BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that the upcoming national election will be held at the scheduled time. “The Chief Adviser called us to ensure that the election will be held on time. There should be no doubt or confusion about this,” he said. Fakhrul made the remarks while talking to journalists after a meeting between a BNP delegation and Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna tonight . Regarding the recent attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur, the BNP secretary general said, “We have made…
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Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed today said nearly 80 percent of the judicial reform programme announced earlier has already been implemented. “Almost 80 percent of the judicial reform programme has already been executed. I hope the remaining steps will also be implemented with the cooperation of the government,” the Chief Justice said. He was speaking this evening as the chief guest at a discussion titled “July Uprising: Judicial Reforms” organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) at its auditorium. He stressed the need for completing the process of ensuring full institutional autonomy of the judiciary, enhancing transparency in its…
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz today said it would be a big reform if the politicians uphold commitment to press freedom. He made the comment while participating in a view exchange meeting on the proposed report of the mass media reform commission at the Daily Star Bhaban here. Ali Riaz said the politicians would have to take responsibility for maintaining fascist government by using the Journalism for long sixteen years, adding that the independent and profession journalism is not possible through continuing the existing form of ownership in media. “You have to decide whether you would be a…
At least 10 people were killed by a strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake and multiple aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan, provincial Nangarhar government officials said on Monday. “In Dara-i-Nur district, the death toll has reached nine, and the number of injured has reached 20,” a Nangarhar government statement said. The head of the Nangarhar provincial hospital, Fahimullah Dilawar, later said another person had died, bringing the confirmed toll to ten. Two children were killed when the roof of their home caved in during the shaking, according to initial reports from provincial authorities. AFP photos showed several injured children seen receiving treatment at…
Russia and Belarus presidents joined two dozen Eurasian leaders on Monday at a ceremony hosted by China’s Xi Jinping, on the final day of a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit kicked off on Sunday in the northern port city of Tianjin, days before a massive military parade in the capital Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or “dialogue partners”. Billed…
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will hold separate meetings with Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP) today to discuss the prevailing political situation and the upcoming national elections. According to CA press wing, the meeting with BNP has been rescheduled for 7:30 pm instead of 3 pm as the meetings with Jamaat and NCP will be held at 4:30pm and 6pm respectively.
Law Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul today said the interim government is committed to prevent enforced disappearances and therefore formed a commission to properly investigate allegations and uncover the facts. “The government is working to establish an effective accountability mechanism so that no one falls victim to enforced disappearance in the future,” he said while addressing a discussion titled ‘On the Road to Accountability: Commemorating the Day for the Victims of Enforced Disappearances’ at a city hotel here today. Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CIED) and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) jointly hosted the…
Firmly reiterating that the next parliamentary election will be held in the first half of February 2026, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said no force will be able to obstruct the polls. “We are firmly saying that the polls will be held before February 15. No force can prevent it. No conspiracy can stop it. The environment is sufficiently conducive to hold the elections,” he said while briefing the reports in front of Chief Adviser’s residence Jamuna in the city this afternoon. The press secretary also said that the Chief Adviser will hold meetings with three political parties…
Yemen’s Huthi rebels said Saturday their prime minister had been killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this week, the most senior official known to have died in a series of attacks during the Gaza war. An Israeli army statement later Saturday confirmed the strike and that it had killed Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahawi. The Iran-backed Huthis, who have launched repeated drone and missile attacks on Israel since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023, vowed to avenge his death. Rahawi, who was appointed last year, was killed along with other officials during the attack Thursday, the rebels said. Israel…
President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of regional relations. Security was tight in the northern port city of Tianjin, where the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is being held until Monday, days before a massive military parade in the capital Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or “dialogue partners”.…
