Bangladesh

Bangladesh and Qatar have discussed issues of mutual interest and explored ways to further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. The discussions took place during a meeting between Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi in Doha, according to a press release received here today. The meeting ...

State Minister for foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam stressed on strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Lithuania on Tuesday. Emphasising on enhanced trade and economic relation, the state minister requested Lithuania to import readymade garments, textiles, pharmaceutical products, bio-degradable jute and jute products, leather and leather products, agro-products, furniture, plastic goods, and ships from Bangladesh, said a press release. She ...

India seeks to build positive, constructive, and forward-looking relations with Bangladesh, based on mutual interests. The spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, presented this position of the Indian government today, Tuesday, in response to journalists’ questions during the ministry’s briefing in New Delhi. In the briefing, Jaiswal did not provide any definitive information in response to a ...

Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Prof Mobasser Monem has stepped down from his post citing physical illness on Tuesday (August 18). PSC Public Relations Officer S M Motiur Rahman confirmed the news, stating that the chairman resigned due to health issues. Prof Mobasser Monem was appointed as PSC chairman in October 2024 during the interim government. When asked about his ...

Motorists will now be automatically fined for violating traffic laws on highways, including exceeding the prescribed speed limit. The Home Minister made the remarks as the chief guest at the inauguration of the modern AI camera-based “Auto Fine System” at the Highway Police Command and Control Monitoring Centre in Meghnaghat, Sonargaon, Narayanganj, on Tuesday afternoon. To ensure road safety, strengthen ...

Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has said the government wants to build the country by bringing everyone together and provide honest and competent officers with more opportunities to work. He made the remarks while addressing a revenue conference at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital on Tuesday. The conference was jointly organised by the Internal Resources Division of the ...

The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation has introduced the Pink buses on nine specific routes in and around Dhaka for ensuring safe journeys for women passengers. The buses will be fully run by women bus drivers and conductors with connectivity from all vital places of Dhaka to Motijheel and GPO. These include Notun Bazar (Coca Cola)-Motijheel route via Badda, Rampura, Malibagh, ...

The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the *Special Response Battalion (SRB) Act, 2026, paving the way for the dissolution of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the establishment of a specialised unit under the police force. The approval was given at the 17th Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat on Monday. A press release issued by the Cabinet ...

The government has decided to change the country’s fiscal year cycle, with the fiscal year set to run from April 1 to March 31 starting from 2028-29. The 2027-28 fiscal year will be treated as a transitional year and shortened to nine months, from July to March. The decision was approved at a Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat on ...

A new commission of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been formed with retired Appellate Division judge AKM Asaduzzaman as its chairman. The other two members of the commission are former secretary Jahangir Alam Khan and former National Board of Revenue (NBR) tax commissioner Sajjad Hossain Bhuiyan. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Monday night. According to ...