The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has directed all banks to freeze the accounts of Summit Group Chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan, his brothers and other family members. The BFIU, in a letter, instructed banks to block transactions for one month under the provisions of the money laundering prevention law. The directive also applies to firms owned by individuals, with transactions being frozen…

A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on former Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Major General (retd) TM Jobayer, and his wife Fahamina Masud. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge (Acting) Farzana Yasmin passed the order after hearing a petition submitted by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), said ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain Jahangir. Earlier, ACC Deputy Director…

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday placed a number of proposals before the interim government seeking urgent steps to address their concerns, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s stay in India. He said they drew the interim government’s attention to Hasina’s activities from India and urged the government to discuss the matter with the Indian…

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged the countrymen to cooperate with the interim government to accomplish reforms, announcing formation of six commissions to carry out the job. "We want reforms. It is our sincere request - please don't go to the spectators' gallery after bestowing the key responsibility of reform on us. Stay with us. We will do the reform together. It is the responsibility…

Former commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzzaman Mia was arrested in Dhaka on Wednesday night. A team of the Rapid Action Battalion apprehended him in the Mohakhali area, according to the media reports. He has been shown arrested in a case filed with Khilgaon police station.

Nobel Peace Prize winner and globally acclaimed economist Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus was sworn-in as the chief adviser to the interim government at Bangabhaban on Thursday night. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to the 17-member interim government. It came four days after a student-led mass upsurge forced prime minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee the country. Advisers…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed best wishes to Professor Muhammad Yunus on the assumption of his new responsibilities as chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, reports UNB. "We hope for an early return to normalcy, ensuring the safety and protection of Hindus and all other minority communities," he said. In a message shared through his verified X handle, Modi said…

Former army chief General Aziz Ahmed’s wife and son have left for Bahrain on Wednesday morning. An official of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport said that they left Dhaka by a Gulf Air Flight GF-251 which took off at 5:40am. However, former General Aziz was not on the plane. General Azizled Bangladesh's border guard BGB for four years from 2012. He retired on 23 June 2021.  Almost…

The interim government led by Dr Muhammad Yunus is likely to take oath at Bangabhaban on Thursday night, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said. Although the size of the government has not been finalized yet, some 15 individuals may take oath as the advisers of the interim government, he said during a press conference at the Army Headquarters this afternoon. General Waker-Uz-Zaman also…

The government has appointed the Commandant (traffic and driving school) Md Mainul Islam as the new Inspector General of Police. A gazette notification, signed by Md Mahbubur Rahman Sheikh, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Home, said this on Tuesday night. Earlier, the contractual appointment of IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun was voided following section-7 under the contract with the government.…

President Md Shahabuddin, the chiefs of the three armed forces, and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at a crucial meeting at Bangabhaban have unanimously decided to form an interim government headed by Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. Earlier in the evening, a 13-member team of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement entered Bangabhaban to hold a meeting with…

Bangladesh and Thailand on Friday struck five bilateral documents for visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and customs matters and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. The documents – an agreement, three Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a Letter of Intent (LOI) – were inked in presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Thailand…

Thousands of Bangladeshis gathered to pray for rain on Wednesday in the middle of an extreme heatwave that prompted authorities to shut down schools around the country. Extensive scientific research has found climate change is causing heat waves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. Bangladesh's weather bureau says that average maximum temperatures in the capital Dhaka over the past week…