Bangladesh

Gopalganj district administration has imposed section 144 over attack on the central leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP). On Wednesday afternoon, the administration made the announcement as the clash spread to the whole city. Earlier, an attack incident took place while NCP leaders were returning ending the rally at Gopalganj’s Poura Park area. At one stage, it turned into ...

An attack incident was also carried out on the convoy of NCP while they were going to Madaripur district after ending Goplaganj rally. Banned ‘Awami League’ and ‘BCL’ leaders and activists attacked on the convoy in Gopalganj Sadar at about 2:45PM on Wednesday.To take the situation under control, police and Army personnel fired gunshots. Gopalganj’s Poura Park area turned into ...

Amidst the tense situation in Gopalganj, the central leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) are now on the rally stage, raising various slogans and giving speeches. They started giving speeches from 2PM. Meanwhile, just before their convoy reach to the rally venueat the municipal park area in Gopalganj, banned BCL activists made vandalism on the stage. Later they fled ...

Leaders and activists of Awami League and banned ‘Chhatra League’ attacked on the rally venue of National Citizen Party (NCP) in Gopalganj on Wednesday afternoon, just before the rally started. Some cocktails were blasted at the spot. Around 1:35PM, the attackers vandalised sound box and chairs and also attacked the BCP leaders and activists who were present at the spot ...

The Election Commission (EC) has removed the ‘boat’ symbol of Awami League from its website. EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed this on Wednesday. He said that the symbol has been removed according to the commission’s instructions. The EC recently suspended the party’s registration as per court order. After that, the National Citizens Party (NCP) moved to remove the boat from ...

Mohammad Khaled Rahim, Additional Secretary at the Cabinet Division, has been appointed as the new Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Wednesday, assigning him to the post following his promotion to the rank of Secretary.

Bangladesh is observing one-day state mourning on Wednesday to commemorate July Martyrs’ Day. The Cabinet Division announced this in a notification issued on Tuesday (July 15). Abu Sayed, a student of the English department at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, was the first martyr of the July uprising, who was killed on this day. Marking the day, the national flag ...

The Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has launched a unique diplomatic outreach, sending crates of premium Bangladeshi mangoes to top leaders across South Asia. The seasonal gesture is aimed at strengthening regional goodwill and fostering closer ties. According to officials, the gifts are en route to an array of high-level recipients, including India’s President and Prime Minister, the King and ...

The Indian government on Tuesday expressed its willingness to assist Bangladesh in the restoration and preservation of the ancestral home of legendary filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh. In a statement, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it noted “with profound regret” reports that the historic property, belonging to Ray’s grandfather and eminent litterateur Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, ...

The Malaysian government has decided to issue Multiple Entry Visas (MEV) for Bangladeshi migrant workers, replacing the existing Single Entry Visas (SEV) that had long posed challenges for Bangladeshi nationals working there. Adviser to the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Asif Nazrul, revealed the information through a Facebook post on Monday. Dr Nazrul noted that while Malaysia recruits ...