Bangladesh

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday called upon party leaders and activists to stand by poor and helpless people and extend support to them from their respective positions. “I would like to appeal to you all to try, not only through the party but also individually, to stand by helpless people whenever possible. This is the lesson ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged people to engage in nation-building by embracing the ideals of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. He made the call while addressing gatherings before distributing clothes and dry food items among poor people in the ECB and Kuril areas of the capital as part of programmes marking the 45th death anniversary of BNP founder and ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday started distributing clothes and food items among poor and destitute people as part of programmes marking the 45th death anniversary of BNP founder and former President Ziaur Rahman. The distribution programme began around 11:30am on the Rajdhani High School premises on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital. The event marked the start of day-long ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday paid tribute to party founder and former President Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of his 45th death anniversary. Tarique Rahman first laid a wreath at Ziaur Rahman’s grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in his capacity as Prime Minister. He later placed another wreath as BNP Chairman, accompanied by members of the party’s ...

The 45th martyrdom anniversary of former President of Bangladesh, proclaimer of independence, one of the sector commanders of the Liberation War, founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and advocate of multi-party democracy, Ziaur Rahman, will be observed on Saturday. On May 30, 1981, he was killed at the Chattogram Circuit House by a group of disgruntled army officers as ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Friday visited different parts of the capital to personally inspect the ongoing operations for removing sacrificial animal waste after Eid-ul-Azha. The prime minister began the inspection around 4pm, driving himself through several key areas of the city, said his Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. During the visit, Tarique Rahman travelled from his Gulshan residence ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced an eight-day programme marking the 45th martyrdom anniversary of the party’s founder and former president Ziaur Rahman. The programmes include hoisting black flags nationwide, discussion meetings, photo exhibitions, prayer gatherings, and the distribution of food and clothing among the underprivileged. The announcement was made on Friday (29 May) by BNP Joint Secretary General Ruhul ...

Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that teacher recruitment at Thakurgaon University will be conducted strictly on merit, with no scope for nepotism or political influence. He made the remarks while inaugurating the temporary office of Thakurgaon University at the Tantipara Kalibari field area in Thakurgaon town on Friday morning. Speaking at ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Friday received the body of a Bangladeshi migrant worker killed in a missile attack in Iraq and handed over financial assistance to the bereaved family. The body of Mohammad Shrabon, a Bangladeshi expatriate worker was killed in a missile strike in Baghdad recently. Under the supervision of the Bangladesh Embassy in ...

For many years, India was a key training ground for many of Bangladesh’s senior officials, as well as a source of support and regional guidance. Now, some are being trained in Pakistan, a symbolic shift that has unsettled New Delhi and offered an early clue to how Dhaka’s new government wants to deal with its neighbours. A delegation of 12 ...