Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has wished that the revolutionary spirit of 7 November serve as the inspiration and guiding force for building the future Bangladesh. He made the wish in a message on the occasion of the Historic National Revolution and Solidarity Day to be observed on Saturday. The premier said on 7 November 1975, the soldiers and people of ...

BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has blamed fugitive Awami League and its associates for creating unrest in the RMG and other sectors. Rizvi made the claim at a press briefing held at the party central office in the capital’s Naya Paltan on Friday noon. Reyplying to a question, Rizvi said, “Discussions have been held and issues have been ...

Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury was admitted to a private hospital in Sylhet after experiencing severe chest pain on Friday. He was admitted to the hospital in the Akhalia area of Sylhet city at around 1:15pm, according to his close associate Jurez Abdullah Gulzar. Gulzar said the minister attended several development activities and programmes in Companyganj upazila of ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Friday urged lawyers to uphold human values, professional competence, integrity and commitment, saying their foremost duty was to ensure proper legal representation regardless of clients’ financial means. People seeking legal assistance entrust lawyers with their hopes, confidence and expectations, he said, stressing that lawyers must present sound legal arguments and discharge ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the people of Bangladesh will not allow the “autocratic, fascist and murderous” Awami League to engage in politics in the country again. “The party that killed people, committed genocide, carried out oppression and persecution, and has still neither sought forgiveness nor expressed remorse will not be allowed to do politics in this country,” he ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday said a strong and prosperous Bangladesh will be built through the development of the talent and creativity of children and adolescents, urging them to gain skills in sports, arts, culture and foreign languages alongside their studies. “This Bangladesh has to be built by you. You have to make it. You have to make Bangladesh ...

Zubaida Rahman, spouse of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Vice-President of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, on Thursday underscored the need to ensure equal opportunities for women’s empowerment, economic emancipation, education and leadership development. “The progress of women cannot be measured solely by the number of women who have reached top positions,” she said. “True progress depends on how many other ...

‎National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Samanta Shermeen has resigned from the party, citing differences over its alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, electoral strategy, women’s rights and internal democracy. ‎She announced her resignation in a statement on Thursday, saying the party had moved away from the values on which it was founded. Samanta said she had opposed the NCP’s alliance with Jamaat for ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, have discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations, including cooperation in trade, investment, connectivity and development. The discussions took place at a breakfast meeting hosted by Humaiun Kobir in honour of Liu at State Guest House Padma ...

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has said education, technology and language learning will play a key role in strengthening Bangladesh-China relations, with cooperation extending beyond diplomatic agreements to schools and classrooms. He made the remarks while inaugurating smart classrooms and a Chinese language programme at Shamsul Haque Khan School and College in Matuail, ...