interim government

Dhaka, March 30 – A leader of the Awami League was seriously injured after being shot by unidentified assailants in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district, according to local media reports. This is the latest incident of political violence in Bangladesh.The victim, 52-year-old Shafiqul Islam Azam...

Dhaka, March 23. Despite the arrest of over 8,000 criminals in the Mohammadpur and Adabor areas during the eighteen-month tenure of the previous Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, Bangladesh continues to grapple with persistent crime, according to a local media report.During the same...

Dhaka, March 18 – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed cabinet ministers and senior government officials to launch a nationwide campaign to address rape and violence against women across the country, warning that swift and concrete action is needed to curb the rising...

Dhaka, March 9 Bangladesh said on Monday that they have launched an initiative to repatriate two suspected assailants accused of killing student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a day after Indian police said they were arrested in West Bengal after entering the country illegally."Initiatives have...

Kathmandu, March 7 India was the first country to offer assistance to Nepal for conducting the national election held on Thursday, following the political upheaval last year that forced former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign after widespread protests largely led by younger citizens.In...

Dhaka, March 3 – The Awami League of Bangladesh expressed grave concern on Tuesday over what it described as ongoing mass arrests and custodial killings of political leaders and activists across the country, saying that these actions violate fundamental rights and undermine justice and the rule...

Dhaka, February 28 – The Awami League of Bangladesh has begun to reassert its political presence in the country following the recent parliamentary elections, with over a dozen party offices reopened in the past two weeks, according to local media reports.In several locations, however, party...

Dhaka, February 27 – The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) held a protest march on Friday, demanding justice for victims of rape and violence across Bangladesh, including the Narsingdi district, warning that widespread resistance would follow if justice is not delivered.The...

Dhaka, February 25 According to reports in newspapers on Wednesday, the chief of the northwestern Rajshahi range of the Bangladesh police has ordered that leaders and activists of the banned Awami League, who were released on bail after court orders, be arrested again by "involving them in other...

New Delhi, February 25 – As Nepal prepares for elections on March 5, security agencies have warned of several challenges, including political clashes, communal disturbances, and prison escapes during last year's Gen Z protests, according to reports from Kathmandu on Wednesday.Some communist...

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 The new government of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has re-established a press wing for President Mohammad Shahabuddin at his office.The president's press wing had been abolished by the previous interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.A statement from the...

Dhaka, February 23 Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has alleged that former interim government head Muhammad Yunus attempted to remove him from office several times, days after the new Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) administration took charge.In an interview with leading Bangla...

Dhaka, February 23 – Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin stated that he was excluded from key discussions during the one-and-a-half-year tenure of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, alleging that conspiracies were hatched to overthrow him and that attempts were made to...

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...

New Delhi, February 19 – Days ahead of Nepal’s scheduled parliamentary elections, former King Gyanendra Shah called for their postponement on Wednesday, warning that holding polls amid ongoing nationwide dissatisfaction could deepen political instability and spark further conflict, according to...

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...

New Delhi, February 17 – A heated debate on Tuesday over a proposed Constitutional Reform Council reflected how, even before Bangladesh's newly elected cabinet could assume office, it was facing legal challenges regarding changes adopted by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, according...

New Delhi, February 17. The newly elected government of Bangladesh should take the initiative to cancel a trade deal inked by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus with the US, as the agreement is against national interest and violates its independence and sovereignty, according to an...