Author: Desk Report
BNP leader Ishraque Hossain today announced the ongoing protests over his mayoral oath suspended for the next 48-hours. He made the announcement while talking to the party men outside Kakrail mosque this afternoon. “Following the High Court verdict, our party has decided that the movement will remain suspended and we will observe the government’s actions in the next 24 to 48 hours. The next course of action will be taken based on this,” he said. The announcement came hours after he urged protesters not to leave the streets and to intensify their movement. He…
The protesting officials, under the banner of “the NBR Reform Unity Council,” today announced a fresh five-day programme, demanding the immediate removal of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman alongside the repeal of the new ordinance. The development, which apparently shows a deepening crisis in the revenue administration over the dissolution of the NBR through a new ordinance, comes as the officials resumed demonstrations this morning, saying that talks with government advisers over the repeal of the new ordinance had not been fruitful. With this, the demonstration entered its sixth day, hampering trade, business operations, and…
Law enforcers on Tuesday night arrested three more accused over the murder of Chhatra Dal activist and Dhaka University (DU) student Shahriar Alam Shammo, bringing the total number of detainees to six, the university authorities confirmed in a press release on Wednesday. DU authorities are communicating with law enforcers round-the-clock to swiftly detain all those involved in the murder on Suhrawardy Uddyan over a week ago, the press statement noted. Furthermore, during a meeting with DU officials, Shammo’s family has expressed satisfaction at DU’s assistance for the murder investigation, the press release added. Shammo’s father, Md Fakrul…
NCP’s Chief Coordinator Nasiurddin Patwary on Wednesday threatened that the youth-led party will lead a strong movement to force three interim government advisers to resign for their pro-BNP mindset. He pointed out Economic Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed, Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud and Law Adviser Asif Nazrul as the “pro-BNP advisers.” Nasiruddin made the remarks during an NCP protest rally in front of the Election Commission (EC), which began on Wednesday morning, and ended around 2pm. Party leaders have warned the demonstration would resume Thursday and continue indefinitely until the EC is reconstituted. During the demonstration, Nasiruddin Patwary also…
Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Wednesday said the Election Commission would refrain from commenting on the ongoing demand for its reconstitution. “We don’t want to give any opinion over the political activities,” he said, replying to a question from reporters that the National Citizen Party-NCP demanded the EC’s reconstitution. Sanaullah was briefing reporters about the outcomes of the commission’s meeting held with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin in the chair. NCP Dhaka city unit staged a demonstration rally from 12:00 pm-2:00 pm in front of Nirbachan Bhaban, demanding reconstitution of the Election Commission and…
National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman has categorically said that the government has not held any talks with anyone regarding a humanitarian corridor with Myanmar and that no such discussions will take place. “I want to say unequivocally that we have neither held any discussions with anyone regarding a humanitarian corridor with Myanmar, nor will we engage in any such talks,” he said while addressing a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Wednesday. During the press conference, he dispelled confusion over the much-discussed issue and responded to several related questions, at a time when the…
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam clarified the party’s position on the Liberation War, religion, women’s rights, and several other key issues. Opposing both religious extremism and rigid secularist ideologies, he said, “The Liberation War is one of the fundamental pillars of the state of Bangladesh.” In a Facebook post titled ‘NCP’s Perspectives on Several Issues’, he stated that the party’s journey is rooted in the ideals of equality, justice, and human dignity stemming from the Liberation War, as well as the aspiration for a discrimination-free and democratic state system inspired by the 2024 mass uprising. …
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the authorities concerned to form a fund to manage the looted assets and money. “The chief adviser instructed to form the looted money management fund, which will be used for public welfare,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka this afternoon following a meeting on the progress of recovering the laundered money. He said the looted money management fund will be used for the welfare of the poor people as a decision was made to this end at a…
Professor Dr. Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman has been officially appointed as the Treasurer of the International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) by the Government of Bangladesh. He had been serving as the Acting Treasurer prior to this appointment. The Ministry of Education announced the appointment through a circular signed by Joint Secretary Rokhsana Begum on May 19. According to Section 33(1) of the Private University Act, 2010, Dr. Rahman will serve a four-year term. His appointment has been approved by the Honorable President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, who is also the Chancellor of IIUC. Professor Dr. Mahbubur…
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rains at several places in seven divisions of the country including Dhaka in the 24 hours commencing at 9:00am today. “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind are likely at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, at a few places over Dhaka division, and at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions, with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions,” said a Met Office bulletin. Day temperature may rise by 1–2 degrees Celsius…