Indian Visa Application Center (IVAC), Bangladesh has introduced new rules for Bangladeshi citizens that came into effect from Tuesday (July 11). A notice in this regard has been published on IVAC, Bangladesh’s website and Facebook page. The notice states that applicants, who wish to return their passports for other purposes while their visa application is being processed by the High ...
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Sheikh Hasina’s resignation is the only demand right now: Fakhrul
Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced programmes to press home its one-point demand for resignation of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government before the next general election. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programmes at the party’s grand rally at Nayapaltan in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. Mirza Fakhrul said: “I announce one-point demand for the resignation ...
Read More »AL’s one-point demand, no election without PM Hasina: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the party’s one-point demand is no election will be held without Sheikh Hasina. He said BNP announced one-point demand seeking the resignation of the Awami League while AL’s demand is the opposite. He was speaking at the peace rally of Awami League as the chief guest in front of the south ...
Read More »BNP’s nationwide roadmarch on July 18, 19 for one-point demand
BNP has announced to march in all city and district headquarters across the country on July 18 and July 19 respectively to press home one-point demand. Party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programmes from the party’s rally at its Nayapaltan headquarters in the capital on Wednesday. He said their one-point movement aiming to remove ruling Awami League ...
Read More »516 deaths in 559 road accidents in June: Road Safety Foundation
As many as 516 people died and 812 were injured in 559 road accidents throughout Bangladesh in June this year, according to the latest report of Road Safety Foundation (RSF). The report released today says that 169 people were killed in 207 motorcycle accidents across the country — 33.75% of the total deaths. Among the dead, 78 were women and ...
Read More »Gulshan thana OC, wife jailed in graft case
Former officer-in-charge of Gulshan Police Station Firoz Kabir has been jailed for six years in a corruption case. The court, at the same time, sentenced Firoz’s wife Sabrina Ahmed to jail for four years in the graft case. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-9 Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman pronounced the verdict in presence of the accused couple.
Read More »US Under Secretary Uzra Zeya in Dhaka to discuss “shared concerns” with Bangladesh
US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya arrived here on Tuesday evening to advance “shared solutions” to global challenges; contribute to a more free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific; and bolster humanitarian support for refugees and host communities throughout the region. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen received Under Secretary Uzra Zeya upon arrival at Hazrat ...
Read More »A. K. M. Bahauddin Bahar MP’s civic reception in London
Bangla Mirror desk : The UK expatriates wanted a referendum on the demand of the division called Cumilla. Collection of 10,000 public signatures in the United Kingdom on the demand of Cumilla Division Comilla-6 Constituency Member of Parliament AKM Bahauddin Bahar said again about the demand to name the division after Comilla. He said, asking for Cumilla ...
Read More »Bangladesh will play a leading role in public health : PM Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the international community to work together to achieve the public health goals aiming to improve the ability of countries with fewer resources to handle their health risks. “Now, it is the time to work together globally to achieve the public health goals outlined in Sustainable Development Goal-3 and Goal-17. This involves helping countries ...
Read More »Bangladesh`s economic growth takes Dhaka, London ties to strategi
British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke on Monday commented that the relations between the two countries have shifted from “development assistance centric to a strategic one” following Bangladesh’s rapid economic development in the recent years, the foreign ministry said. She also referred to the frequent exchange of high-level visits, stronger cooperation in defence, aviation and climate sectors between the countries while ...
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