Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has assured business leaders that the government will take steps to address the ongoing gas crisis affecting the country’s industrial sector. The assurance was conveyed during a meeting with the Prime Minister at the Secretariat on Wednesday (29 July), Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Showkat Aziz Russell told reporters after the meeting. The BTMA president ...

Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl IGP) Barrister Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday formally assumed charge as the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Earlier, he served as Director of the National Security Intelligence (NSI), according to a gazette notification issued here yesterday. A 15th BCS Police cadre officer, he joined Bangladesh Police as an ASP in 1995. During ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Tuesday that his government considers ensuring quality education for every student in the country as one of its top priorities. “To this end, integrated initiatives, effective supervision and the implementation of timely plans to bring qualitative changes at every level of the education system will continue,” he said. The premier made the remarks while ...

Bangladesh and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation to prevent human trafficking, enhance border management and promote safe migration through greater use of technology and institutional capacity building. The commitment came during a courtesy meeting between Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and newly appointed IOM Chief of Mission in Bangladesh Dr Laura Tomm-Bonde ...

Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, on Tuesday received his first ceremonial salute and held his first official engagements at Bangabhaban after taking charge. On his arrival at Bangabhaban around 11:15 am, a smart contingent of the horse-mounted President Guard Regiment (PGR) welcomed the Acting President at the main gate no.2 of Bangabhaban and escorted him to the venue ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin met Acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal on Tuesday to discuss preparations for the upcoming presidential election. The meeting began at 11:00am at the Election Commission. Election Commissioners Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Anwarul Islam and Tahmida Ahmed attended the meeting, along with Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed and the Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat. “The ...

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdulla Ali AlHmoudi held a meeting with Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood and State Minister Aninda Islam Amit at the ministry on Tuesday to discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral ties. The meeting, held at the minister’s office, focused on enhancing cooperation between the two countries in the energy ...

Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Md Nurul Islam left Dhaka for the United Kingdom today on a personal and family visit. He departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6:50am along with his wife. According to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat, the Chief Whip is scheduled to return home on 4 August.

The government is working to establish Bangladesh as a regional aviation hub connecting South Asia with other parts of the world, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam said on Monday. She made the remarks as the chief guest at an event titled Saudia and HSBC: Powering Global Connectivity-Celebrating Saudia’s Journey in Bangladesh at Sheraton Dhaka in the capital’s Banani ...

The results of SSC and equivalent exams would be published on 10 August, the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee said in a press release on Monday. The 10th of August marks the sixtieth day since the exams concluded – the traditional two-month interval between the exams and the results. The procedures for accessing the results will be communicated later through a ...