Bangladesh

Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday said the government would welcome the return of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, saying it is seeking her extradition to ensure justice through due legal process. Speaking at a weekly briefing on the government’s activities at the Press Information Department (PID), he said the government had formally requested ...

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, MP, left Dhaka for Qatar today on a visit. He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 11:20am. During the visit, the Speaker is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. On behalf of Bangladesh Prime Minister, he ...

Students have been staging demonstrations, blocking major roads in several parts of the capital, demanding the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon protesting holding the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations amid heavy rainfall. The protests were triggered by concerns over the HSC examination schedule, alleged errors in the Physics First Paper question and the difficulties faced by candidates ...

Bangladesh has urged Saudi Arabia to reduce taxes and charges on Hajj flights and restore Category D accommodation to help lower Hajj expenses for Bangladeshi pilgrims. The request was made during a meeting between Saudi Ambassador Dr Abdullah Zafar H. Bin Abiar, Civil Aviation and Tourism Adviser Afroza Khanam and State Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat at the Secretariat on Monday. ...

Abu Sadiq Kayem, the Central International Secretary of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir and Vice-President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU), has formally left Chhatra Shibir. He announced the matter in a post on his verified Facebook account on Monday (July 13). In the Facebook post, Sadiq Kayem wrote that his formal departure took place that day as part ...

As many as 54 people have been killed and more than six lakh families have suffered losses amid the ongoing short-term floods in seven southeastern and northeastern districts of the country. The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief revealed the casualties and damages in an update on Monday. The affected districts are: Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban and Rangamati in the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday said that as long as the BNP enjoys the support of the people and the people stand by it, the government will let no obstacle stand in the way of rebuilding the country. Describing people as the source of all political power of BNP, he said “We want to rebuild this country. We want ...

Bangladesh on Monday conveyed its condolences over the death of former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani by signing the book of condolences opened at the Embassy of Qatar in Dhaka. Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir visited the embassy in Gulshan, where he signed the condolence book on behalf of the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday inaugurated a tree plantation campaign by planting coconut and neem saplings along the bank of the newly re-excavated Sarikal–Batajor Canal in Batajor Union of Gournadi upazila in the Barishal. A munajat (prayer) was offered following the inauguration of the tree plantation campaign. Earlier, the Prime Minister arrived at the canal bank at around 10:00 ...

A delegation of Bangladeshi students who won gold medal at the International Olympiad Association on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at 5:30pm at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, said Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Shahadat Hossain Shadhin. He said the Prime Minister warmly congratulated the ...