Bangladesh

Police have arrested Awami League presidium member Kazi Zafarullah from Gulshan area in the capital. Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the arrest news on Thursday morning. A team of police arrested him from Gulshan area on Wednesday night. Zafarullah fell unwell after being taken to the Detective Branch office and was, later, admitted to the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not expected to meet Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly next week, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the Bangladesh side made a formal request for a meeting on the sidelines of the General Assembly, which both leaders are set to ...

The United Nations General Assembly’s 10th Emergency Special Session has adopted a key resolution endorsing the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) advisory opinion which declared Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal under international law. The resolution was tabled by Palestine, and was co-sponsored by 53 countries, including Bangladesh, according to a message received on Thursday. The adoption came through ...

A sedition case has been filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and three former chief election commissioners (CECs) in Chittagong for holding illegal and fraudulent elections. The three CECs are Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmad, KM Nurul Huda and Kazi Habibul Awal. Valiant freedom fighter Ekramul Karim, also the former general secretary of the Chittagong City BNP, filed the case ...

World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region Martin Raiser arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday, said the Bangladesh Country Office in a press release. During his two-day visit, Raiser will meet with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur and other senior government officials, ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that Sheikh Hasina’s regime had killed more than 2,000 students and people during the recent Anti-Discrimination Movement, while “we have been subjected to torture and repression over the last 15 to 16 years.” “We were kept in prison for exercising BNP-Jamaat politics. Steam-rollers of repression were carried on ...

Former Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been shown arrested in six separate cases lodged over murders during the recent Quota Reform Movement. The cases were filed with Adabor, Lalbagh and Badda Police Stations. Earlier on Wednesday morning, Manik was produced before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zaki Al Farabi for hearing. Magistrate Farabi granted the applications ...

A grant of Tk 100 crore was given to the ‘July Shaheed Smriti Foundation’ from the Chief Adviser  (CA)’s Relief and Welfare Fund, said  Posts and Telecommunications, and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Tuesday. ‘July Shaheed Smriti Foundation’ was formed for the rehabilitation and medical assistance of the victims of the July Student Uprising. Nahid, also Information and ...

The government has decided to give executive magistracy power to Bangladesh Army across the country. The power has been conferred upon commissioned officers of the army through a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Tuesday. The decision is set to come into effect immediately and will remain in effect for the next two months (60 days). ...

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said today that it would not be wrong if anyone believes that new political parties are necessary for the development and safety of Bangladesh. “Ultimately, the people of the country will make the final decision. It is their right to decide whom they will support or reject. Therefore, the BNP has always placed emphasis on ...