1 Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today praised the fearless leadership of the July mass uprising for creating the opportunity to establish justice in the country. “It is now the responsibility of all of us to protect this opportunity,” he said. The adviser said this in a status on his verified Facebook account as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court earlier in the day acquitted Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam of the charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes, allowing his appeal against the earlier judgment that upheld Azhar’s conviction and death sentence…
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3 The National Citizen Party (NCP) has urged Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus to declare all elections held during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure as illegal, labeling them products of a fascist regime that denied people their voting rights. “The elections held during her rule were controversial and widely rejected by opposition parties. Taking these elections to court now is leading to a state of instability. To avoid further chaos, it is necessary to declare those past elections legally void,” Nahid told reporters in front of the State Guest House Jamuna tonight after a meeting with the Chief Adviser. Nahid said, “Sheikh…
2 BNP Standing Committee member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain today said the party has sought a roadmap for the national elections immediately in a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus. Earlier, a four-member BNP delegation led by Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf joined the meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna here. Other members were Abdul Moyeen Khan, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury and Salauddin Ahmed. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Mosharraf said BNP discussed the three main issues — reforms, trials and elections. “Reforms are ongoing issues. It will continue. We expected that this government would propose a…
1 Russia and Ukraine fired drones towards each other’s capitals Sunday, even as Kyiv and Moscow carry out the biggest prisoner swap since the start of Moscow’s invasion. AFP journalists heard explosions in the Ukrainian capital, with the head of the city’s military administration warning “the night will not be easy”. Russian authorities meanwhile reported that a dozen drones flying towards Moscow had been downed. The latest fire comes as the two sides pursue a major prisoner swap more than three years since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv wounded at least 10 people, the…
1 The council of advisers approved two ordinances and two policies at its meeting today with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. The meeting was held at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in Tejgaon here, a Cabinet Division press release said. The council of advisers endorsed the draft of ‘Welfare and Rehabilitation of Families of Martyrs and Injured Students in the July Uprising Ordinance, 2025 and the draft of ‘National Freedom Fighters Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’. The meeting also approved the draft of ‘Dredging and Dredged Material Management Policy 2024’ and the draft of the National Urban Policy…
1 Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said Bangladesh will get the highest priority in sending workers to Malaysia soon. “We have learned from different sources that Malaysia is going to recruit one lakh to 1.5 lakh foreign workers within the next couple of months. I have had talks with their Human Resources Minister (Steven Sim Chee Keong) and he assured us that Bangladesh will be given the highest priority in recruiting laborers. Maximum number of laborers will be recruited from Bangladesh, we have received this assurance,” Dr Asif Nazrul, who is currently visiting Malaysia, said…
18 France hailed talks on the Ukraine war between top US and European officials on Thursday during which US Secretary of State Marco Rubio again pressed a US peace plan. President Emmanuel Macron’s office said the talks launched a “positive process” as Europe seeks to be included in efforts to end the three-year-old war. The meetings included Macron, Rubio, US envoy Steve Witkoff, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, German officials and Ukrainian ministers. They took place as US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war stumbles, with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin rebuffing a complete truce. “Today in Paris, we…
17 A European Union (EU) delegation headed by its Ambassador and Head of Delegation in Bangladesh Michael Miller paid a courtesy call on Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma in Nilachal, Bandarban today. The other members of the delegation were Katarina Miller, Antonio Alessandro, Paola Belfore and Andre Carstens, an official release said here today. The CHT Affairs Adviser at the time briefed the visiting delegation about the history and beauty of Bandarban, and its different tourist attractions. Nandita Chakma, wife of Supradip Chakma, Bandarban district council Chairman Professor Thansama Lusai, Ministry of CHT Affairs Additional Secretary Pradip…
103 The Women’s Affairs Reform Commission will submit its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today. “The Women’s Affairs Reform Commission will submit its report to the Honorable Chief Adviser tomorrow at 4:30 pm today,” Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. In November 2024, the government formed the 10-member Women’s Affairs Reform Commission with Shireen Parveen Haque, a founding member of Nari Paksha, as its chief. Other members of the commission are: Maheen Sultan, senior fellow, Brac Institute of Governance and Development; Sara Hossain, executive director, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (Blast); Fawzia…
15 Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has assured the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) that the interim government will host a free and fair election between December-2025 and June-2026. “We want to make sure that the election will be the best in Bangladesh’s history and milestone for the country’s democratic journey,” he said as a delegation of ANFREL met him at the State Guest House Jamuna here on Thursday. The ANFREL delegation included its Executive Director Brizza Rosales, Consultant for the Bangladesh Elections and Democracy Programme May Butoy, Senior Programme Officer for Campaign and Advocacy Tharindu Abeyrathna, Programme Officer…