Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the government is firmly committed to ensuring safe, affordable, environment-friendly and sustainable housing with basic services and facilities for all citizens. “Ensuring not merely a house but housing that is safe, affordable, environment-friendly and equipped with basic services and facilities is the government’s goal,” he said. The Prime Minister was addressing the opening ceremony ...

The government has approved a proposal to reschedule the Durga Puja holidays, keeping October 17 as a working day and declaring October 22 a holiday. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat on Monday. According to the decision, October 20 to 22 will be holidays for Durga Puja. October 20 ...

Bangladesh Ambassador to Greece Nahida Rahman Shumona has highlighted the implementation challenges of the Greece-Bangladesh labour mobility agreement, under which up to 4,000 Bangladeshi workers can enter Greece annually, saying fewer than 500 have arrived over the past two years due to procedural obstacles. She made the remarks as a keynote speaker at a high-level session titled “The Diplomatic Perspective: ...

The government is working to ensure teachers receive due respect, recognition and professional benefits, said Primary and Mass Education Minister of State Bobby Hajjaj. He made the remarks while speaking at an event marking World Teachers’ Day at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Monday. Hajjaj said improving the education system is essential for national development and teachers play ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman honoured more than 100 distinguished teachers on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day on Monday. He handed over the honours at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium around noon. Each recipient received Tk 200,000 and a crest in recognition of their contributions to education. Education Minister and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan chaired ...

British High Commissioner Sarah Cook met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday (October 4), discussing ways to strengthen bilateral ties between Bangladesh and the UK. The courtesy meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat. The two sides discussed the overall state of Bangladesh-UK relations and various issues of mutual interest. They emphasised ...

A Dhaka court has denied bail to Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former MP Major (retd.) Akhteruzzaman in a case filed over allegations of obstructing government duties and misbehaving with officials at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Akhteruzzaman was produced before the Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court on Sunday after completing a one-day remand. Following a hearing, the court rejected his bail petition and ...

Former Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has been shown arrested in a murder case filed over the killing of garment worker Rubel during the July-August uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ashraful Haque passed the order on Sunday after hearing an application from the investigation officer. Awal was produced before the court during the hearing and was later sent to jail. ...

The prosecution will appeal against the 10-year prison sentence handed down to former information minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president Hasanul Haq Inu in a crimes against humanity case over the killing of six people in Kushtia during the July uprising. International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim confirmed the decision on Sunday, saying the appeal would be filed ...

A total of 423 people were killed and 674 others injured in 442 road accidents across the country in September, averaging 14 fatalities per day, according to a report published by the Road Safety Foundation on Sunday (October 4). The victims included 73 women and 61 children. Motorcycle accidents accounted for 32.86 per cent of total deaths, claiming 139 lives ...