Bangladesh

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has assured support to resolve problems facing the textile sector, praising its contribution to the economy, employment and foreign exchange earnings. He gave the assurance when a 22-member Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) delegation, led by its president Shawkat Aziz Russell, met him at Bangabhaban on Monday. The president said the textile sector plays a ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to US to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is focused on advancing Bangladesh’s interests and working for its people, rather than ceremonial pomp or a display of power, Prime Minister’s Adviser and his office spokesperson Mahdi Amin said Monday. “Not ceremonial pomp; work for people. Not a display of ...

The Election Commission will take action in accordance with the law regarding Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Mohammad Nazrul Islam if it receives a letter from the Speaker, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Monday. He made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists at the Election Building in Agargaon. Akhtar said Jamaat-e-Islami had already informed the commission that Nazrul ...

A Dhaka court on Monday (September 21) granted a four-day remand for Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and a one-day remand for his first wife Maksuda Islam in an abetment to suicide case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ehsanul Islam issued the remand order following a hearing on a police petition, confirmed DMP Prosecution Division Sub-Inspector Rafiqul Islam. Police recovered the body ...

Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and his first wife have been taken into police custody after the hanging body of his second wife, Mariam Khatun, was recovered from a flat at NAM Bhaban in Dhaka on Sunday. Police took Gazi Nazrul and his first wife to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, where they are being questioned, according to reports. Mariam’s body ...

The Cabinet has given its final approval to the draft of the ‘Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026’ to protect local industries and enhance competition in public procurement. The approval was granted on Sunday (September 20) during the 21st Cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat, presided over by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, according to a press release from the Cabinet ...

A court on Monday set December 10 for filing a probe report in a case against 17 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for allegedly causing a loss of Taka 309 crore to the government through irregularities and abuse of power in awarding a contract to collect toll on the Meghna-Gomti Bridge. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Shahjahan Kabir ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a farewell call on Foreign Affairs State Minister Humayun Kabir at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. During the meeting, Humayun Kabir praised Yao Wen’s role in strengthening bilateral ties between Bangladesh and China. The state minister said that during Yao’s tenure, relations between the two countries had been elevated to the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to become the third member of his family to address the United Nations General Assembly when he is expected to deliver his maiden speech at the 81st session in New York on 24 September. His father, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, was the first member of the family to address the UN General Assembly, doing ...

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the country’s education system was “toyed with” over the past 17 years, undermining the quality of education and weakening the nation’s ability to compete in the modern world. “Education is one of the main foundations of a nation’s development. If its importance is ignored, no nation can survive in a ...