Bangladesh

A referendum will be needed to endorse fundamental changes to the constitution, said Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at a briefing held at the Parliament complex in the capital on Sunday. As per the committee’s proposals, changes to the Preamble, four key Articles and the articles concerning the caretaker government system will require a referendum on top of the parliamentary majority, ...

Police have released 249 of the 278 people detained during a raid on the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad) headquarters in Dhaka, while the identities of the remaining 29 are being verified. Dhaka Metropolitan Police Motijheel Division Assistant Commissioner Shakibul Alam Bhuiyan told the media on Sunday afternoon that the 249 people were released after their identities were verified using lists ...

A press conference on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s participation in the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will be held on Monday (September 28), according to the Foreign Ministry. The press conference will begin at 3PM at Conference Room 701 of the Foreign Ministry’s new building, the ministry’s Public Relations Officer Mahmudul Hasan said on Sunday (September ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Dhaka on Sunday morning (September 27) after concluding his five-day official visit to New York, where he attended the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Emirates flight EK-582, carrying the Prime Minister and his entourage, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:21 AM. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman departed New York ...

Police locked the central office of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) in Dhaka’s Gulistan on Saturday (September 26) after detaining a large number of people during an operation at the premises. Paltan Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Arifur Islam said this evening that more than 200 people might have been detained from the office, although police had yet to complete a ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan said on Saturday that Bangladesh can be an important partner in meeting Japan’s demand for young and working-age people. He made the remarks as the chief guest at the ‘Japan-Bangladesh Partnership Seminar 2026’ held at the Diploma Engineers Institution auditorium in the capital’s Kakrail. The minister said, “Japan has a ...

Bangladesh and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The agreement was signed in New York on Friday (September 25), on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, following high-level bilateral discussions. Rehan Asad, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Science and Technology, signed the MoU ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has instructed police to use intelligence resources to bring what he described as ‘fascist associates’ of the banned Awami League to justice, saying officers who play a role in their arrest will be rewarded. He made the announcement at the Police Week 2026 medal presentation ceremony at 11AM on Saturday (September 26). The minister said police ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has left New York for home after winding up a five-day visit packed with high-level engagements. An Emirates flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and members of his entourage departed John F Kennedy International Airport at 11:19PM (New York time) for Dhaka via Dubai. The flight is scheduled to reach Dubai at ...

Bangladesh and Trinidad and Tobago have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish regular bilateral consultations, with Bangladesh identifying energy cooperation as a priority for early discussions. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs SM Sobers signed the MoU in New York on Thursday, according to a press release. ...