Speaker Hafiz Uddin to join Khameni’s funeral in Tehran
Speaker Hafiz Uddin to join Khameni’s funeral in Tehran

Bangladesh Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is scheduled to join the state funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Speaker Hafiz Uddin is likely to be in Tehran on July 3 at the invitation of Iranian Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, according to a diplomatic source, reports UNB....

Hasina’s tenure put democracy at risk, says Speaker
Hasina’s tenure put democracy at risk, says Speaker

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram on Sunday said democracy was endangered in Bangladesh during the 16-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. Democracy was at stake in Bangladesh during the 16 years under Sheikh Hasinas rule. A reign of fear was established through repression of opposition parties and...

Speaker says he stood firm despite Sheikh Hasina’s offers
Speaker says he stood firm despite Sheikh Hasina’s offers

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram has said that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now reportedly in exile in India, offered him various inducements, but he did not accept them. Hafiz Uddin made the remarks while addressing a meeting with senior district officials at the Bhola Circuit House...

Liberation War is the foundation of Bangladesh-India relations: Speaker
Liberation War is the foundation of Bangladesh-India relations: Speaker

The outgoing High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram, MP, at the Parliament House in Dhaka on Monday. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral relations,...

Ultimatums belong on the streets, not in Parliament
Ultimatums belong on the streets, not in Parliament

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has told Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Rafiqul Islam Khan that Parliament is not the place to issue ultimatums, saying such actions belong on the streets. He made the remark on Tuesday during a parliamentary session, responding to Rafiqul Islam, MP from Sirajganj-4 and...