US Embassy in Dhaka urges vigilance amid rising unrest in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 19 (IANS) As violence escalates in Bangladesh following the death of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of radical Inqilab Mancha group, the US Embassy in Dhaka on Friday urged American citizens in the South Asian nation to exercise caution, warning that gatherings intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational. Hadi succumbed to his injuries […]
UK MP hosts event in Parlimanent raising alarm over growing political, religious violence in Bangladesh
London, Dec 18 (IANS) An event hosted by a UK Parliamentarian drew attention to the alarming rise of political and religious violence and growing threats to democracy in Bangladesh. UK Conservative Party MP Bob Blackman hosted the event, which was attended by the Bangladesh Unity Forum, and Doughty Street Chambers barristers, according to the Awami […]
Bangladesh: Yunus Advisor directs police to arrest Awami League members on sight
Dhaka, Dec 18 (IANS) Bangladesh’s interim government Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has directed police to arrest members of the Awami League on sight, without verifying whether cases have been registered against them, local media reported. He made the remarks on Wednesday afternoon in the Narayanganj district, amid a protest by leaders and workers […]
India summons Bangladesh envoy over deteriorating security environment in Dhaka
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah on Wednesday to convey New Delhi’s strong concerns over the deteriorating security environment in Bangladesh. According to the MEA, the Bangladeshi envoy’s attention was drawn specifically to the activities of some extremist elements who have announced […]
Victory Day: Sheikh Hasina’s son warns of increasing Pak-backed proxies in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 16 (IANS) As Bangladesh observes Victory Day on Tuesday, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed warned that the “proxies of Pakistani occupational forces” have been emboldened across the country to an unprecedented extent. Victory Day commemorates December 16 1971, when Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation after the Pakistani forces surrendered […]
Bangladesh: National election, referendum set to be held on Feb 12
Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that the country’s 13th national parliamentary election, along with the July Charter referendum, will be held next year on February 12, local media reported. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin made the announcement in a pre-recorded address broadcast on state-owned Bangladesh […]
Bangladesh: Anti-graft platform calls for asset disclosure of two Yunus advisors
Dhaka, Dec 11 (IANS) A youth-led anti-graft platform on Thursday called for wealth disclosure of two advisors of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus – Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan and Mahfuj Alam – who submitted their resignation on Wednesday. The platform under the banner of ‘Anti-Graft Students and People’ raised the demand at a human chain […]
Bangladesh health workers’ protest disrupts services as demands intensify
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) Health assistants in Bangladesh staged their sit-in for the 12th consecutive day on Wednesday outside the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), as they continued to press for a six-point charter of demands, a prolonged demonstration that has now begun to disrupt health services across several districts, local media reported. The […]
B’desh: Finance Adviser confined inside office over allowance demand
Dhaka, Dec 10 (IANS) Officials and employees from various ministries and divisions working at the Bangladesh Secretariat confined Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed inside his office on Wednesday as they have long been demanding various allowances, local media reported. According to officials who were present there, a group of employees gathered in front of the adviser’s […]
Nepal Minister seeks India’s cooperation to export more power to Bangladesh
Kathmandu, Dec 9 (IANS) Nepal’s Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation Kul Man Ghising on Tuesday requested India to allow the export of an additional 20 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh using India’s transmission infrastructure. Under the tripartite agreement between Nepal, India, and Bangladesh, Nepal has been exporting 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh […]
