Special Report :North South University (NSU), Bangladesh’s premier private educational institution, is embroiled in a fierce power struggle, following the...
Staff Reporter : A devastating flood, caused by torrential rain and the opening of sluice gates in India, has severely...
Staff Reporter : The spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, has emphasised that all perpetrators involved in recent acts of violence in Bangladesh must be held accountable. This statement was made during a regular press briefing at the UN Secretary-General’s spokesperson’s office on Wednesday, in response to a journalist’s query. The journalist referred to an incident on Monday afternoon, where the offices of the newspaper, Bangladesh Pratidin, and other newspapers under the East West Media Group were attacked and...
Staff Reporter : Rashed Khan Menon, President of the Workers Party, was arrested by police from the Gulshan area of Dhaka on Thursday. The arrest was carried out based on specific information, as confirmed by the Public Relations and Media Department of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Menon is scheduled to be produced before the court on Friday. According to sources, Menon’s arrest is related to a case filed in connection with recent clashes between protesters and law enforcement agencies. The Workers...
Staff Reporter : Switzerland has assured Bangladesh’s interim government of its cooperation in recovering money siphoned off to Switzerland. Reto Renggli, the Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh, expressed this assurance during a meeting with the BNP in Dhaka on Thursday. The Swiss Ambassador held an hour-long meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan. Following the meeting, BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury shared that the ambassador had welcomed any initiative...
Staff Reporter : As the Speedy Increase of Power and Energy Supply (Special) Act 2010 has been suspended, the interim government is exploring alternative legal framework to ensure the continued import of LNG and petroleum fuels. The fresh legal structure is being search by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources that will allow for the swift procurement of energy resources, particularly LNG, from the international spot market. “We have already begun...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has dissolved the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh and appointed a new five-member board to oversee the institution. Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud has been appointed as the new independent director and chairman of the board. The announcement was made in an office order signed by Harun-Ar-Rashid, Director of the Banking Regulation and Policy Department (BRPD), on Thursday. This move ends S Alam Group’s seven-year dominance over Islami Bank, which was...
Staff Reporter : The United Nations has begun discussions with the government regarding preliminary fact-finding into human rights violations, including killings that occurred during the anti-discrimination student and public protests. A three-member UN delegation arrived in Dhaka on Thursday to discuss how the fact-finding mission will be conducted. The delegation met with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen at his office on Thursday. After the meeting, the head of the delegation, Rory Mungoven, stated, “We had preliminary and pre-investigation discussions on...
Special Report : Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday announced that the government would take over the...
BSS : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today sought British cooperation to return money laundered abroad from Bangladesh as British...
Staff Reporter : A devastating flood has swept through the north-eastern and eastern regions of the country, leaving tens of thousands of people stranded. Triggered by torrential rain and sudden torrents from the Indian side, the floodwaters have inundated vast areas. Thus far, eight districts—Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Feni, Chattogram, Noakhali, Cumilla, and Khagrachhari—have been severely affected, with the flood expected to spread further. The situation is deteriorating rapidly, inundating new areas and inflicting severe damage. Feni, Parshuram, Fulgazi, and Chhagalnaiya...
Staff Reporter : Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud announced on Wednesday that while the decision to cancel this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent postponed exams will remain in effect, no final decision has been made regarding the evaluation process for students. Speaking to journalists at the Secretariat, Mahmud addressed the ongoing uncertainty following the government’s decision on Tuesday to cancel the HSC exams. This decision was made in response to student protests inside the Secretariat, though it has since...