Home Minister

Dec 10 Dhaka rally: Govt nod for Suhrawardy Udyan a ploy

While the government insists the BNP would be given permission to hold its December 10 rally at no other place but the capital’s Suhrawardy Udyan, BNP leaders think it’s a ploy to prevent their activists from joining the rally.
27 November 2022, 01:30 AM

“Transport owners, workers probably call strikes to save buses”

In separate programmes today (October 27, 2022), Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan and Information Minister Hasan Mahmud said bus owners and workers probably call for transport strikes ahead of BNP rallies, out of fear as their buses were torched and vandalized during the party's previous movements.
27 October 2022, 11:26 AM

Amit Shah flags off 6 floating outposts on India-Bangladesh border

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, today flagged off six floating border outposts at Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district bordering Bangladesh, saying the measure would help curb smuggling and infiltration.
5 May 2022, 10:40 AM

US human rights report on law enforcers misrepresents facts: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the US State Department's recent human report on the abuse of power by the country's law enforcement agencies is contradictory.
13 April 2022, 15:20 PM

Illegal Migration: 495 foreigners in country’s jail

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said 495 people have so far been arrested for illegal migration from neighbouring countries.
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingya crisis: Home minister to visit Myanmar this month

Home Minister Asadzzaman Khan Kamal says that he would visit Myanmar this month to discuss the smooth and immediate repatriation of the Rohingyas, who have fled to Bangladesh for persecution in Rakhine state.
8 October 2017, 12:15 PM

Bangladesh home minister suggests Israeli behind spate of killings

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal suggests an Israeli link to the recent killings of secular bloggers and minorities.
6 June 2016, 14:57 PM

Militants killed wife to demoralise SP, says Bangladesh home minister

Militants murdered the wife of Babul Akter, a superintendent of police, to demoralise him, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.
5 June 2016, 07:24 AM

Leaders of other parties involved in anti-govt plot

Apart from BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury, several leaders of other political parties are also involved in a conspiracy against the
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Homegrown militants under control: Kamal

Admitting that there is existence of homegrown militants in the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claims that they are under control.
21 April 2016, 10:02 AM

No IS existence in Bangladesh

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday reiterated that there is no base or organisational existence of global militant outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh.
15 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Govt to scrutinise slain Nazim's writings: Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says that the write-ups of the slain secular activist Nazimuddin Samad are needed to be scrutinised to see whether he wrote anything objectionable about religion.
7 April 2016, 15:34 PM

Vuvuzela banned at Mongol Shovajatra

Vuvuzela, matches and lighters have been banned at Mongol Shovajatra brought out from the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka every year to celebrate the Bangla new year, the home minister said today.
3 April 2016, 08:23 AM

Voting was free, fair: Minister on UP polls

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan verses a chorus with the Election Commission claiming that the second phase of union parishad elections was free and fair.
1 April 2016, 12:06 PM

‘Sherpur arms, ammo belong to Indian separatist group’

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal hints that the arms and ammo recovered by members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sherpur district belong to an Indian separatist group.
2 February 2016, 14:28 PM

Step up effort to catch fugitives

With more than half of the war crimes accused remaining fugitives in the cases filed since August 2014, Home Minister Asaduzzaman
2 January 2016, 18:00 PM

IS conspiracy against Bangladesh: Home boss

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says a vested quarter is conspiring to make Bangladesh “dysfunctional” by smearing it with the name of Islamic State (IS).
28 November 2015, 11:09 AM

No existence of IS in country: Home boss

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan reiterates there is no organisational existence of terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh.
24 November 2015, 13:02 PM

These are not “isolated” events

The latest killings indicate that the killers have expanded their target. Can it get any worse than this? Will it be fear mongering to suggest that the next targets might be those who sell their books and even those who buy them?
1 November 2015, 18:00 PM

JMB trying to resurface, govt not letting: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says banned militant outfit JMB is trying to surface again but failed due to government’s strong vigilance.
7 October 2015, 10:43 AM