Bangladesh

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Md Nurul Islam handed over compliance and performance audit reports of 38 government bodies to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the premier’s office at the Secretariat on Tuesday. The reports include observations and recommendations for organisational improvement. Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani, Finance Secretary Dr Khairuzzaman Mozumder, and other high-ranking officials were also present at ...

European aerospace giant Airbus today expressed strong interest in supporting the formation of a mixed fleet for Biman Bangladesh Airlines, signalling a renewed push to expand its footprint in Bangladesh’s aviation sector. The interest was conveyed when Airbus Vice President Edward Delahaye paid a courtesy call on Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam at the Secretariat, said a ministry’s ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed held a courtesy meeting with Ivo Freijsen, Country Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bangladesh, at his office at the Secretariat in the capital on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed the current situation of the Rohingya population sheltered in Bangladesh, including issues related to international funding and repatriation. The home ...

Adviser to the Prime Minister and spokesperson at the Prime Minister’s Office, Mahdi Amin, has said the Prime Minister remains committed to ensuring the health and quality education of students across the country. He made the remarks during a meeting with Simone Lawson Parchment, Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Bangladesh, held at the Prime Minister’s Office ...

The Election Commission (EC) has published a gazette declaring Nusrat Tabassum, Joint Convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and candidate of the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance, elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) to a reserved women’s seat. On Tuesday (5 May), Returning Officer and EC Joint Secretary Md Moin Uddin Khan told reporters that Nusrat Tabassum had submitted her ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has stressed the need to utilise the Bangladesh–United States trade agreement in a way that serves mutual interests, assuring that there is no cause for undue concern. “Any international agreement is built on coordination between two parties. It takes into account the interests of both sides to create a ‘win-win’ situation. Therefore, there is no ...

Egypt on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to expanding cooperation with Bangladesh across all sectors, particularly in skilled manpower recruitment, energy, agriculture and cultural exchanges. The assurance came when Egypt’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy, paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a press release said. ...

The High Court has issued a rule asking the authorities to explain why 208 expatriates, who returned to Bangladesh after allegedly facing detention and punishment abroad for their involvement in the July movement, should not be awarded Tk25 lakh each as compensation. A High Court bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib issued the rule on Monday. The Secretary of the Ministry ...

A writ petition has been filed challenging the legality of the overall actions taken during the tenure of the interim government led by former Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus. The petition questions the validity of various decisions made by the government, including the enactment of laws, formation of reform commissions and the signing of domestic and international agreements. It also ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has held a meeting with officials concerned regarding the country’s closed textile and jute mills under the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday (4 May) morning. Among those present were Commerce, Industries, Textiles, and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir, the ...