Political news from Bangladesh
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar has expressed deep shock and condolences over the death of five expatriate Bangladeshis from Kanaighat upazila of Sylhe...
Bangla Press Desk: Expectations that extortion would decline in the wake of the events of 5 August have proved unfounded.Far from easing, the problem has persisted – and in some cases intensified – despite hopes that a “new Bangladesh” would b...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Bangladesh is in a transitional period, with uncertainty surrounding the upcoming election.Speaking at an event at Gulshan in the capital on Wednesday, he said the elect...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP and five other political parties joined the Election Commission’s dialogue on Wednesday afternoon.The discussion began at 2:00pm in the city's Nirbachan Bhaban with Chief Election Commissione...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday termed the party’s acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, a messenger of humanity for his philanthropic work in extending financial support to oppressed and helpless p...
Bangla Press Desk: Political scientists, international relations experts and former diplomats say the execution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) verdict against Sheikh Hasina will largely depend on India’s political willingness, as Dh...
Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has described the verdict delivered by the International Crimes Tribunal against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal as meeting “international standar...
Bangla Press Desk: Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, along with her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, were sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday for crimes against humanity committed during last ye...
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Bangla Press Desk: Around an hour and a half after Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal announced a death sentence against Sheikh Hasina, India issued a brief statement acknowledging the verdict. However, the Ministry of External Af...
Bangla Press Desk: A group of protesters set fire to the house of former MP and suspended Awami League district general secretary Nizam Uddin Hazari in Feni town on Monday night. The incident took place around 8pm in the Masterpara area, shortly...
Bangla Press Desk: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday alleged that the fascist Awami League is using ‘money looted from various banks and mega projects’ to buy cocktails and carry out acts of sabotage.“Those who com...
Bangla Press Desk: Fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called the guilty verdict and death sentence in her crimes against humanity trial "biased and politically motivated".Hasina, 78, defied court orders that she return from...
Bangla Press Desk: Abigail Boyd, an Australian MP, has urged Bangladesh’s interim government to ensure the security of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman ahead of the upcoming general elections slated for February next year.Extending sincere...
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