Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has conferred the country’s second-highest civilian award “Ekushey Padak-2026”. The award giving ceremony began at 11:00am on Thursday at the capital’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium. Nine distinguished individuals and one institution have been honoured with this prestigious award this year in recognition of their outstanding and notable contributions in various fields. The award recipients are: Farida Akhtar ...

The process to appoint new governor for the Bangladesh Bank, replacing Dr Ahsan H Mansur, is currently underway. According to the sources, the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance has submitted a proposal regarding the appointment to Finance Minister Ameer Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, who has reportedly approved it. Once the Prime Minister gives his consent, the proposal will ...

The government has fixed the minimum Fitra at Tk110 per person while the maximum Fitra at Tk2,805. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Fitra Determination Committee held on Wednesday morning at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque conference hall, said a press release on Wednesday. Committee’s president and khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Mufti Muhammad Abdul ...

President Mohammad Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid tribute to the martyrs of the Pilkhana killings on Wednesday morning. They laid wreaths at the graves of the fallen officers at the Banani Military Cemetery around 10:00am, marking the anniversary of the tragic killings at the then BDR headquarters in Pilkhana. Among those present were Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Chief ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that no new investigation commission will be formed regarding the Pilkhana massacre. He made the remarks while addressing a ceremony held at the Banani military cemetery to mark National Martyred Army Day. The home minister said, “The interim government had already formed an appropriate commission. The recommendations of the commission and the cases ...

Ali Hossain Fakir, the newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), officially assumed his duties on Wednesday morning. He took over the responsibility at Police Headquarters succeeding his predecessor. Earlier, the government appointed Ali Hossain Fakir as the inspector general of police (IGP). He was promoted from the rank of additional IGP, according to a notification issued by the Ministry ...

The Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Abida Islam, has described the country’s recent national parliamentary election as a definitive milestone in its democratic history. Speaking at a panel titled “Bangladesh Election: What Next?”, she emphasized that the government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, is firmly committed to upholding democracy, the rule of law, and human rights through ...

The newly appointed administrators of six city corporations formally assumed office on Tuesday after meeting Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the Secretariat. The administrators are Abdus Salam for Dhaka South City Corporation, Shafiqul Islam Khan for Dhaka North City Corporation, Nazrul Islam Monju for Khulna City Corporation, Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury for Sylhet City ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government has approved the withdrawal of 1,202 more politically motivated cases filed against opposition party leaders and activists during the 17-year rule of the fascist Awami League (AL). The decision came after a thorough review process to assess allegations that the cases were used to harass opposition figures and suppress dissent, said an ...

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Fazle Noor Taposh, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Mirza Azam along with several other influential ministers and Members of Parliament from the then cabinet are set to be named as accused in the Pilkhana BDR massacre and explosives cases. Borhan Uddin, Chief Public Prosecutor (Special PP) for the state, confirmed the ...