The government is set to appoint Dr Ahsan H Mansur as the next governor of the Bangladesh Bank.
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Ahsan H Mansur is a Bangladeshi economist and director of the ...
A joint operation by members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the army has resulted in the recovery of Tk8 lakh that was looted from Ganabhaban following the mass uprising on August 5, which led to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepping down and leaving the country.
The recovery took place
late Monday night in the Rayerbazar Bot Tala area of Dhaka. The recovered money was later transferred to the Special Security and Protection Battalion (SPBN) army camp in Bosila for safekeeping.
According to a military officer, who requested anonymity, the looted money wa...
A Bangladeshi youth was shot and killed by gunfire from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near the Ahedpur border in Chapainawabganj on Sunday night.
The deceased, identified as Md. Abdullah, was reportedly killed on Indian soil near the Ahedpur border in Shibganj upazila. Abdullah was the son of the late Nazrul Islam from South Nishipara in Narayanpur Union, Sadar upazila.
According to Abdul Alim, a local Union Parishad member, Abdullah and several other Bangladeshis had crossed the border into India on Sunday night. During this time, the BSF opened fire, resulting in Abdullah's death on the spot. His companions, however, managed to return to Bangladesh unharmed.
Lieutenant Colonel Monir Uz Zaman, the commanding officer of the 53rd Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion ...
On the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions, Bangladesh has renewed its commitment to upholding International Humanitarian Law as outlined in the four Geneva Conventions and their two additional protocols. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized this in a statement issued on Monday, underscoring the nation's dedication to these global humanitarian principles.
The Geneva Conventions, established in 1949, serve as a cornerstone of international humanitarian efforts, outlining the responsibilities of nations in times of armed conflict to protect civilians, prisoners of war, and those who are hors de combat (out of the fight).
"Bangladesh remains vocal about grave breaches of International Humanitarian Law a
UNB:
The White House has ruled out any involvement of the United States behind the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led government, stressing that it is false.
"So, we have had no involvement at all. Any — any reports or rumors that the United States government was involved in these — in these events is simply, simply false. That is not true," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a press briefing on August 12.
She said this is a choice for and by the Bangladeshi people.
"We believe that the Bangladeshi people should determine the f...
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