Bangladesh

The prosecution has submitted formal charges against Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six others to International Crimes Tribunal-2 in a crime against humanity case. On Thursday morning, the charges were submitted to the registrar of the ICT-2, prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim confirmed. The other leaders are AL’s joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, former state minister Mohammad ...

The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka has been operational after being temporarily closed due to security concerns. The Indian High Commission confirmed the development on Thursday (December 18) morning, saying visa services at the centre resumed as normal. Earlier on Wednesday, a platform named ‘July Unity’ announced a ‘March to Indian High Commission’ programme under its banner. Then ...

Sharif Osman Hadi, a frontline fighter of the July uprising and spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha, is in critical condition while undergoing treatment in Singapore, according to Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan. Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan visited him on Wednesday to check on his health and expressed concern over his condition. At 9:40 PM, Dr. Balakrishnan called Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman left Dhaka on Wednesday for the United Kingdom to attend a series of scheduled meetings and programs with a delegation of the British government. He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the morning on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, according to Jamaat Assistant Secretary General and media head Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair. After completing ...

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh, Park Young-sik, paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, marking the end of his diplomatic assignment in Dhaka. The meeting took place at the State Guest House Jamuna, where Ambassador Park expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a recent drone attack on a United ...

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said on Wednesday that BNP leader M Ilias Ali was killed after being forcibly disappeared 13 years ago, citing a findings from an ongoing investigation. Speaking to journalists after submitting formal charges at the tribunal against retired Major General Ziaul Ahsan over allegations of enforced disappearances and killings, Tajul Islam said ...

The Election Commission has signed a tripartite agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Union to facilitate international observation of the national election scheduled for February 12, EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said. Under the agreement, a European Union election observation mission comprising around 175 to 200 members will be deployed at different stages of the electoral process, ...

Sumaiya Jafrin, wife of Major Sadikul Haque, has been shown arrested in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Gulshan Police Station. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Awlad Hossain Muhammad Jonayed ordered that Sumaiya Jafrin be shown arrested on Wednesday. Sumaiya’s husband, Major Sadikul Haque, is accused of providing training to activists of banned Awami League faction. A ...

Dhaka, 17 December 2025 – The British High Commission Dhaka warmly welcomed the arrival of the King’s Baton in Bangladesh on Wednesday, 17 December, as part of the build-up to the Commonwealth Games 2026 – set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland. The King’s Baton Relay is a longstanding tradition that symbolises unity and shared values across the Commonwealth. It connects communities and inspires ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said that new politics must be pursued for the country’s independence and sovereignty. While speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of a youth marathon organised by the party, Shafiqur Rahman said, ”The politics of the future Bangladesh would be guided by a new system by discarding the old political order.” “The ...