The interim government on Wednesday lifted the ban on Jamaat-e- Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir.
"It (lifting of the ban) will come under effect immediately," the home ministry said in a gazette notification.
The notification said the ban slapped on August 1, 2024 under the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 was lifted as there was no particular evidence and neither the government believed that Jamaat and its associate bodies including the Chhatra Shibir are involved in terrorist activities and violence.
The notification was signed by home ministry's senior secretary Mohammad Abdul Momen.
On August 1, the previous Awami League (AL)-led government banned Jamaat, Shibir, and all of its associated organisations as political entities under the Anti-Terrorism Act-2009.
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The government has formed a five-member Commission to find out forcibly disappeared people by the law enforcement agencies from January 1, 2010 to August 5, 2024.
Retired judges of the High Court Division Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Farid Ahmed Shibli have been made president and member of the Commission. Other members of the Commission are: human rights activist Nur Khan, BRAC University teacher Nabila Idris and human rights activist Sazzad Hossain.
The Commission has been given 45 working days to summit the investigation report to the government.
The United Kingdom (UK) today expressed their keen interest to help Bangladesh reform its banking and revenue sectors alongside the capital market.
The interest surfaced as the UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke called on Finance Adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at his Economic Relations Division (ERD) office in the city.
After the meeting, the finance adviser said the UK is willing to help Bangladesh reform sectors like banking, revenue and capi...
Flash floods, which can also be considered political floods, caused by the sudden opening of the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gomti river in India's Tripura have devoured some zillas in the eastern and southeastern regions of Bangladesh. It is true that there was heavy rainfall in those eastern zillas and flood conditions in Tripura were dire, but India has shown inhumanity by opening dams without any prior notice. How friendly is it for a neighbouring country that claims to be a'reliable friend’ of Bangladesh?
According to the press secretary of the chief adviser of the interim government, flash floods have marooned at least 36 lakh people in 10
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BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party is open to providing a reasonable timeframe to the interim government to oversee a general election. "We want to give the government time, but they must bring all political parties to a position of trust," Fakhrul said during a press interaction in Sylhet on Sunday afternoon.
Earlier in the Sunday, Mirza Fakhrul visited the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal and Shah P...
Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, said Bangladesh is a large family where the responsibility of the government is to protect the rights of every citizen.
The chief adviser made the comments on Monday while exchanging greetings with the leaders of Bangladesh's Hindu community on the occasion of Janmastomi , the auspicious birth celebration of Lord Sri Krishna.
During the meeting, Prof Yunus said he wants to build a Bangladesh where everyone can practice ...
