.” Adviser Jahangir also asked all particularly media to help identify the extortionists as they can be exposed to justice. He made these ...