National,Politics
Over 51,000 Bangladeshis living abroad have registered to vote through a postal ballot system as the country, for the first time, opens overseas voting ahead of the 13th national election and the upcoming referendum.According to the latest update on the Election Commission (EC) website, a total of 5...
BNP has sought prayers from the people across the country for the speedy recovery of its Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.BNP media cell member Shayrul Kabir Khan confirmed the information to BSS.Shayrul said he arrived at Evercare Hospital at 1 pm and met with the Chairperso...
The government on Thursday approved the drafts of four ordinances. The Council of Advisers gave the final and in-principle approval to the drafts of the ordinances at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser's Office in the city. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired the meetin...
A court in Dhaka on Thursday convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seven-year and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul to five-year imprisonment each in a case lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.Judge Mohammad Ab...
A Dhaka court on Thursday convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seven-year and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy to five-year imprisonment each in a case lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al...
A Dhaka court on Thursday convicted and sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years imprisonment in three cases lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating 30-katha plots in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachal.Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court...
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Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said Bangladesh’s ties with Europe will remain unaffected by any aircraft purchase decision, dismissing the German ambassador’s comment that choosing Boeing over Airbus might shape EU–Bangladesh relations and GSP-related discussions.&...
The interim government on Wednesday transferred 13 superintendents of police (SPs) across the country.Officials familiar with the development at the Home Ministry and Police Headquarters said some of the BCS police cadre officials were given responsibility of additional inspector general (current ch...
Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Akhtar Ahmed on Wednesday said that the election commission is preparing to hold the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the referendum on the same day.“We know that both the national election and the referendum will be held on ...
As part of the re-verification of the submitted wealth statement, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has opened three lockers of two banks belonging to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and seized 9 kilograms and 700 grams of gold, equivalent to 832 bhori.ACC Director General Md. Akhtar Hossain ...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh expects an answer from India on its latest request seeking the extradition of convicted disposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, though a response is not anticipated within a week of the submission.“I do not expect that they ...
The Election Commission (EC) will conduct mock voting with voters from all categories ahead of the 13th national parliament election on November 29.EC Secretariat Director M Ruhul Amin Mollick told BSS that the mock voting will take place at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government High School in the capital ...
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Bangladesh Bank (BB), in collaboration with the Gates Foundation, on Monday hosted a high-level stakeholder engagement event in the city to significantly advance the nation's digital payment ecosystem by implementing Inclusive Instant Payment Systems (IIPS).The event, titled "Instant Paymen...
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Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) on Monday said it so far identified around 300 small and large buildings which are vulnerable to earthquakes.“Three hundred buildings, large and small ones, have been identified as vulnerable,” RAJUK Chairman Engineer Riazul Islam told a meeting of q...
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The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Monday organised a cultural programme titled 'Protesting Baul Evening' or 'Protibadi Baul Shandya ' at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Dhaka University premises here to protest the recent attacks on Baul artistes.The event took place at 6 pm ...
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Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid has instructed the officials concerned of her ministry to send reports on violence against women and children across the country within 24 hours.She gave the instruction while addressing a press conference at the conference room of the Press Info...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday sought the Commonwealth's full support for holding the upcoming general election, scheduled for the first half of February next."We need your support in our democratic transition as well as in the upcoming general election," the Chief Ad...
The visit of Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay to Bangladesh has reaffirmed the deep-rooted friendship and goodwill that have long shaped bilateral relations, according to a joint statement issued on Sunday during his ongoing three-day state visit here.Prime Minister Tobgay is visiting ...
The Election Commission (EC) will hold a dialogue with 81 domestic election observer organizations on November 25 in preparation for the 13th parliamentary elections.The discussions will take place in two sessions at the conference room of Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon, Dhaka. The first session, invo...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Sunday set December 3 and 7 for holding hearings respectively in two cases filed over enforced disappearances and torture at the Taskforce for Interrogation (TFI) Cell and the Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) during the tenure of the past Awami League gover...
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