DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court remanded in custody on Wednesday (Oct 22) 15 high-ranking army officers on charges of enforced disappearances and atrocities committed during the 2024 uprising that toppled the government. It is first time that formal charges have been brought for enforced disappearances in Bangladesh, and the first time so many senior military officials have...
KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi company manager was fined RM38,000 by the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Oct 22) after pleading guilty to using false documents to provide labourers for construction work at a bridge replacement project site, two years ago. Judge Azura Alwi, in handing down the sentence on Md Nazmul Islam Babul, 58, ordered the...
IPOH: A farm worker has been sentenced to death by the High Court here for the murder of a Bangladeshi national, whose body was found dumped in a river in Kampung Gajah seven years ago. Mohamad Amier Amzar Mohd Aspar, 28, was convicted of murdering Md Ovaidul, 32, who worked at a cattle farm owned by...
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's visit to Pakistan and Bangladesh this week has added new dynamism to the vital relationships that boost Malaysia's expanding trade and foreign relations. In Islamabad, Anwar and his delegation were warmly received, with the Pakistani government making sure the importance it attached to the visit was fully conveyed. The...
DHAKA (Bernama-UNB): Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to make a brief visit to Bangladesh on Friday (Oct 4) to take forward the relations between the two countries to the next level by exploring new areas of cooperation and strengthening the ties in diverse areas, United News of Bangladesh (UNB) reported. He will be visiting...
DHAKA (Bloomberg): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned Monday after weeks of deadly protests, while the nation’s army chief announced he would help form an interim government. Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman made the announcement in a televised address, saying he’d invited political leaders to a meeting and will also meet with President Mohammed Shahabuddin on the matter....
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed in India's northeastern city of Agartala on Monday after fleeing Dhaka, broadcaster CNN-News18 reported. India is set to offer a safe passage to Hasina, the report said, citing intelligence sources. Media reports said she had flown in a military helicopter with her sister and was headed to India...
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina landed in India's northeastern city of Agartala on Monday after fleeing Dhaka, broadcaster CNN-News18 reported. India is set to offer a safe passage to Hasina, the report said, citing intelligence sources. Media reports said she had flown in a military helicopter with her sister and was headed to India...
DHAKA - Md. Rakibul Ahsan was finishing a logo he had designed for a foreign client as the deadline fast approached. Just before he could hit send, Bangladesh's internet was shut down, stranding him and the rest of the country offline. Student-led protests against quotas for highly sought-after government jobs led to violent clashes that killed...
TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP): Bangladesh stopped dozens of Myanmar security personnel from crossing into its territory to flee advancing rebel forces, a local government official based near their river border said Tuesday. Clashes have rocked Myanmar's western frontiers since the Arakan Army (AA) attacked security forces in November, ending a ceasefire that had largely held since the...
