Bangladesh

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday (October 14) remarked that expatriate workers are keeping the country’s economy alive, calling for safe migration, dignified employment, and skilled human resource development to strengthen Bangladesh’s position in the global market. “Let us build a Bangladesh where migration is safe, employment is dignified, skilled manpower strengthens the country’s standing in the global market, ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met three individuals who have set inspiring examples through their work and personal initiatives, praising their contributions to society and assuring them of necessary support. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday. The three individuals were Naila Sharaf, a BUET graduate who chose to teach at a ...

The government has no plans to launch a special operation like Operation Clean Heart, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said, adding that the government currently faces no major challenges in maintaining law and order. However, he said police officers were occasionally coming under attack while trying to arrest criminals, but law enforcement agencies were making every effort to bring offenders ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has summoned the fourth session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad for November 9. The session will begin at 3PM on Monday (November 9) at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban’s parliamentary chamber, according to a notification issued by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division-1 of the Parliament Secretariat on Wednesday. The notification said the president had convened ...

The Netherlands has expressed interest in providing technical assistance for the Teesta project, a proposal welcomed by Bangladesh during a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and a Dutch delegation at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Tuesday. The delegation was led by Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sjoerd Sjoerdsma. The two sides discussed a possible feasibility study ...

A German tourist has recovered his stolen laptop after Bangladesh Police retrieved the device from Natore, six days after it went missing at Natore Railway Station. Inspector General of Police Md Ali Hossain Fakir handed over the laptop to Kirill Lander-Weber at Police Headquarters on Tuesday morning. The laptop was stolen on October 7 while Kirill was waiting at the ...

Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge Court has granted fresh bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Dr Selina Hayat Ivy in a murder case over the death of rickshaw puller Tuhin during the July movement. As she left the court and got into her car, Ivy raised the slogan ‘Joy Bangla’, adding, ‘Joy Bangla cannot be suppressed.’ Ivy is a ...

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has said that the government will take legal action over the alleged harassment of former interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. While responding to reporters’ questions at a press conference, Dr Zahed said the government would pursue legal action over ...

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed expanding employment opportunities for Bangladeshi workers, particularly taxi and truck drivers, alongside efforts to strengthen bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation. The issues were discussed at a courtesy meeting between Mahdi Amin, adviser to the prime minister and spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, and UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Ali ...

The EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Magnus Brunner paid a courtesy call on the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the ministry on Monday. Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller was also present, said a press release. The discussions covered cooperation on migration management, returns, combating human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The ...