Interim Government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday (August 18) said former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dictatorship has destroyed every institution of the country. The diplomats of various countries and organizations were briefed in Dhaka at the

A case has been filed against 17 people including former Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today (Aug 18) on charge of killing Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed. Awami League General Secretary and former Minister Obaidul Quader has also been named as an

Interim Government's Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Nahid Islam today (Aug 17) said that justice will be served in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. For this, he urged for a fresh investigation into the case, where the Ministry of

Three members of a family were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rainfall, in Cox's Bazar's Pekua upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Mamtaz Begum, 40, wife of Dubai expatriate Sarwar Kamal; her daughter Moyna, 12 and her eight-year-old grandson Toha Mahi.

A total of 626 people, including 24 political persons and police members, took shelter in cantonments after the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5. When the situation became normal, 615 left the cantonments while four were handed over to law enforcement agencies following

The videos are shocking: buildings burning, horrifying violence and women weeping as they plead for help. They are - the people sharing them say - proof of a “Hindu genocide” happening in Bangladesh in the wake of the sudden fall of the country’s long-time leader,

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Achim Steiner has reaffirmed UNDP’s steadfast commitment to support the emerging national priorities of the interim government in Bangladesh. The administrator wished Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Advisory

Five retired additional secretaries have been reinstated and appointed as secretaries on a contractual basis, according to a notification of the Ministry of Public Administration on Saturday. The notification said that they have been appointed on a two-year contract from the date of

On February 25-26, 2009, a massacre at Dhaka’s Pilkhana headquarters of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) left 57 military officers and 17 civilians dead, including the head of the BDR, Major General Shakil Ahmed. Fifteen years later, the families of the deceased are still seeking

Bir Protik Faruk E Azam, the advisor to the liberation war affairs and disaster management ministries, said that any fake freedom fighters identified will be punished for ‘deceiving’ the state. He made the remarks during a press briefing on Saturday at the Chattogram

Any person, who has been a victim of false or harassment criminal cases during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement from 1 July 1 to 5 August, can get legal assistance by calling the Legal Aid Helpline call centre (16430) of the National Legal AID Services Organization. A

The interim government in Bangladesh is committed to ensuring a transition to inclusive and pluralistic democracy and creating an environment in which "free, fair and participatory elections" can be held, its Chief Adviser Dr. Mohammad Yunus assured the international community

Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus today (Aug 17) said the youth and students should be placed at the heart of strategies in the Global South as they are committed to creating a new world. "We must place the youth and students, who constitute a

The inland river ports of Barisal, Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cumilla Chattogram, Cox's Bazar and Sylhet have been asked to hoist cautionary signal no.3, as a low-pressure area has formed over Northwest Bay and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal-Bangladesh coast, said a BMD bulletin issued

South Korea has expressed hope for the restoration of peace and order in Bangladesh, following the establishment of an interim government last week. MOFA Spokesperson expressed this hope in a commentary on Friday. The Spokesperson said, “The Korean government hopes that the

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus participated virtually in the third 'Voice of the Global South Summit,' which is being hosted by India.  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had previously invited Prof Yunus to attend this summit. This marks Prof Yunus's first

Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has replaced Brigadier General (retd) Sakhawat Hossain as the new home adviser, while Sakhawat has been made the de facto chief of jute and textiles ministry, as per a reshuffle of the interim government ordered Friday. Earlier in the

Police in a raid recovered Tk3 crore in cash along with foreign currencies in the capital’s Mohammadpur area on Friday A team of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) raided the house located at Block-F on Babar Road, according to the DMP media division. Then, the police found

The authority decided to open Chattogram Custom House (CCH) tomorrow (August 17) for the convenience of importers and exporters. This was disclosed in an office order signed by Deputy Commissioner Imam Ghazzali on behalf of the Chattogram Customs Commissioner who instructed to keep the

More than 600 people were killed during the recent students' quota reform movement, says a report of the Office of the High Commissioner of the United Nations Human Rights. The report titled 'Preliminary Analysis of Recent Protests and Unrest in Bangladesh' released today