Bangladesh

Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh Nicolas Weeks paid a courtesy call on the Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday. The meeting, held at 11:30am, took place in what both sides described as a cordial and warm atmosphere. The Swedish envoy was accompanied by First Secretary ...

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam has announced that the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is set to be inaugurated by the end of this year. Speaking at a programme on the Civil Aviation Authority’s 30-year master plan in the capital on Sunday (21 June), the minister said the government also plans to begin work on Bogura ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has assured investors of full government support for revival of the closed and loss-making state-owned factories. “We want you to move forward and prosper. We will support you in every possible way,” he said while addressing investor business leaders at a roadshow organised for local and foreign investors at his office in Tejgaon. Industries, Textiles and ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke called on Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday afternoon. The high commissioner congratulated the foreign minister on his election as President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly for the term 2026–2027, said a press release. Both sides noted with satisfaction the deep historical ...

Bangladesh has renewed its call for the early repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, stressing that the displaced people want to return to their homeland and that the prolonged crisis continues to impose heavy burdens on Bangladesh. Speaking at a UN briefing by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar on Friday, Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Salahuddin ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that all necessary documents had been sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 15 June to facilitate the return of former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed. He made the remarks while speaking at an award ceremony at the ministry in the capital on Saturday. The adviser said the government would contact the UAE ...

Bangladesh and UN Women have agreed to strengthen collaboration on women’s empowerment, climate resilience and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. The commitment was made during a meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam and UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous on the sidelines of UN engagements in New York on Thursday, ...

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and lawmaker from Bogura-2 (Shibganj-Mokamtala) constituency Mir Shahe Alam has requested the education ministry not to approve the naming of any educational institution after him. In this regard, he sent a demi-official (DO) letter to the secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division under the Ministry of Education on 1 ...

The Police Headquarters on Friday issued an official gazette confirming the revision of police uniform design and colours. As per the gazette notification, the old light olive shirts will be restored for metropolitan police units, and deep blue shirts will be rolled out for the district-level and other police units. The khaki pants will remain the same across all police ...

The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party led government is trying to establish a one-party rule in the country by appointing its “own supporters” to key positions in banks, universities and local government institutions, observed Dr Shafiqur Rahman, the leader of the opposition in the Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer. Shafiqur Rahman made the remarks while addressing a workers’ rally at Central ...