Bangladesh

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved 22 development projects involving a total outlay of Tk 46,419.66 crore. The approval came at an ECNEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room with Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairperson Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Among the approved projects, 14 are new, five are revised and ...

BNP has shared four parliamentary seats with its alliance partner Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. The decision was disclosed at a press conference held at the BNP chairperson’s office in Gulshan around 12:15PM on Tuesday. The party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement in the presence of senior leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh. He said the seats were given ...

Holding saffron flags and shouting slogans against the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, hundreds of supporters of the VHP and the Bajrang Dal broke barricades and clashed with police near the fortified Bangladesh High Commission inNew Delhion Tuesday. Protesters forced several barricades down as police struggled to contain the surge, according to PTI report. Earlier, security was beefed ...

Zaima Rahman, daughter of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and granddaughter of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, on Tuesday said she hopes to contribute to rebuilding Bangladesh and understand the country better by connecting directly with people. She made the remarks in a personal Facebook post in which she shared reflections on her family, roots and journey ahead of her ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Tuesday. According to diplomatic sources, Pranay Verma was summoned in light of the emerging security situation surrounding Bangladesh missions located in various parts of India, including New Delhi and Kolkata. Bangladesh’s Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam summoned Pranay Verma at 10AM. He was requested to ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said the government has attached utmost priority to bringing the perpetrators involved in the murder of Inqilab Moncho Spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi to justice. “The current interim government, including the Ministry of Home Affairs, is giving utmost importance to the trial of those involved in the murder of Sharif Osman ...

Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin on Monday announced the successful conclusion of the Bangladesh–Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations during a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Japan, Motegi Toshimitsu. During the announcement, among others, Chief Adviser’s Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi, Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Secretary of ...

A case has been filed against 400 to 500 unidentified people in connection with the attack, vandalism, looting and arson at the Prothom Alo office in the capital’s Karwan Bazar. The case was lodged with Tejgaon Police Station at around 12:10 AM on Monday under the Anti-Terrorism Act, the Special Powers Act and the Cyber Security Ordinance. Additional Police Commissioner ...

Inqilab Moncho has demanded the formation of a judicial tribunal within the next 24 hours to ensure a fair and speedy trial in the killing of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi. The demand was made at a press conference held on Monday in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh, where Inqilab Moncho Member Secretary Abdullah Al Jaber also called for ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday described the recent mob attacks on The Daily Star and Prothom Alo offices as a direct assault on democracy, urging all to unite to resist the evil forces. “The time has now come to stand up and resist… all of you who love Bangladesh must come together. We have to resist ...