The newly appointed Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, leading the newly appointed four judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, met with President Mohammed Sahabuddin today.
The judges are Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Md. Ziaul Karim, Justice Md. Rezaul Haque, and Justice S. M. Emdadul Hoque.
During the meeting, the Chief Justice informed the President about the overall activities of the Supreme Court. He mentioned that all benches in both divisions of the Supreme Court have been reorganised.
Expressing congratulations to the newly appointed Chief Justice and the new judges of the Appellate Division, the President expressed hope that under the leadership of the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court will take necessary steps to ensure that the public re...
Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said a free, fair and participatory election will be arranged in the country as soon as possible after bringing necessary reforms in state system.
"The main task of the present government is to arrange a fair election as soon as possible. But, before that, a conducive environment must be created by brining major reforms in judiciary, civil administration, law enforcement agencies and mass media," he told a meeting with diplomats at Hotel Intercontinental, reports BSS.
The chief adviser briefed diplomats of different countries and resident representatives of the United...
During a briefing with foreign diplomats about the nation's current situation at Hotel Intercontinental on August 18, Dr. Yunus recounted the harrowing scenes he witnessed in hospitals. Dr. Yunus highlighted that students in no other country had to make such sacrifices in their quest for democratic rights and human dignity.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of the interim government, paid tribute to the students and young individuals who sacrificed their lives and suffered severe injuries during the quota reform movement,...
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today said the youth and students should be placed at the heart of strategies in the Global South as they are committed to creating a new world.
"We must place the youth and students, who constitute a significant portion of the Global South's population, at the heart of our strategies. Two thirds of our population are youth. They are the most powerful segment of the society," he said.
The Chief Adviser was virtually addressing the Inaugural Leaders' Session of 3rd Voice of Global South Summit 2024 hosted by India.
In the hours before Sheikh Hasina fled Gonobhaban, her official residence in Dhaka, on 5 August, Bangladeshi security forces killed scores of protesters who had joined a huge march to the capital demanding an end to her autocratic rule. Around the same time, it has since been reported, Hasina had pressured the army chief to enforce a curfew using deadly force, which would have meant the military joining the bloodbath. The army chief refused.
