Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said Saturday that his government is working to create a favourable environment for investment and position Bangladesh as an attractive destination for investors. Addressing the opening of the three-day Bay of Bengal Conversation 2026 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital, the prime minister said the government had a five-year action plan focused on ...

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Saturday published photos of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, attending a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump for world leaders attending the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The gala dinner was held in New York on 22 September. President Donald Trump and First Lady ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Saturday said digital registration of marriages and divorces would enable quick verification of marital information from anywhere in the country, even from abroad, as the information would be stored in an integrated database. “One of the key objectives of this system is to store information on the marital relationships of people ...

Stressing that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was not brought to India by the Indian Air Force or Indian Army, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Saturday said the legal process concerning Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India is ongoing, and no timeframe can be given as courts are involved. “Again ...

Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni said on Friday that juvenile gangs will be eliminated from Bangladesh within the next three months. “Juveniles will be encouraged to abandon criminal activities and be provided with opportunities for education and skills development,” he said. The chief whip was addressing a shadow parliament session titled “What Needs to Be Done to Prevent ...

Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable success at the International Olympiad on Climate Change and Environmental Issues (IOCE 2026), held at the Sirius Federal Territory in Sochi, Russia. The outstanding performance of the Bangladesh team has brought significant recognition to the country at the international level, said a press release. The Bangladesh team delivered an exceptional performance at the prestigious international ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir held separate meetings with Park Yoon-joo, first vice minister of foreign affairs, and Lee Doo-hee, vice minister of national defence of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in Seoul on Friday, discussing issues of mutual interest with particular focus on political and economic cooperation. With Vice Minister Park, the state minister conveyed Bangladesh’s readiness ...

bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Toufique Imrose Khalidi passed away in London on Friday (October 2), according to multiple media reports. Several journalists at bdnews24.com confirmed his death to Dhaka Post on Friday evening. He was a prominent figure in Bangladesh’s journalism and media industry and had served as the publisher and editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com since 2006. Before launching bdnews24.com, Khalidi ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) police over allegations of obstructing government officials and creating disorder at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. DB chief Shafiqul Islam confirmed the arrest on Friday (October 2) evening. A case was filed against Akhtaruzzaman with Airport Police Station earlier in the day over the allegations. Airport security ...

Old political alignments are back in Tarique Rahman’s sights, with the prime minister suggesting the ousted Awami League and Jamaat-e-Islami have once again “come together”. He pointed to their past periods of cooperation and urged people to remain alert to what he described as “authoritarian” and “secretive” politics. Tarique made the remarks at an event in Feni’s Fulgazi on Thursday, ...