Bangladesh

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has said the flood situation in the Chattogram division, including the three hill districts and Cox’s Bazar, is likely to improve gradually over the next 48 hours, although short-term flooding remains a concern in parts of the Sylhet and Rangpur divisions. In its latest 48-hour forecast issued on Friday, the FFWC said floodwaters ...

Widespread flooding triggered by five consecutive days of heavy rainfall and upstream flash floods has inundated vast areas of Chakaria, Matamuhuri, Pekua and Ramu upazilas in Cox’s Bazar district, leaving at least 300,000 people stranded and claiming 22 lives over the past four days. The situation has been exacerbated by landslides, with rivers including the Matamuhuri and Bakkhali flowing above ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (9 July) upheld the High Court verdict that declared several provisions introduced through the Constitution’s 15th Amendment illegal, including the abolition of the caretaker government system. The five-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by the chief justice, delivered the verdict this morning, dismissing the appeals challenging the High Court judgment. Following ...

Bangladesh and China on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to working together for peace and stability in the region amid evolving global and regional geopolitical developments. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam at the Defence Adviser’s Office of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) in Dhaka ...

Prime Minister’s Political Adviser and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called on all democratic forces to remain vigilant in dealing with conspiracies by defeated forces. Speaking to reporters at the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan in the capital on Thursday (9 July), Rizvi said the present government have come to power through a long struggle ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday inaugurated the Environment Fair 2026 alongside the National Tree Plantation Campaign and National Tree Fair 2026, reaffirming the government’s commitment to environmental protection, expanding forest cover and strengthening public engagement in climate action. The programmes were formally launched at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital at around 11:30am under the slogan, “Let’s ...

Bangladesh has called for a more adaptive, technology-driven and future-ready United Nations Police capable of responding effectively to increasingly complex global security challenges. Speaking at the 5th United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit 2026 at the UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday (8 July), Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said, “Tomorrow’s security challenges cannot be addressed with yesterday’s capabilities.” He ...

The government has appointed Abul Hasan Mridha as Bangladesh’s new ambassador to Indonesia, according to an office order issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The appointment was announced in an office order issued on Monday (6 July) and published on the ministry’s website yesterday. According to the order, Mridha has been instructed to assume his new posting at the ...

Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shimada, paid an official visit to Bangladesh on Wednesday, during which he met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and attended several key bilateral events. According to a statement posted by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its official Facebook page, the visiting Japanese minister held separate meetings with Prime Minister ...

Six top office-bearers of the Inqilab Cultural Centre platform, including Chairman Abdullah Al Jaber and Vice-President Fatima Tasnim Zuma, have stepped down from the organisation. They announced the decision on their respective Facebook accounts on Wednesday night. The others who resigned are the center’s President Salahuddin Shuvo, acting Executive Director Fahim Abdullah, Financial Management Director Md Raihan, and Deputy Executive ...