Maj Gen Md Faizur Rahman has been appointed the new director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), according to a media release of the Inter Services Public Relations issued today.
Maj Gen Md Nasim Parvez was made the Commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology while Maj Gen Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud was made the new DG of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP, it said.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Interim Government's Chief Adviser, is set to meet with senior BNP leaders at his residence on Monday around 4:00 PM. The meeting was confirmed by Sayrul Kabir Khan, an officer from the BNP Chairperson's press wing.
BNP's standing committee members, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, will attend the meeting at the invitation of Dr. Yunus.
This meeting follows the formation of the interim government on August 8, after the ousting of Sheikh Hasina in the wake of a student-led mass uprising.
Brigadier General (Retd) Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs, announced today that an initiative has been launched to draft legislation regulating how political parties can operate within the country. "Political parties that adhere to this new law will be allowed to continue their activities. Those who do not comply will be prohibited from participating in politics," he stated at a press briefing at the Secretariat on 11 August.
He revealed that a draft is already in the works and wi...
Japan strongly hopes that through a peaceful and democratic political transition, Bangladesh will keep advancing on a path towards stable
development, says the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka.
Under the "Strategic Partnership" enshrined between the two countries, Japan said they will continue its support for Bangladesh's development and prosperity.
Japan also said they stand side by side with the transition process to be led by Chief Advisor Dr Muhammad Yunus of the interim government.
Dr Yunus has sworn in as the Chief Advisor to the interim go...
Newly appointed Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and two more advisers to the interim government took oath at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban on Sunday.
The advisers are Supradeep Chakma and Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar.
Thirteen advisers to the interim government headed by Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus took oath on Thursday last.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the newly appointed Chief Justice and the two advisers while another adviser Farooq-e-Azam is yet to sworn-in as he is still in the United States and the date of his arrival in Bangladesh is not confirmed.
The interim government led by Prof Yunus took oath Thursday night four days after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the county amid a student-led upsurge.
Dr Bidhan Ranjan, Sup...
Interim government’s Chief Adviser Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today visited the house of Shaheed Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur (BRUR)killed in police firing during the student's quota reform movement, to console his parents.
Dr Yunus also offered ziarat at Sayed's grave and talked to his family members for some times after he arrived in Babanpur village of Pirganj upazila this morning.
He handed over national flag to Sayed's parents and family members as well.
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Saj...
development, says the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka.
Under the "Strategic Partnership" enshrined between the two countries, Japan said they will continue its support for Bangladesh's development and prosperity.
Japan also said they stand side by side with the transition process to be led by Chief Advisor Dr Muhammad Yunus of the interim government.
Dr Yunus has sworn in as the Chief Advisor to the interim go...
