BSS:
Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus will serve as the head of the interim government.
This decision was taken in a meeting of President Mohammed Shahabuddin with chiefs of the three services and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement to finalize the outline of the interim government at Bangabhaban tonight.
Later, President's Press Secretary Md. Joynal Abedin told the BSS that the Head of State Shahabuddin gave coscent to the proposal of the meeting.
The President said the names of other members to the interim government would be finalized in consultation with other political parties of the country.
The President, also a valiant freedom fighter, emphasized to induct a valiant freedom fighter as an adviser to the int...
The Philippine government is closely monitoring the developing situation in Bangladesh, said its the Department of Foreign Affairs in a statement from Manila.
The Philippines called for the "peaceful and orderly" transition of power in Bangladesh, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024, according to a message here on Wednesday.
Since 2 August 2024, the Philippine government, as recommended by the Philippine Embassy in Dhaka, has raised Alert Level 1 in Bangladesh.
Alert Level 1 reminds all Filipinos in the country to remain ...
Newly appointed Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Mainul Hasan joined office today.
He also requested all members of the DMP and city dwellers to give cooperation in maintaining law and order in the DMP jurisdiction, Assistant Commissioner (Media) of DMP Jahangir Kabir told BSS here today.
Earlier in the morning, Mainul Hasan, who was Deputy Inspector General of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police, was appointed as the new commissioner of the DMP.
He wa...
Additional Inspector General of Police (AIGP) AKM Shahidur Rahman has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
In this regard, the public security division under the Ministry of Home
Affairs issued a gazette notification signed by its Deputy Secretary M
Mahabubur Rahman Sheikh on Wednesday.
The ord...
M Mainul Islam has been appointed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Bangladesh Police.
Earlier, he was commandant of traffic and driving school, Dhaka as the Additional IGP.
With an order of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a gazette notification in this regard has been issued from the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday night.
The order issued for the public interest would be effective immediately, it said.
Prior to this, the contact of IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun was cancelled and released him from h...
Even 48 hours after Sheikh Hasina fled Dhaka and arrived in India, the final destination of the former Prime Minister remains uncertain amidst conflicting reports and speculations.
Indian media sources indicate that with asylum options in the UK and USA currently unavailable, Sheikh Hasina is exploring other possibilities. According to The Hindu, her attempt to seek political asylum in the UK has already failed, prompting her to consider alternatives such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Finlan
d.
Contradicting these reports, her son, Sajeeb Wazed ...
