Bangladesh

Uncertainty looms over the declaration of ‘July Mass Uprising Proclamation. Drafting of the proclamation within January 15 is unlikely to be possible. Before finalizing the ‘July Proclamation,’ the government will hold talks with political parties, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday (January 5). “It cannot be said that the proclamation would be readied by January 15. Talks ...

Shafiullah Mokki, a follower of Maulana Saad Kandlavi, has been arrested in a case filed over the violent clashes between two factions of Tablighi Jamaat at the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi over control of the venue. A team from Tongi West Police Station arrested Shafiullah from Shariatpur around 9:15PM on Saturday. He was brought to Tongi from Shariatpur, investigation ...

Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud has said that the ansar force has been trained to perform its duties in the election process in a neutral manner. ”The ansar will be seen in different look in the next election.” The DG made the remarks while briefing the media after the inauguration of ...

The interim government has promoted 15 officers from the rank of assistant secretary to senior assistant secretary An order issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday confirmed this.

Appellate Division of Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the High Court verdict that earlier acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in four extortion cases. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by senior Justice Md Ashfaqul Iskam, passed this order rejecting the leave to appeal petition of the state. Additional Attorney General Barrister Anik represented the state. On October ...

The supporters of Maulana Zubair Ahmed, a faction of Tablighi Jamaat, would hold a protest and an Ulama conference demanding punishment for those involved in the deadly attack that four people at the Bishwa Ijtema grounds on the banks of the Turag River on December 17. A protest procession will be held across the country on January 10 and an ...

Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday (January 4) assured British parliamentarian Rupa Huq that the next general election in Bangladesh would be completely free and fair. “People could not vote in the last three elections. There were a fake parliament, fake MPs, and a fake speaker,” he told Rupa Huq after she called on the Chief Advisor at the ...

The detectives arrested a leader of banned organization Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Friday night in a case filed over an attack on students during the quota reform movement at Dhaka University (DU) last year. The arrestee was Sajibur Rahman, the organisational secretary of the BCL, also the president of the BCL unit at Bijoy Ekattor Hall of Dhaka University ...

Motorcycles accounted for the most road fatalities in 2024. A total of 2,570 people were killed in 2,329 motorbike accidents that also led to 3,151 injuries during the period. Meanwhile, some 8,543 people lost their lives and 12,608 suffered injuries in 6,359 road accidents across the country last year. Mojammel Hossain Chowdhury, general secretary of Jatri Kalyan Samity, disclosed this ...

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) and Jatiya Nagorik Committee jointly will distribute leaflets, hold rallies and mass contacts across the country from January 6 to January 11 to raise awareness about the July Proclamation. Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the ADSM, announced the programme at a press conference on Saturday. “We demanded to announce July Proclamation by January 15 at ‘March ...