Bangladesh

Acting President and Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman have cast their votes in the country’s 23rd Presidential election. BNP presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also cast his vote which began at 2PM on Thursday in the session chamber of the Jatiya Sangsad. It will continue till ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has addressed the session and following that, voting to elect the 23rd President of Bangladesh has begun in the National Parliament. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin is serving as the election officer. Since Parliament is not currently in session, a special meeting of lawmakers has been convened to facilitate the voting ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 10 projects involving a total cost of Tk 9,333.58 crore. These included six new and four revised projects. Of the total project cost, Tk 8,488.71 crore will come from the government’s own funds, while Tk 844.87 crore will be financed through project loans. The approval came at an ECNEC ...

Lawyer Md Yunus Ali Akand has moved the Appellate Division seeking suspension of the presidential election schedule after the High Court rejected his writ petition challenging the validity of Article 70 of the Constitution and seeking to halt the election process. Akand, who filed the petition, confirmed the matter on Wednesday. The High Court on Tuesday dismissed the writ petition ...

Former Minister and banned AL leader Satish Chandra Roy passed away in Dinajpur, at the age of 95. The veteran politician died while undergoing treatment for age-related health complications at 10:00PM on Tuesday (August 18). His demise was confirmed by his eldest son, Arabinda Roy. Funeral and final rites of Satish Chandra were completed at his family cremation ground in ...

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque was released from prison after securing bail in multiple cases. He walked out of the Special Jail in Keraniganj on Wednesday. Officials from the Department of Prisons confirmed the matter. Khairul Haque granted interim bail from the High Court on August 10 in a case involving attempted murder and explosives charges filed with Banani ...

Bangladesh and Qatar have discussed issues of mutual interest and explored ways to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The discussions took place during a meeting between Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi in Doha, according to a press release received here today. The meeting ...

State Minister for foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam stressed on strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Lithuania on Tuesday. Emphasising on enhanced trade and economic relation, the state minister requested Lithuania to import readymade garments, textiles, pharmaceutical products, bio-degradable jute and jute products, leather and leather products, agro-products, furniture, plastic goods, and ships from Bangladesh, said a press release. She ...

India seeks to build positive, constructive, and forward-looking relations with Bangladesh, based on mutual interests. The spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, presented this position of the Indian government today, Tuesday, in response to journalists’ questions during the ministry’s briefing in New Delhi. In the briefing, Jaiswal did not provide any definitive information in response to a ...

Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Prof Mobasser Monem has stepped down from his post citing physical illness on Tuesday (August 18). PSC Public Relations Officer S M Motiur Rahman confirmed the news, stating that the chairman resigned due to health issues. Prof Mobasser Monem was appointed as PSC chairman in October 2024 during the interim government. When asked about his ...