Bangladesh

Within a week of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) coming to power, the previous administrators of six city corporations across the country, including Dhaka north and south, were replaced. All those appointed to these posts are leaders of the BNP. Immediately after taking office, local government minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said elections in local government institutions would be arranged ...

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the overall market situation remains satisfactory and that positive changes in market management will be visible very soon. Speaking to journalists on Monday after conducting a surprise inspection at Mohammadpur Town Hall Kitchen Market in Dhaka, the adviser said the visit was aimed at monitoring whether essential commodities were being sold at ...

Supreme Court Senior Advocate Barrister Raghib Rauf Chowdhury has been appointed as the new attorney general, said law ministry sources. Raghib Rauf Chowhdury completed his SSC studies at Kushtia Zilla School and HSC at the Notre Dame College in Dhaka. He graduated in political science from the Aligarh Muslim University in India, and did his master’s studies at the University ...

The government will recruit 2,701 constables to fill vacancies on a priority basis and also reinstate the jobs of around 650 sub-inspectors and sergeants, who were “unfairly” disqualified at the final recruitment stage in 2006. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced the decisions at a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Monday. Regarding the restoration of jobs, the minister said ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday chaired an inter-ministerial meeting on launching ‘Farmer Card’ aimed at ensuring fair prices for crops produced by farmers. The Prime Minister presided over the meeting at his special meeting room at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat here, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibly said.

BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the reported reopening of Awami League offices in various parts of the country will be dealt with in accordance with the law. He made the remarks on Monday morning while responding to questions from journalists at the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan of the capital. Asked ...

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Zafer H bin Abiyah on Sunday said that his country has issued 750,000 work visas and altogether 14 lakh visas for Bangladeshi citizens in 2025. “There is scope for skilled and semi-skilled workers to jobs in the Kingdom as many development works are going on there,” he said when he met Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman. ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday said Dhaka and Beijing have been engaged in long-standing discussions on the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, expressing hope that work on the long-awaited initiative will begin soon. He made the remarks while talking to reporters after his meeting with Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, reports UNB. The Chinese ambassador described ...

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan has submitted his resignation letter citing personal and administrative reasons. He submitted his resignation letter to the Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Sunday morning, the Vice-Chancellor’s Protocol Officer Mohammad Firoz confirmed. Earlier, at a press conference, Professor Khan had expressed his intention to step down. He stated that the emergency situation ...

Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Dhaka Dr Abdullah ibn Dhafer ibn Ubayya paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday (22 February). The meeting was held at 11am at the Cabinet Division of the Secretariat, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahaman Rumon. During the meeting, the two fraternal nations exchanged views on issues of mutual interests ...