Bangladesh

Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Zahir Uddin Swapon on Thursday highly commended the role of the United Nations in Bangladesh’s development journey. He expressed hope that the United Nations would hope that the UN will remain more closely involved in the government’s development and public welfare activities. He made the remarks when UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative Stephen Rodrigues paid ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has joined a meeting on the Rohingya crisis in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting began at 11:15am local time on Wednesday at the UN Headquarters. Co-hosted by Bangladesh and Gambia with support from the European Union, the meeting, titled “The Rohingya Crisis: A Renewed Call ...

Banks authorised for Hajj services must keep their branches open this Friday and Saturday to facilitate registration for next year’s pilgrimage, Bangladesh Bank has said. On Wednesday, the central bank instructed commercial banks to operate the relevant branches like normal working days in the interest of smooth Hajj management. Under the roadmap announced by the Saudi government, Hajj registration must ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan has said on Wednesday that Bangladesh is interested in participating in Saudi Arabia’s development activities, particularly project planning, infrastructure construction and other key sectors. He expressed hope that opportunities for Bangladesh to participate in Saudi Arabia’s development, productive and construction activities would increase ahead of Saudi Vision 2030, World Expo ...

Attorney General Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday. During the meeting, the attorney general conveyed his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming the office of president, President’s Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam told BSS. The attorney general apprised the ...

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon said on Wednesday that the Zia family had faced the highest level of persecution and repression in the history of Bangladesh. “We lost President Ziaur Rahman and Arafat Rahman Koko. Our national leader Begum Khaleda Zia faced the worst levels of torture,” he said. The minister made the remarks ...

Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, paid a courtesy meeting with US First Lady Melania Trump at an event held in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The courtesy meeting took place on Tuesday (22 September) at The St Regis New York in Manhattan, where Zubaida Rahman attended an ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held separate meetings with Bhutan premier Dasho Tshering Tobgay, and Maldives Vice-President Hussain Mohamed Latheef at the UN Headquarters on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. During the meetings, they discussed ways to further strengthen the existing friendly and cordial relations between Bangladesh and the two countries, as well ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and World Bank Group President Ajay Banga have held a meeting on the sidelines of United Nations General Assembly in New York. During the meeting, both parties discussed Bangladesh’s development priorities, economic growth and other mutual issues. Tarique and Ajay also exchanged views on strengthening WB’s assistance for Bangladesh’s development activities and expanding areas of mutual ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday joined the opening of the high-level General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York. Earlier, the Prime Minister and his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, attended a welcome breakfast hosted by UN Secretary-General António Guterres for world leaders and their spouses attending the 81st ...