Bangladesh鈥檚 aviation security regime has received high international praise, as both Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka and Osmani International Airport in Sylhet scored exceptional ratings in the latest security assessment conducted by the United Kingdom鈥檚 Department for Transport.
International Crimes Tribunal鈥檚 chief prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam on Sunday said that anyone detained under the law must be produced before a court within 24 hours of arrest, except for the time needed for bringing the accused from the place of arrest.
Chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday said that the International Crimes Tribunal chief prosecutor informed that currently there were no plans to issue warrants against additional defence personnel.
Transparency International Bangladesh on Saturday urged the interim government to suspend the Personal Data Protection Ordinance and the National Data Governance Ordinance.
Fourteen of the serving Bangladesh Army officials and another on post-retirement leave facing charges of enforced disappearances and July murders at the International Crimes Tribunal were taken into army custody on Thursday.
Two people, including a staffer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, were detained with 761 grams of gold bars at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka early Friday.
With the onset of winter approaching near, farmers in the char, that is riverine island, areas of the district have become busy cultivating winter vegetables as the season鈥檚 first batches of greens are expected to reach markets within a few weeks.
Bangladesh鈥檚 Zarif Abrar has become the first tennis player from the country to clinch a title in ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors J-30 group by winning the single鈥檚 title in the Rajshahi World Tennis Tour Juniors J30 competition at the Rajshahi Complex on Friday.
The interim government on Thursday approved a proposal to amend the 鈥楥yber Security Ordinance 2025鈥�, under which all cases and convictions under eight sections of the now-repealed 鈥楧igital Security Act 2018鈥� will be nullified.
Business leaders have urged Bangladesh Bank to bring down lending rates to single digits, describing the current high-interest environment as detrimental to business growth and competitiveness...
To accelerate growth in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector and showcase the latest innovations in the global textile and apparel industry, the Dhaka International Textile and Apparel Expo-2025(DTA Expo 2025) began at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in the capital today...
The International Monetary Fund asked cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Thursday to strengthen its anti-corruption agency and accelerate prosecutions after a review of a bailout that began in 2023...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday reaffirmed the government鈥檚 commitment to holding a national election in the first half of February next year, stating that 鈥榠t would mark the first genuinely democratic vote in many years鈥�.
The advisory council of the interim government on Thursday approved the plan to merge five troubled Shariah-based banks into a single state-owned Islamic bank to restore financial discipline and stability in the country鈥檚 banking sector.
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday set October 12 to begin hearing the arguments in the crimes against humanity case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan and detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunals on Wednesday filed charges of crimes against humanity against 28 people including 25 former senior officers of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and the Rapid Action Battalion, for their alleged roles in enforced disappearances and torture in custody under their command...
The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunals on Wednesday pressed charges of enforced disappearance against 28 individuals, including Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former defence adviser Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique...
IN A nation long wearied by political noise and hostility, Tarique Rahman鈥檚 recent BBC Bangla interview arrived as something few expected 鈥� a voice of calm, maturity and reflection. After 17 years in exile, the acting chairman of the BNP has re-emerged not as a fiery partisan, but as a contemplative statesman, conscious of time, circumstance and transformation. The...
THIS is disappointing that opportunities to end pervasive corruption that the changed political context created have largely gone unused. Transparency International Bangladesh observes that the bureaucracy remains resistant and the people entrusted to enforce integrity are often beneficiaries of the rot. There is an alarming continuity of corruption across almost all public services sectors...
The government has issued the third amendment to the International Crimes Tribunal (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, disqualifying individuals from contesting national or local elections or holding any public office once formal charges are framed against them...
Chief adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Monday extended his heartfelt respect and love to all senior citizens on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons...
The army chief has not made any statement about giving indemnity to anyone accused of enforced disappearances, murder, or other crimes against humanity, said a statement of the Inter Services Public Relations directorate on Monday...
A delegation from the high commission of Canada to Bangladesh has recently visited the American International University-Bangladesh in Dhaka...
The Institute of Research, Innovation, Incubation and Commercialisation of United International University in collaboration with the AI Forum Bangladesh organised a two-day training on 鈥楢I essentials for capital market professionals鈥� concluded at the UIU Innovation Hub in Dhaka on Sunday...
Farmers and officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension are expecting a bumper yield of winter vegetables in Khulna this season thanks to favourable weather and timely farming support...
Rangpur secured a thrilling three-wicket victory over Dhaka Metro in a low-scoring match of the ongoing National Cricket League T20 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, outer ground on Monday...
International Maritime Organisation secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez held a meeting with the shipping adviser M Sakhawat Hussain in Dubai.
Md Sabur Khan, chairman of the board of trustees of Daffodil International University and chairman of the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh, has represented Bangladesh at the Australia鈥揃angladesh Business Expo 2025 at the Sydney...
The Bangladesh police in the past one year requested Interpol to issue red notices against 25 people, ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina among them, in connection with crimes against humanity and corruption cases.
Equities jumped Thursday after data showing job losses in the US private sector fanned optimism for more interest rate cuts and overshadowed a partial shutdown of the country鈥檚 government...
