Bangladesh

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka residents received a much-needed respite from scorching heat as rain swept through the capital on Saturday morning. The downpour started around 11 am, bringing the temperature down slightly. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast rains across the country in 24 hours from 9am on Saturday. “Light to moderate…

Staff Correspondent: Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said internet was not shut down by the government in the Chittagong Hill Tracts(CHT). “There were isolated instances of temporary internet disruption which was exaggerated as internet shutdown. No such instruction was given. There is no evidence…

Staff Correspondent: A 72-hour roads and waterways blockade is underway in protest against the recent attacks, arson, and violence in Khagrachhari and Rangamati districts. No long-distance vehicles have left Khagrachhari, although some light vehicles were seen operating within the town as the day progressed, reports out Khagrachhari correspondent. Superintendent of…

Staff Correspondent: In the wake of escalating tensions from a clash in Khagrachhari’s Dighinala, the Rangamati District Administration has imposed Section 144, effectively banning public gatherings and restricting movement to control the situation. The unrest in Rangamati erupted earlier today when a group of hill students organised a protest in…

Staff Correspondent: More than fifty people were injured as clashes broke out at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque between followers of present Khatib Waliur Rahman and former khatib Ruhul Amin before Jumma prayers. The incident occurred around 12:30pm while Khatib Waliur Rahman was addressing the worshipers. Eyewitnesses said Khatib Waliur…

Staff Correspondent: Renowned journalist and former president of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), Muhammed Abdullah, has been appointed as the Managing Director of the Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust. His appointment, approved by the Contract and Foreign Recruitment Branch of the Ministry of Public Administration, is for a two-year…

Staff Correspondent: A court has granted a 7-day remand for Abul Hasan, former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Jatrabari Police Station, in connection with the death of student Sakib Hasan during the recent anti-discrimination student protest in Jatrabari. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Arifur Rahman passed the remand order following a hearing on…

Staff Correspondent: Shamim Ahmed alias Shamim Molla, a former leader of the Jahangirnagar University Chhatra League, has died from injuries he had suferred after being lynched by a student mob on the campus. He died on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at Savar’s Gonoshasthaya Samajbhittik Medical College Hospital. Doctor on…

Staff Correspondent: The World Bank will provide support in reforming banking and other sectors in Bangladesh, Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said on Thursday. He said this after a meeting with Martin Raiser, vice president for the South Asia Region of the World Bank, at his Secretariat office.…

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Thursday placed former law minister Anisul Huq and former prime minister’s adviser Salman F Rahman on a 5-day remand each in a case filed with Kotwali police station. Metropolitan Magistrate Md. Arifur Rahman passed the order when Sub-Inspector Md. Rashidul Hasan, also investigation officer…