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Kazi Nazrul’s grandson hospitalised with burn Injuries
Babul Kazi, grandson of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, has been admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with severe burn injuries. Dr Shawon Bin Rahman, the resident surgeon of the hospital, confirmed that Babul Kazi has been shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with...
Kazi Nazrul gets state recognition as ‘National Poet’
Kazi Nazrul Islam received state recognition as the national poet of Bangladesh. A gazette notification has been published declaring him the national poet of Bangladesh since his arrival in Bangladesh on May 4, 1972. A gazette notification signed by Md. Ataur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry...
July massacre trial will be completed by next Victory Day: Asif Nazrul
Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul has said the trial of the July massacre will be completed by the next Victory Day. He made the remarks on Saturday during the first session of the second day of the national dialogue titled Unity, Reform, and Elections, organised by the...
Advisers not fit to be our opponents: Nazrul Islam Khan
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said the advisers of the current administration were not even worthy of being considered as opponents to the politicians, reports UNB. He on Thursday made the statement while expressing his annoyance at the criticism...
Essential reforms possible within a year: Asif Nazrul
Adviser for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Asif Nazrul has said that it is possible for the interim government to carry out essential reforms within a year if they are given the opportunity. If there is consensus, the next political government will not easily overturn or revoke those...
No final decision taken, says BNP after meeting with allies
BNP has started a series of talks with allied parties in the anti-fascist movement on the ongoing political situation in the country and the 13th National Parliament elections. The BNPs liaison committee held separate Talks with the 12-party alliance, the Nationalist Like-Minded Alliance and the...
Remittance inflow increases 26%: Asif Nazrul
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Wednesday said the government is working sincerely for the welfare and betterment of the Bangladeshi expatriates, reports BSS. Our remittance inflow has increased 26 percent (in the past few months), he said, adding that...
Ensuring expats’ voting rights crucial as remittance inflow surges: Asif Nazrul
Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Wednesday emphasised the importance of ensuring voting rights for expatriates, citing it as a critical step towards their greater inclusion in the nations democratic processes. Speaking at the International Migrants Day and...
Asif Nazrul criticises Modi’s post
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul strongly protested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modis Facebook post on Victory Day. The adviser made the protest in a post on his verified Facebook page on Monday. Modi paid tribute to Indian soldiers for their role in 1971 saying,...
July Uprising will fail if Bangladesh isn't built back better than before: Asif Nazrul
Legal, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul has stated that if Bangladesh cannot be built back better than it was under the Awami League government, the July Uprising will be considered a failure. Dr. Nazrul made these remarks on Saturday evening at a discussion held at the...
Asif Nazrul’s call to embrace second chance of building nation
Professor Asif Nazrul, Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser to the Interim Government, called on the people to seize the opportunity to build a strong nationan opportunity earned through the sacrifices of the youth. He described the post-coup period as a second chance for national...
Proposal to publish gazette recognizing poet Nazrul as 'National Poet' approved
The Advisory Council has approved the proposal to publish gazette honoring poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as National Poet. The Advisory Council meeting on Thursday approved this proposal to publish gazette honoring poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The meeting of the Advisory Council was held at the office of...
India must understand it’s not Sheikh Hasina's Bangladesh: Asif Nazrul
The interim governments Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser, Dr Asif Nazrul has strongly condemned the attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, India, alleging a failure by the Indian government to ensure security for the diplomatic mission. In a post on his...
Our main responsibilities are genocide trial, reforms and elections: Law Adviser
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Asif Nazrul said, Our main responsibilities are to hold trial of genocide, execute reforms and hold elections. People have high expectations from the post-revolutionary government. That is why people have high expectations from us. There is no...
India’s duplicity is condemnable, objectionable: Law adviser
Law adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has criticized India as it expressed deep concern over the situation in Bangladesh. He said: India is expressing undue concern over Bangladeshs situation, the adviser said, adding that Indian Muslims are facing numerous atrocities but the country has no hesitation or...
Its not possible to defeat fascism without united efforts: Nazrul Islam Khan
BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said, We have a responsibility to restore democracy in the country as those who gave their lives for democracy cannot be dishonored. Nazrul said this while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion titled 43rd founding anniversary of the...
Suhrawardy College students blame third-party incitement for violence
Students of Shaheed Suhrawardy College claimed that third-party incitement was behind the violence among several colleges in Dhaka, including Kabi Nazrul Government College, Shaheed Suhrawardy College, and Dr Mahbubur Rahman Molla College, following the death of a student at Dhaka National Medical...
‘Provision of appeal against order of ICT to ensure fair trial’
Law Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said a provision of appealing against the interim order of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has been introduced to ensure a fair trial. He made the remarks in response to a question from reporters after inspecting the renovation work of the main building...
Govt nods draft of ICT Ordinance to penalise political parties
The interim government has, in principle, approved the draft of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) Ordinance 2024, paving the way for taking action against the countrys political parties for their indulgence in acts against humanity. The approval was given during a meeting of the advisory...
Cyber Security Act to be replaced with new Cyber Protection Act: Asif Nazrul
On Tuesday, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul announced that the interim government plans to replace the existing Cyber Security Act with a new proposed Cyber Protection Act. Briefing the press about the law ministrys achievement during the first 100 days of his tenure, the law adviser said the government...
Asif Nazrul to brief media tomorrow
Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul will brief media tomorrow (November 19) titled, 100 Days of the Interim Government: Explanations of the Law Ministry. The press conference will be held at 12:30 pm in the conference room of the ministry, said a media release on Monday. According to the release, Asif...
Law adviser expresses grief over death of ex-chief justice Fazlul Karim
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Saturday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former Chief Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim. In a message of condolence, the adviser prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved...
'Roots of fascists run so deep that fighting against them is difficult': Asif
The Law Adviser to the interim government Dr Asif Nazrul believes that Fascism has deep roots in this country and its so deep that fighting against these fascists has become arduous. In the past 15 years, they have consolidated while we have only been working against this process for a few...
IGCC arranges Nazrul’s Shyama Sangeet in Dhaka
The Indira Gandhi Cultural Center (IGCC) in Dhaka has organised a musical evening featuring Shyama Sangeet by Kazi Nazrul Islam, showcasing the symphony of Bangladeshs national poet. Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, is revered both in Bangladesh and India. He composed over...
Govt embarrassed with wholesale filing of cases: Law Adviser
Law and Parliamentary Affairs adviser Asif Nazrul said that the government is embarrassed about the cases which are being filed in wholesale manner due to political revenge or becoming victims. He also said that advice has been sought from the Judicial Commission on how to deal with it. He...
ICT chief prosecutor writes to IGP for Interpol red notice for Hasina
Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam has sent a letter to the inspector general of police (IGP), requesting action to issue a red notice through Interpol for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with an International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) case, reports Dhaka Tribune. This...
students, teachers, activists form human chain in DU to protest harassment of adviser Asif Nazrul
Former and current students of the law department of University of Dhaka, university teachers organization Sada Dal and university students have protested against the harassment of Asif Nazrul, legal advisor to the interim government and professor of law department of Dhaka University (DU) in...
BJSA demands exemplary punishment for Asif Nazrul’s overseas harasser
The Bangladesh Judicial Service Association (BJSA) has called for exemplary punishment for those involved in the harassment of Law Adviser Professor Dr. Asif Nazrul in Geneva, Switzerland. A BJSA press release said that a group of unruly people treated Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs...