Bangladesh

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir arrived at Bangabhaban on Sunday and started his first working day there. Upon his arrival, a smartly turned-out President Guard Regiment (PGR) contingent extended him a guard of honour. A combined military band comprising the Army, Navy and Air Force played a welcome tune. After receiving the guard of honour, Mirza Fakhrul proceeded to the ...

Newly appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir has said Bangladesh will visit India at an appropriate time after making progress in discussions and ensuring that the country’s national interests are upheld. “We want to maintain a positive and effective relationship with India. But we cannot move forward with any country by compromising Bangladesh’s national interests,” he said. The ...

Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat has declared his parliamentary seat vacant in accordance with the Constitution as Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the Member of Parliament elected from the Thakurgaon-1 constituency in the 13th National Parliament, has assumed office as the new President of Bangladesh. The information was disclosed in a gazette notification issued on Saturday (August 22), signed by Barrister Md Golam ...

Newly-appointed ministers and state ministers have paid tribute to the martyrs of Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar. They laid wreaths at the memorial around Saturday noon, paying homage to those who sacrificed their lives during the 1971 Liberation War. Earlier in the morning, newly-elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also visited the National Memorial and paid ...

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will move into Bangabhaban, the official presidential residence, on Sunday, according to the President’s Office. The president will leave his government residence on Minto Road for Bangabhaban at 10:50am, marking the beginning of his formal stay at the presidential residence. Mirza Fakhrul took the oath as the country’s 23rd president at the Darbar Hall of ...

Newly-elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar. The president entered the memorial premises at around 10:22AM and laid a wreath at the altar in honour of the martyrs. He then stood in silence for a while, paying deep respect to those who sacrificed their ...

Humayun Kabir’s rise from a London-based BNP leader to a key figure in Bangladesh’s policymaking circles is an unusual political journey. After spending years in the United Kingdom and playing a role in the BNP’s international outreach and diplomatic strategy, he returned to Bangladesh and became increasingly active in party politics. His rise within the party was swift. In October ...

Four ministers and two state ministers were sworn in on Friday as the cabinet was expanded with six new members. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir administered the oath of office to them at Bangabhaban. The new ministers are BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho, Bandarban BNP MP Sa Ching Pru ...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sworn in as the 23rd President of Bangladesh on Friday. Acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal administered the oath of office to the newly elected president at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7:30pm. Upon his arrival at Bangabhaban, the president-elect was welcomed by the Military Secretary to the President and other senior officials. They escorted ...

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the current government has implemented the biggest budget allocated for the education sector. The minister made the remark while attending a policy dialogue with the vice-chancellors of public and private universities organised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) at Brac-CDM in Khagan area under Birulia in Savar on Friday morning. ...