Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged physicians to remain alert so that political involvement does not disrupt their professional duties. He made the call while addressing a doctors’ gathering on Saturday morning, organized on the LD Hall premises of the National Parliament on the occasion of the 37th founding anniversary of the Doctors Association of Bangladesh (DAB), the pro-BNP physicians’ ...

Convener of National Citizen Party (NCP) Nahid Islam has accused the July Memorial Museum of giving more importance to the BNP’s political saga. During his visit to the museum at Ganabhaban on Saturday, Nahid alleged that the museum must maintain national history rather than the history of any political party. According to him, the sections regarding killing on borders and ...

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has warned that Special Powers Act will be enforced against market syndicates and hoarding. ”Those involved in hoarding should think carefully before doing so.” He made the remarks on Saturday after inspecting the wholesale jute and onion markets and arat (wholesale trading centres) in Shailkupa, Jhenidah. The law minister said the government would work to dismantle ...

India has clarified that it does not endorse any statements made by former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) saying her recent press conference in New Delhi was organized by a private entity and had no backing from the Indian government. India has distanced itself from remarks made by former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh ...

Home Adviser Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday dismissed claims surrounding recent remarks allegedly made by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, saying there was no evidence that she had appeared publicly or delivered any speech. He also said the people of Bangladesh would not allow those accused of genocide and crimes against humanity to resume political activities in the country. Speaking to ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said there is no alternative to an independent, responsible and strong media for establishing sustainable democracy. “Democracy will be strengthened if the media is strengthened. However, not only the government but also media owners, journalists and state institutions must collectively play their respective responsible roles to build ...

The government has initiated a move to rename the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the Special Response Battalion (SRB) under a new legal framework, with a draft bill already approved and published on the Ministry of Home Affairs’ website for public opinion. The proposed bill seeks to provide a legal basis for the existing RAB structure by reconstituting it ...

The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on 10 August, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. The theoretical examinations of the SSC and equivalent examinations began on 21 April and continued until 20 May. The practical examinations were held from 7 June to 14 June. ...

Stephen Rodriques, the newly appointed Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangladesh, presented his credentials to Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. Welcoming Rodriques, the foreign minister congratulated him on his appointment and reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to working closely with UNDP to advance shared development priorities. He praised UNDP’s ...

The presidential election will be held on 20 August, according to sources at the Election Commission Secretariat. The Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule on Thursday afternoon. Senior EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed disclosed the information. According to the announced timetable, voting will be held on 20 August in the Parliament Chamber at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The senior EC secretary ...