Bangladesh

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has reiterated his party’s call for democratic rights and fair elections, emphasizing the need to institutionalize democracy in Bangladesh. “We want our democratic rights. We want elections. We want all our rights, including the rights of students,” Fakhrul said. “Democracy alone is not enough — it must be understood and practiced. Democracy comes ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that certain political parties are exploiting religion and the legacy of martyrs to exert influence over the government. “On every issue, a few political parties drag religion and the memory of martyrs to the forefront in order to serve a specific agenda,” Rizvi stated. He further claimed that there are ...

LGRD and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said on Monday that the Election Commission (EC) will provide a roadmap keeping the election date in mind. “It is sad when country’s main media carry on reports based on rumours of social media platforms with political motive. Asif Mahmud, also Youth and Sports Adviser said, a group of people has humiliated ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that former President Abdul Hamid has not been arrested as there is no warrant issued against him. He made the remarks while replying to a question from journalists at the end of his visit to Jatrabari Police Station in the capital. “There is no warrant against him. ...

Former president Abdul Hamid returned to the country after a month-long hospital visit in Bangkok early today. He arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at around 1:30am on a Thai Airways flight (TG-339), confirmed Group Captain SM Ragib Samad, executive director of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. He was brought down from the aircraft in a wheelchair. According ...

By Shahidul Islam: The Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Bangladesh has called for action to minimise impacts on Cox’s Bazar Rohingya Refugee Camps following recent International Aid cuts. Convened by MSPs Foysol Choudhury and Miles Briggs, the CPG met on Tuesday, 3 June 2025, to discuss the escalating humanitarian crisis. The meeting featured an update from Mohammad Jobayed Hosen, ...

Press Secretary to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Shafiqul Alam, has stated that they have not received any letter from former UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq. Professor Yunus is scheduled to depart for London on Monday (June 9) and is expected to return to Bangladesh on June 14. The clarification comes amid a report published today by The Guardian, which ...

Nasrin Siddiqui, wife of Bangabir Kader Siddique, founder-president of Krishak Sramik Janata League, has passed away. (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un) She breathed her last at Square Hospital in Dhaka at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday (June 7) while undergoing treatment. Nasrin Siddiqui had been admitted to the hospital on May 22 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. She was ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the party wants the next national election to be held by December. He claimed that this is not just BNP’s position, but also the demand of over 90 percent of the country’s political parties. Speaking to reporters on Sunday (June 8) after exchanging Eid greetings with party leaders and ...

Former UK City Minister and niece of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Tulip Siddiq, has requested a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to clear up what she described as a “misunderstanding” regarding corruption allegations that led to her resignation from the UK government, The Guardian reported. In a letter to Chief Adviser Yunus ahead of his upcoming ...