The European Union (EU) wants free, fair and credible elections in line with international standards. Ambassador and Head of the EU delegation to Bangladesh Michael Miller made this remark on Tuesday while talking to reporters after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin. He announced that the EU will provide a support package of 4 million euros to ...

Stating that the government is committed to hold elections in February, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said that there is no way to delay. ”After that, the interim government will exit.” He made the remarks on Tuesday while responding to journalists’ questions at the Secretariat. ”Such discussions are part of the political process.” Adviser Asif Nazrul said, ”It is the ...

The government has transferred Companiganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Azizunnahar following criticism over the widespread looting of stones in Sadapathor. A notification signed by Sylhet Divisional Commissioner Khan Md Reza-Un-Nabi on Thursday said Azizunnahar has been moved to Fenchuganj upazila, while the current Fenchuganj UNO, Md Shafiqul Islam, has been posted to Companiganj. Azizunnahar came under heavy criticism after allegations ...

Amid widespread discussion over the looting of stones in Sylhet’s Sada Pathar, district administrator Sher Mahbub Murad has been recalled to Dhaka. He has been replaced by Sarwar Alam, widely known for conducting public interest drives during his tenure as an executive magistrate with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Monday announcing ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that the marine fisheries sector can create a new Bangladesh. ”The sea is waiting for us with gifts. This sector can create a new Bangladesh.” Putting emphasis on carrying out research on marine fisheries, Yunus said the issue of deep sea fishing should be included to the university curriculum. Speaking as the chief ...

Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said that EC has finalized several key measures and a comprehensive action plan has already been drafted and submitted to the commission for approval in preparation for the upcoming parliamentary elections, and it will be made public within this week. Speaking to reporters on Monday (August 18) at the EC headquarters in ...

A Dhaka court on Monday placed MyTV chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi on a five-day remand in a case filed over the killing of anti-discrimination movement activist Asadul Haque Babu. Metropolitan Magistrate Zia Uddin Ahmed passed the order after CID inspector Khan Md Erfan, the investigation officer, produced Nasir before the court and sought seven-day remand. Nasir was arrested from Gulshan ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Monday issued arrest warrants against five people, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary, for killing seven youths in a staged shootout in Gazipur in 2016. A three-member tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the order after allowing a prosecution plea. According to case documents, law enforcement agencies ...

Britain is suspending the previously planned introduction of extra border checks on live animal imports from the European Union to ease trade ahead of the implementation of a deal agreed in May to reduce friction, the UK government said on Monday. Extra border checks on some animal and plant goods imported from Ireland will also be suspended. May’s sanitary and ...

MPs, members of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLAs), Scottish Parliament (MSPs) and Welsh Senedd (MSs) have urged the prime minister to “act now” and exert pressure on Israel to end the war in Gaza. Parties joining in the SDLP-led letter include Sinn Féin, Alliance, the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party and People Before Profit. The letter calls for Parliament ...