Senior Advocate Manzill Murshid has stated that the rule of law is under threat in Bangladesh, citing the unprecedented incident of a Chief Justice being placed on remand as an alarming example. “If you don’t like a judge’s verdict, can you handcuff him and send the Chief Justice to jail? The law doesn’t allow this […]

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has issued arrest warrants against four former senior police officials, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman, over charges of crimes against humanity, including the shooting deaths of two people in Rampura during the anti-discrimination student movement in the capital. On Sunday, 10 August, the order was delivered by […]

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs, has announced that rewards will be offered for information leading to the recovery of over 700 police firearms looted during the July–August mass uprising. The announcement was made on Sunday, 10 August, at the Secretariat following a meeting of the Core […]

Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur has stated that expecting significant investment under the current circumstances is “unrealistic.” Speaking on Sunday, 10 August, at a seminar titled “365 Days of the Interim Government” organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) in Dhaka, he noted that while stability has been restored in the financial sector, […]

Khandaker Jahangir Kabir Rana, a prominent student leader of Rajshahi University during the 1980s and a former Presidium Member of the Central Jubo League, has passed away. Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’un. The veteran politician died of a heart attack on Saturday, 9 August, at a hospital in Dhaka. Life and Career Highlights Year/Period […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that during Senior Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus’s upcoming visit to Malaysia, around five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are expected to be signed. This information was shared by Shah Asif Rahman, Director General of Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during a briefing held on Sunday […]

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has stated that there is no provision for filing an income tax return with ‘zero return’. Submitting a return declaring zero income is legally punishable, and withholding such information may result in imprisonment for up to five years. Clarification from NBR on ‘Zero Return’ In a statement issued on […]

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has confirmed that 84 individuals, out of 209 accused in 30 miscellaneous cases concerning crimes against humanity linked to the July Uprising, are currently in custody. Case Overview and Current Status Gazi MH Tamim, the ICT prosecutor, informed BSS that approximately 450 complaints related to these cases have been received […]

Brigadier Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministry of Shipping and Textiles, announced today that the interim government plans to transfer several land ports to the private sector and close those that are unprofitable. Closure of Unprofitable Ports “Out of the 24 land ports across the country, four have already been closed. The process […]