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Dhaka sends letter to Delhi seeking Hasina’s extradition

News —23 December, 2024 17:38

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic letter to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in an effort to bring former Prime Minister Sheikh…

Dhaka sends letter to Delhi seeking Hasina’s extradition

Peace, Rohingya repatriation vital for Bay of Bengal's potential: Touhid

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said peace in Myanmar…

Peace, Rohingya repatriation vital for Bay of Bengal's potential: Touhid
Multiple-vehicle collisions on Mawa expressway

Four separate accidents occurred within half an hour on the…

Multiple-vehicle collisions on Mawa expressway

Jamaat accuses Awami League of murderous politics

Jamaat accuses Awami League of murderous politics

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has accused the Awami League of engaging in murderous politics even before coming to power, beginning with the October 28, 2023,…

India supports democratic, inclusive Bangladesh

India supports democratic, inclusive Bangladesh

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India has said they support a "democratic, stable, peaceful, progressive, and inclusive" Bangladesh. "That is our approach to Bangladesh and…

Saudi national held after car attack on German Christmas mkt

Saudi national held after car attack on German Christmas mkt

German police arrested a Saudi Arabian man after a deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas market Friday in which an SUV barrelled through a crowd of revellers at high speed, leaving…

Commission finds India's involvement in Bangladesh's enforced disappearance

Commission finds India's involvement in Bangladesh's enforced disappearance

The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has found India's involvement in enforced disappearances in Bangladesh. "Indian involvement in Bangladesh's system of enforced disappearances…

Hassan Ariff dies at 85

Hassan Ariff dies at 85

Adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Ministry of Land AF Hassan Ariff passed away at a hospital in the capital on Friday. He was 85.  Mohammad Nasir Uddin, his personal secretary, told UNB that Ariff collapsed while having lunch at home earlier today. He was rushed to the hospital where doctors confirmed he had suffered a cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at 3:10 pm. 

Bangladesh declared Economist's country of the year

Bangladesh declared Economist's country of the year

The Economist, a London-based prestigious magazine, has declared Bangladesh the country of the year for 2024, referring to the "recognition of the efforts of student-led street protests”…

Settle issues of 1971 to move forward bilateral relations, CA tells Pak PM

Settle issues of 1971 to move forward bilateral relations, CA tells Pak PM

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with…

Manipulation in growth rate, development story was a lie: White Paper

Manipulation in growth rate, development story was a lie: White Paper

The growth of gross domestic product (GDP) spotlighted by the Awami League (AL) government was a bubble as the fascist regime underlined the development stories through data manipulation,…

Dhaka offers support for Rakhine economy to expedite Rohingya repatriation

Dhaka offers support for Rakhine economy to expedite Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh on Thursday offers to provide support for rebuilding the Rakhine State economy, emphasizing the importance of peace, stability, and democracy in Myanmar as a foundation…

Touhid to attend emergency meeting on Myanmar issue in Thailand today

Touhid to attend emergency meeting on Myanmar issue in Thailand today

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain is set to attend an emergency meeting in Bangkok today with regional counterparts to review the current situation in Myanmar. Organized by…

US welcomes Bangladeshi steps toward election readiness

US welcomes Bangladeshi steps toward election readiness

Welcoming the interim government's announcement regarding the next parliamentary election, the United States has said they would advocate for ‘free and fair’ elections…

Bangladesh debunks India's attempts to distort 1971 Liberation War history

Bangladesh debunks India's attempts to distort 1971 Liberation War history

Bangladesh government today refuted attempts to distort the history of its 1971 Liberation War, referencing a book written by the late J.N. Dixit, a former Indian Foreign Secretary,…

Home Adviser warns of strict action over Biswa Ijtema killings

Home Adviser warns of strict action over Biswa Ijtema killings

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury vowed that those responsible for the killing of two Tabligh followers at the Biswa Ijtema ground early Wednesday would…

Modi belittled Bangladesh's independence: Rizvi

Modi belittled Bangladesh's independence: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi belittled Bangladesh’s independence, sovereignty and freedom…