Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has invited Chinese companies to extend their value chain into Bangladesh to co-author the next great Asian economic miracle in the country. “We are inviting Chinese companies to extend their value chain into Bangladesh. We can help Chinese companies serve global markets while benefitting from growing large domestic demand,” he said. The Prime Minister was addressing ...

London, 21 June: Prominent academics, legal experts and political commentators gathered in East London on 21 June for a seminar examining Bangladesh’s political and social landscape following the dramatic political developments of August 2024. Titled “From Uprising to Uncertainty: Bangladesh Post-August 2024 Political and Social Landscape,” the event was jointly organised by five international and European organisations and brought together ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered that former lawmaker and singer Momtaz Begum be shown arrested in an attempted murder case linked to the July movement in the capital’s Mirpur area. Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after police submitted an application seeking her arrest in the case filed by Md. Muktar Hossain with Mirpur Model Police Station. Investigating ...

Kazakhstan Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov today paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Conference in China. The meeting was held at about 10:15 am (local time), according to the PM’s Press Wing. During the meeting, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman emphasized on strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and ...

The government has launched an Online Pension Tracking and Management System (OPTMS) to streamline pension services, reduce processing delay and ensure transparency in pension services for retired public servants. State Minister for Public Administration and Food Md Abdul Bari inaugurated a workshop on the OPTMS at the Ministry of Public Administration in the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday, said a press ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dalian for Beijing on Wednesday afternoon after participating in the two-day 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF), also known as Summer Davos. Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, left Dalian by high-speed train at 1:56pm local ...

A Dhaka court on Tuesday recorded the testimonies of four more witnesses in the graft case against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, who is facing allegations of corruption, unexplained wealth and money laundering. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 recorded the depositions and fixed July 1 for the next hearing in the high-profile corruption ...

The government has expressed optimism about reopening the Malaysia labour market for Bangladeshi workers following Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to Malaysia, describing the trip as “highly successful” and beneficial for strengthening bilateral economic cooperation. Speaking at a press briefing at the Press Information Department (PID) conference room in Dhaka today, Information and Broadcasting Adviser to the Prime Minister ...

Prime Minister’s Adviser and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said that Bangladesh would not be allowed to become a ‘slave of Delhi’, asserting that the country’s people would not accept such a situation. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after a protest procession held in front of the BNP’s central office in ...

Switzerland has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting efforts to strengthen human rights institutions in Bangladesh, including reforms to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), as the country moves forward with its human rights obligations. The pledge was made by Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh, Reto Renggli, during a lecture at Dhaka University ahead of the United Nations International Day in Support ...