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PV Desk The United States is set to launch economic talks this week with Bangladesh’s interim government, including its leader, Muhammad Yunus, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The government led by the Nobel Peace laureate was sworn in last month with the aim of holding elections in the South Asian nation after the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina following deadly protests against quotas for government jobs. “The United States is optimistic that, by implementing needed reforms, Bangladesh can address its economic vulnerabilities and build a foundation for continued growth and increased prosperity,” Brent Neiman, assistant US Treasury secretary…
At least 50 people have died after heavy rains triggered floodwaters have inundated parts of India and Bangladesh, stranding hundreds of thousands of people in India’s northeast and neighbouring Bangladesh’s eastern region, according to reports. The death toll in Bangladesh, which is still recovering from weeks of political turmoil, had risen to 13 on Friday. Some 4.5 million people were affected by the floods in eastern Bangladesh, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief said. Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety in India’s northeastern state of Tripura on Friday after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, forcing more than…
A case was filed against Awami League President and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others on charge of indiscriminate firing on a rally of Hefazat-e-Islam at Motijheel’s Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013. Babul Sarder Chakhari, chairman of Bangladesh People’s Party, filed the case with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zaki Al Farabi on Sunday. The court accepted the statement of the plaintiff and directed Motijheel police station to investigate the complaint and submit a report. The notable accused in the case are former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former minister Rashed Khan Menon, former minister Hasanul Haque Inu,…
A murder case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader, and 126 others over the killing of a student in Joypurhat during the student movement. The student, Nazibul Sorkar, also known as Bishal, was a student at Panchbibi Business Management Institute. He was killed by gunfire during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in Joypurhat. Nazibul’s father, Majidul Sorkar, filed the case at the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Joypurhat before Senior Judicial Magistrate Atikur Rahman. The court has directed the Officer-in-Charge of Joypurhat Sadar Police Station to register the case…
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 at a press briefing on Saturday at the Chattogram Circuit House regarding the city’s law and order situation. “Scrutinising the list of freedom fighters, we can see the reality of what happened. They have become freedom fighters in many forms and ways,” said Faruk. “We will examine the issue (fake freedom fighters) and those who are genuine freedom fighters will remain on the list. The fake…
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, along with 32 other Awami League leaders and activists, have been sued in a murder case related to the killing of college student Tanvir Siddiqui (19) during the quota reform movement in the Bahaddarhat area of Chattogram city. The case was filed last night at Chandgaon Police Station by Tanvir’s uncle, Mohammad Parvez, naming a total of 34 individuals and 40 to 50 unidentified persons. This is the first case filed against Sheikh Hasina in Chattogram. Zahidul Kabir, the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chandgaon Police Station, confirmed the…
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 day, Jahangir was sworn in along with three others as advisers to the transitional government. Jahangir, a former BGB director general, would also serve as the agriculture adviser. Among the other three new advisers, economist Wahiduddin Mahmud was given the charge of planning ministry and education ministry; former secretary Muhammad Fouzul Kabir was appointed as…
Former Member of Parliament for Chattogram-11 and Awami League leader M.A. Latif was arrested by police early Saturday morning. The arrest took place at around 6:30 am in the Bayezid Bostami area of the city, according to officials from the Double Mooring Police Station under the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP). This arrest follows a tense incident on August 9, when Latif was reportedly hiding at a relative’s house in the Nasum Malum Mosque area of Madarbari, Chattogram. Local residents, having discovered his whereabouts, surrounded the house and effectively detained him. Upon receiving reports of the situation, the army intervened, rescuing…
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 on Saturday. Prof Yunus said while addressing the third Voice of Global South Summit which was hosted by India in a virtual format. “You all are aware that Bangladesh witnessed a Second Revolution’ on 5th August 2024, through a mass uprising spearheaded by our valiant students and joined by the masses,” the 84-year-old Nobel laureate said, referring to the political…
Students at the prestigious Dhaka University in Bangladesh held a protest in solidarity with ongoing demonstrations over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College in Kolkata in the neighbouring country. The protest, organised under the banner “Awaaz Tolo Nari” (Raise Your Voice, Women), on Friday, took place at the Raju Sculpture in Dhaka University, Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. “We are aware of the non-cooperative attitude of the medical college administration regarding the rape case in Upper Bengal. As women, we demand that the administration provide maximum legal assistance, strictly enforce the law,…