Bangladesh

Former law minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday. He was 89. Shafique breathed his last around 5:30pm while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Medical College Hospital, Supreme Court senior lawyer ABM Altaf Hossain told the media. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday, Altaf added. The former minister is survived by two sons ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government has set a “unique precedent” in parliamentary democracy by disposing of 133 ordinances within a short time during the first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. He made the remarks at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Home Affairs conference room at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday, focusing on the ...

Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has been released from the Kashimpur Women’s Central Jail in Gazipur. The bail documents of the former speaker reached the prison on Sunday afternoon, Senior Jail Superintendent Kawalin Nahar told the media. After verification, she was released from jail around 6:30pm, Nahar added. Earlier in the day, a Dhaka court granted bail to Shirin Sharmin ...

The Ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh, Yousef Ramadan, paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Sunday. The state minister warmly welcomed the ambassador and conveyed gratitude to the Palestinian leadership for their felicitations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on its victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the formation of the ...

India has transferred its High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, appointing him as the next Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union. The development was confirmed through an official notification issued by India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Friday (10 April). Pranay, who assumed charge as high commissioner in Dhaka in August 2022, has played a key role in managing ...

An Australian parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick visited Bangladesh last week to strengthen bilateral parliamentary ties and support democratic governance following the country’s February 2026 national elections. During the visit, the delegation met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed. ...

Two newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from Sherpur and Bogura on Sunday took oath as members of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, administered the oath to the newly elected MPs Mahmudul Haque Rubel from Sherpur-3 and Rezaul Karim Badsha from Bogura-6 constituencies at his ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to former Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in a case filed over an attempted murder linked to the anti-discrimination movement. The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain granted her bail upon a petition, setting a bond of Tk50,000. Earlier, on 7 April, Dr Chaudhury was arrested from a relative’s residence on ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that if the armed forces remain united, then no one will ever be able to defeat Bangladesh. He made the remarks today (12 April) at an event held at the Darbar Hall of Dhaka Cantonment. Referring to the contribution of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman in the modernisation of the army, the Prime Minister said ...

Experimental online classes have started in several educational institutions in the capital. The pilot project was officially launched on Sunday at 9:00am through virtual classes at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. According to decisions by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, classes will now be held in person three days a week (Saturday, Monday, ...