Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Saturday that the government has initiated a comprehensive plan to harness the potentials of semiconductor industry, describing it as the country’s next major economic growth engine after the RMG sector. “The semiconductor industry could emerge as Bangladesh’s next promising economic sector after the RMG industry. The government has already started implementing comprehensive plans, including ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said the new President will be elected at the regular parliamentary session scheduled for September. There is no need to convene a special session of Parliament to elect the country’s new President, he told reporters responding to a question at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital. When asked whether legal ...

United Nations General Assembly has adopted Bangladesh’s flagship resolution, “Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace,” reaffirming the international community’s commitment to dialogue, tolerance, solidarity and peaceful coexistence. Introducing the resolution, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury underscored that building peaceful, inclusive and resilient societies requires sustained dialogue, mutual ...

Speaker of Parliament Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has assumed the responsibilities of acting president following the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Speaking at a press conference at the Jatiya Sangsad on Friday afternoon, Hafiz said the former president had submitted his resignation letter to him. “The president has submitted his resignation letter to me. In accordance with Article 54 of the ...

Following the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Friday afternoon, intense speculation has gripped political circles over who will become the next President of Bangladesh. President Sahabuddin submitted his resignation letter to the Speaker at 4:30PM today. While no official decision has been announced, discussions have begun at top government and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) levels, according to relevant sources. ...

Ending all speculation, President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned. Speaker of Parliament Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has called a press conference at 5pm on Friday at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban to announce the acceptance of the president’s resignation. The information was disclosed on Friday afternoon in a press release issued by the Public Relations Sub-Branch-1 of the Parliament Secretariat. The press release, ...

Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir met Thai Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijavat Isarabhakdi at Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday morning, where both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the longstanding bilateral relationship. According to a Facebook post by Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two leaders discussed ways to deepen cooperation through high-level exchanges, increased trade and ...

BNP Secretary General and Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged people not to pay heed to rumours abput the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Speaking at a seminar held at Hotel InterContinental in the capital, Fakhrul dismissed the speculation and called for restraint amid widespread rumours over the President’s position. He ...

Bangladesh and Chile have agreed in principle to explore a free trade agreement to substantially increase bilateral trade between the two countries. The agreement was reached at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and his Chilean counterpart Francisco Pérez Mackenna in Manila, on the sidelines of commemorative activities marking the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday said the opposition party’s fight would continue on the streets and in the parliament until the final traces of fascism are evicted from the country. He also urged the BNP government to avoid disrespecting people’s calls for fundamental state reforms, warning that whoever insulted people’s mandate in history had to pay dearly. The Opposition ...