Interim-Government

A petition seeking the filing of a criminal case has been submitted against four individuals, including former Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus and former Health Adviser Nur Jahan Begum. The application was filed on Sunday in the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Joshita Islam in Dhaka by Sirajul Islam, the father of the late Sauda Nuskan. Plaintiff’s lawyer Taslima Jahan Popy said the court recorded the complainant’s statement and kept its ord...

At least 33 police cadre officers, known as the architects of the ‘night voting’ during the 11th national election (2018), are being forced into compulsory retirement. These officers from the 20th BCS batch were holding key police posts and serving as Superintendents of Police (SPs) in various districts at the time of the election. While a few were temporarily suspended, most have been on OSDE (Officer on Special Duty). The government has decided to retire them due to their controversial r...

Professor Anu Muhammad has raised the question of whether the trade agreement signed with the United States actually falls under the category of a "trade agreement." A 13-party alliance held a roundtable discussion on Wednesday demanding the cancellation of the unequal trade agreement with the US, a...

The Ministry of Shipping has issued two directives in a single day to hand over the operation of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to Dubai-based DP World. The first directive tasked Chittagong Port with the responsibility of negotiating and canceling the appointment of an international opera...

The announcement of launching passenger flights on the Chattogram-Kunming route to China came during the interim government of Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Prior to Yunus's visit to China, the Chief Adviser's Facebook page announced that China Eastern Airlines would operate direct flights from Chatto...

Omar bin Hadi, the elder brother of slain Sharif Osman bin Hadi, has once again come into the spotlight following two consecutive Facebook posts that have triggered widespread debate. In the posts, he put some observation on the alleged 'roles of figures linked to the interim government, the Ba...

National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has blamed the interim government for the rise in measles outbreaks in Bangladesh. He said many children died prematurely because the government failed to import measles vaccines on time. He made the remarks on Tuesday (May 26) in response to jour...