THE demand for free, fair and transparent elections has become pronounced. The issue is reflected in a decision of the interim government to form the election commission reforms committee. Tasked with revamping the election commission to enhance its independence, transparency and public trust, the committee work represents a critical step...
Interim government chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that the election roadmap would be declared immediately after electoral reforms.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam has highlighted achievements of the interim government as it completed its 100-day period on November 15.
UK minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West on Sunday said that her government would extend full support for Bangladesh, including in its efforts to bring back billions of dollars of laundered money...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that the interim government took charge of the administration in a complete mess, but people would not...
THE selection of advisers for Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has raised concerns. Appointing controversial figures to these influential roles, which impact national policymaking at a crucial time, undermines the democratic principles that the nation has long fought to establish. This raises critical questions: Why are these individuals being chosen? Who...
RIGHTS organisation Odhikar in its quarterly July鈥揝eptember report has enlisted at least eight people having been extrajudicially killed in August 9鈥揝eptember 30. The interim government was installed on August 8 after a student-mass uprising that spanned the month of July had finally toppled the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League...
Human rights defenders and interim government advisers on Friday said that ensuring trial of the perpetrators of enforced disappearance faced many challenges, particularly created by ousted former...
With international support, professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government should look to score some 鈥榪uick wins鈥� to keep the public on side, said the International Crisis Group in its report released on Friday.
At least eight people turned victims of extrajudicial killings from August 9 to September 30 after the Professor Muhammad Yunus led interim government assumed power on August 8, according to a...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said the use of burnt bricks would be stopped in all government constructions by 2025.
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said although the interim government inherited high inflationary trend from the previous regime, stability has been restored due to various steps of the government.
The interim government on Thursday announced that the people injured in July-August student-led mass uprising will get a lifetime free medical services at all government hospitals...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home this evening wrapping up his Baku tour to attend the global climate meet titled 鈥楥onference of Parties-29 (COP29)鈥�.
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said that his government would carry out vital labour reforms in an effort to attract more foreign investment in the country鈥檚 manufacturing sector...
The government has ordered Mohammed Kamrul Islam, counsellor (labour wing) at the Bangladesh Mission in Geneva, to return home and dismissed a local staff member from the mission following the harassment faced by law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul in Geneva...
Hundreds of students from different educational institutes including Begum Rokeya University on Wednesday blocked Rangpur-Dhaka highway demanding the inclusion of advisers in the interim government from Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions...
Political analysts, academics and journalists on Wednesday urged the democratic political parties and groups to keep a close eye on the interim government for the realisation of the people鈥檚 expectations borne out of the student-mass uprising...
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman argued before the High Court on Wednesday that the interim government wanted to declare the ousted Awami League鈥檚 15th amendment to the constitution largely unconstitutional, retaining only select provisions...
After calling Germany鈥檚 chancellor a 鈥榝ool鈥�, billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday waded into a fraught debate over the hard-right Italian government鈥檚 migrant policy, prompting outrage from lawyers and the opposition.
A fresh draft of a UN climate deal released Wednesday proposes concrete options to raise funding for poorer countries, but leaves unresolved sticking points that have long delayed an agreement...
Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul said on Tuesday that the surge in filing wholesale cases against political opponents was embarrassing the interim government.
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said most climate vulnerable countries with limited decarbonisation capacity need to have adequate financial and technical support to develop green industries.
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will address the opening session of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at the Conference of the Parties-29 (COP29) on Wednesday.
The grand imam of the Al-Azhar Al Sharif, Ahmed Eltayeb, on Tuesday said Bangladesh would prosper and grow under the leadership of the country鈥檚 chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Hours after criticising the removal of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman鈥檚 portrait from Bangabhaban, Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday begged apology.
Jagannath University students on Tuesday withdrew their movement for the construction of the university鈥檚 second campus by Bangladesh Army, after the interim government accepted their demands.
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus had a busy schedule on Tuesday, the opening day of the Conference of the Parties-29 global climate summit, in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday said that the interim government wanted to prolong its tenure and stay in power for 20 years.
The appointment of some new advisers to the Professor Muhammad Yunus-led advisory council of the interim government sparked protests across the country as different sections of people including the...