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Dhaka, February 25 – The Awami League of Bangladesh paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the 2009 Pilkhana massacre and called for an end to the "political exploitation" of the incident.The party criticized the previous interim government, highlighting that the administration led by...

Dhaka, February 24 An investigation will be conducted into the alleged irregularities in the prosecution process of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, which last year sentenced deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death, its new chief prosecutor Amirul Islam said on Tuesday.Amirul...

Dhaka, February 24 – The Awami League (AL) in Bangladesh is showing signs of revival, with grassroots leaders and activists recently reopening offices in several districts across the country, raising national and party flags, putting up party posters and banners, while facing no restrictions on...

Dhaka, February 24 – A prosecutor for Bangladesh's International Crime Tribunal (ICT) accused the outgoing Chief Prosecutor of the tribunal, Mohammad Tajul Islam, of corruption and irregularities, alleging that a syndicate led by him had turned the "Office of the Chief Prosecutor" into a tool...

Washington, February 19 – Sajeeb Wazed, the son of Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has questioned the legality of an ordinance used by the interim government to ban the Awami League, stating that the country’s new BNP-led administration faces a 30-day constitutional deadline to...

Dhaka, February 19 – Business confidence weakened, industrial production slowed, and there were no significant new initiatives or major domestic or foreign investments in Bangladesh under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus, who had taken over as the Chief Advisor of the interim government during a...

Dhaka, February 18 Bangladesh's newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman vowed to strengthen the rule of law on Wednesday and said his government would turn the country into a safe land for people of all faiths, regardless of party, opinion, religion, or ethnicity.In his maiden televised...

New Delhi, February 18 – When Nepal holds its general elections on March 5, former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be among the candidates vying to govern the small Himalayan country, unlike its South Asian neighbor, Bangladesh, where former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had to flee and seek...

Dhaka, February 18 Bangladesh's newly formed BNP-led government warned on Wednesday that "mob culture" would not be tolerated, amid a rise in mob violence, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on minority communities.Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the senior-most minister in the new Bangladesh...

New Delhi, February 18 – The resurgent Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is asserting itself politically, as evidenced by its firm stance on immediate constitutional reforms, directing its criticism at the newly formed government led by BNP's Tarique Rahman.In June last year, the registration of...

Dhaka, February 18 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired the first meeting of his newly formed cabinet on Wednesday “to chart the course for the new administration,” media reports said.Rahman, the chief of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was sworn in as prime minister on...

Dhaka, February 17 Tarique Rahman, who lived in London in self-exile for 17 years, has made a remarkable comeback. The son of one of the most powerful political dynasties has led the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, founded by his father, to a resounding victory after 20 years.The 60-year-old BNP...

Dhaka, February 17 Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, marking the end of the 18-month rule of the interim government, which took over after the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina regime in August 2024.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath...

Dhaka, February 17 Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, days after leading his party to a resounding victory in the crucial general elections.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to the 60-year-old Rahman at the South Plaza...

Kolkata, February 17 – The Kolkata Police have arrested six Bangladeshi nationals from a hotel in central Kolkata for overstaying in India after their visas expired, the police said on Tuesday.Officers from the Park Street police station raided the hotel on Collin Street, after receiving...

On Tuesday, Tarique Rahman will take the oath of office as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh after leading his party to a decisive victory in the crucial general elections.The BNP, led by Rahman, won 209 out of 297 seats, while the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68 seats in the 13th...

Dhaka, February 16 Tarique Rahman will take oath as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, following his party's decisive victory in the crucial general elections.Breaking with a long-standing tradition, the swearing-in ceremony of the 60-year-old Chairman of the Bangladesh...

Dhaka, February 16 – As Ramadan approaches, a sudden gas crisis in Bangladesh has caused anxiety among many households in the capital, Dhaka, while concerns are growing over the rising cost of essential commodities, local media reported on Monday.For a resident of Old Dhaka, Rahela Begum, the...

Dhaka, February 16 – As the number of custodial deaths of Awami League members continues to rise in Bangladesh, another party leader died in custody at the Gaibandha District Jail, local media reported.The 60-year-old deceased, Shamikul Islam, who served as the Awami League's President of...

Dhaka, February 15 BNP chief Tarique Rahman met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party leader Nahid Islam as part of a "positive political beginning," two days before his party is set to form the next government in Bangladesh.Led by Tarique Rahman, the BNP won a...