Bangladesh Archives - Page 25 of 32

January 8, 2024 12:29 PM

Sheikh Hasina wins 4th consecutive term in Bangladesh

By: Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka): In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina led Awami League secured a majority in the 12th national election amid main opposition boycott. With the resounding victory, Awami League President and the incumbent prime Minister Sheikh ...

January 4, 2024 7:12 PM

BNP plans nationwide processions in Bangladesh on friday

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will bring out processions and conduct mass contacts across Bangladesh on Friday to protest the 12th parliamentary election to be held on January 7. The BNP also called a countrywide hartal from Saturday morning...

January 4, 2024 4:30 PM

Bangladesh heads into election; 1,970 candidates vying for 300 seats

By: Navalsang Parmar (Dhaka) Bangladesh heads into national election on 7th January; 119 million voters will decide the fate of 1,970 candidates vying for 300 seats. The Election Commission of Bangladesh has reinstated the candidature of 77 aspira...

January 3, 2024 10:34 AM

Bangladesh Elections: Armed forces deployed to assist Election Commission in January 7 national election

Armed forces are deployed across Bangladesh for eight days from Wednesday to assist the local civil administration during the national election. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a press release in this regard Tuesday evening. The 12...

January 2, 2024 2:59 PM

U.N. to boost food ration for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

The United Nations will increase the food ration for each Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh by $2 a month, to $10 from Jan. 1, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, as it thanked donors for coming to the rescue of a cash-strapped effort. The ...

January 1, 2024 5:05 PM

Bangladesh court sentences Nobel laureate Dr Yunus for labour law violation

In Bangladesh, a Dhaka court has sentenced Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom to six months in jail in a case over violation of labor law. The court also fined Tk 30,000 each and ordered that, in case of def...

December 14, 2023 1:23 PM

Bangladesh observes ‘Martyred Intellectuals Day’

Bangladesh is observing the Martyred Intellectuals Day to mark the day of brutality when Pakistani forces killed hundreds of intellectuals including teachers, doctors, journalists and others in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh in 1971. On 14 Dece...

December 13, 2023 1:51 PM

One dead, five injured as train derails in Bangladesh; locals suspect sabotage

In Bangladesh, a man was killed and 10 people were injured as a train derailed on Dhaka-Mymensingh rail line in Gazipur in the wee hours of Wednesday. Gazipur Fire Service Deputy Director said seven coaches of the Dhaka-bound Mohanganj Express, inclu...

December 13, 2023 1:44 PM

IMF approves $689m loan for Bangladesh with advice to contain inflation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the release of $689 million in the second tranche of the $4.7 billion loan package allocated for Bangladesh. The Washington-based lender has advised Bangladesh to continue to focus on containing infl...

December 12, 2023 12:10 PM

Blockade called by BNP, like-minded opposition parties underway, in Bangladesh

Another round of road-rail-waterways blockade, called by Bangladesh Nationalist Party and like-minded opposition parties, is underway across Bangladesh. The 36-hour blockade is meant to protest the schedule for the next national election announced by...