Dhaka: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said Bangladesh would welcome any support from the United Nations in its investigations into the incidents of enforced disappearance in the past one and a half decades. “I wish the United Nations wer…
Dhaka: The Black Day for newspapers is being observed across the country today, commemorating the banning of all newspapers except four on this day in 1975. On June 16, 1975, the then Awami League government, led by the country’s founding President Sh…
Dhaka: A court here today imposed a travel ban on former captain of the Bangladesh cricket team and former lawmaker Sakib Al Hassan, along with 14 others. Senior Special Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court, Md Zakir Hossain Galib, issued the or…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has emphasized the necessity of ensuring press freedom to protect democracy. “The press freedom must be ensured to defend democracy,” he stated in a message issued in observance …
Dhaka: The United Nations (UN) today commended the Interim Government of Bangladesh for its significant initiatives in addressing the issue of enforced disappearances, particularly welcoming the country’s accession to the International Convention for …
Dhaka: The government has opened emergency hotlines for Bangladeshi nationals currently residing in Iran and their families in Bangladesh to ensure urgent communication amid the prevailing situation in the Middle Eastern country. The hotlines have bee…
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