Bangladesh

BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said Tarique Rahman echoed the aspirations of people around the world by raising the issues of Palestine and the safe return of Rohingyas to Myanmar at the United Nations. He made the remarks at a rally organised by the Jatiyatabadi Olama Dal at the North gate of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has wished Bangladesh foreign minister and UN General Assembly President Dr Khalilur Rahman success in his role. He also expressed hope that the Assembly’s current session would help countries respond collectively to global challenges and threats. Lavrov made the remarks during a meeting with Khalilur in New York on 23 September, on the sidelines of ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on forming the government through a free, fair and acceptable election, Prime Minister’s Adviser and Office spokesperson Mahdi Amin said on Thursday. Guterres also hailed Bangladesh’s contribution to multilateral diplomacy and world peace, Amin said. Guterres conveyed the congratulations at the beginning of his “highly productive” meeting with Tarique Rahman on ...

Bangladesh has called for stronger global action at the upcoming COP31 on climate justice, climate finance and adaptation support, stressing that countries like Bangladesh contribute little to global carbon emissions but bear severe impacts of climate change. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman made the call while addressing the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly here today, highlighting Bangladesh’s vulnerability ...

The Election Commission (EC) will not hold local government elections in November and December, as it had planned earlier, taking into account students’ annual examinations. Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarkar expressed hopes that the local government elections could begin in January next year after the examinations are over. He made the remarks while talking to journalists at his office at ...

Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Zahir Uddin Swapon on Thursday highly commended the role of the United Nations in Bangladesh’s development journey. He expressed hope that the United Nations would hope that the UN will remain more closely involved in the government’s development and public welfare activities. He made the remarks when UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative Stephen Rodrigues paid ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has joined a meeting on the Rohingya crisis in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting began at 11:15am local time on Wednesday at the UN Headquarters. Co-hosted by Bangladesh and Gambia with support from the European Union, the meeting, titled “The Rohingya Crisis: A Renewed Call ...

Banks authorised for Hajj services must keep their branches open this Friday and Saturday to facilitate registration for next year’s pilgrimage, Bangladesh Bank has said. On Wednesday, the central bank instructed commercial banks to operate the relevant branches like normal working days in the interest of smooth Hajj management. Under the roadmap announced by the Saudi government, Hajj registration must ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan has said on Wednesday that Bangladesh is interested in participating in Saudi Arabia’s development activities, particularly project planning, infrastructure construction and other key sectors. He expressed hope that opportunities for Bangladesh to participate in Saudi Arabia’s development, productive and construction activities would increase ahead of Saudi Vision 2030, World Expo ...

Attorney General Barrister Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday. During the meeting, the attorney general conveyed his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on assuming the office of president, President’s Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam told BSS. The attorney general apprised the ...