DHAKA: Throwing down the gauntlet at Bangladesh chief advisor Muhammad Yunus, Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former minister in UK govt, has said, “I haven’t done anything wrong, and I have nothing to hide. If you’re serious about finding out the truth, meet me in Parliament – let’s talk”.She sent […]
In a meticulously orchestrated operation, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed Dhaka on August 5, 2024, under a veil of secrecy, amid escalating political unrest. She landed at Hindon Airport in India.Hasina’s aircraft remained the most tracked plane that day. As per real-time data from the flightradar24 website, Bangladesh Air Force aircraft AJAX1431 become […]
Representative image (Picture credit: IANS) DHAKA: Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha, Bangladesh central bank on Sunday introduced new currency notes of Taka 1,000, Taka 50 and Taka 20, dropping the image of the country’s founding father, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The new notes, which will be available in banks in the capital from Monday, will have images of […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday ordered the Election Commission to restore the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami’s party registration, nearly eight months after the interim govt lifted a ban on it, clearing the way for its participation in future elections.Court officials said the SC’s appellate division, led by chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, directed the commission to […]
Bangladesh unveiled new currency designs, marking a significant change on Sunday. The notes no longer feature the image of its first president, who was also the father of exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ousted from power last year.The nation is home to around 170 million people and is presently under caretaker administration following Hasina’s […]
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) DHAKA: Former PM Khaleda Zia on Thursday said the uninterrupted march of democracy in Bangladesh is being obstructed gradually, a day after her party BNP held a massive rally to protest the “delay” in holding national polls by the interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus.During a virtual address, Zia said, […]
Bangladesh minority group slams govt over alow action against preparators of recent attacks (AP) DHAKA: The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, the largest minority group in the country, has expressed outrage over the lack of arrests in a recent attack on minority families in Dohor Moshiahati, Jashore.Despite a case being filed, no perpetrators have […]
File photo: Bangladesh’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus (Picture credit: IANS) Bangladesh’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus will remain in office, his advisers confirmed on Saturday evening following an unscheduled, closed-door meeting of the council amid speculation that he was preparing to resign under political and military pressure.Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud told reporters after the meeting at […]
DHAKA: Bangladeshi exporters are raising concerns over India’s newly imposed port restrictions on key export items such as readymade garments (RMG) and processed foods, warning that the move will lead to “delays, higher costs, and disruptions” in bilateral and regional trade. While experts view the restrictions as non-tariff barriers that could significantly impact Bangladesh’s export […]
The United Nations has called for an investigation into “credible reports” that Indian authorities rounded up Rohingya refugees and expelled them, in some cases by putting them into the Andaman Sea off the shore of the same country they had escaped from, fearing persecution and death. The episode appeared to be part of a broader […]
