Bangladesh

Asian Development Bank country director Edimon Ginting today said Sheikh Hasina’s return as Prime Minister was very much urgent for the good future of Bangladesh. “For the good future of Bangladesh, her (Sheikh Hasina) return was very much needed,” PM’s deputy press secretary K M Shakhawat Moon told reporters quoting the ADB country director as saying. The meeting was held ...

Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen on Wednesday asked authorities concerned to close all unlicensed hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centers across the country immediately to prevent any unwanted incidents. The health minister came up with the call while talking to reporters at Banani graveyard after placing wreaths at the grave of his childhood friend Sheikh Kamal who was assassinated along with ...

The 12th parliamentary election held on 7 January was one-sided and dramatically competitive, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) said in a post-polls reaction on Wednesday. “The 12th parliamentary election was not held in a free, fair and inclusive manner. This election is an ominous sign for the future of democracy,” TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman said during a press conference held at ...

A court in Dhaka has granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in another case filed with the city’s Paltan Police Station. Dhaka’s Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Tahmina Huque passed the order on Wednesday granting bail to Mirza Fakhrul after a hearing on his bail plea. Earlier on January 10, Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sultan Sohag Uddin ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Wednesday said he looks forward to working closely with Bangladesh in the coming months on issues of mutual importance. He mentioned climate change, expanding business opportunities, and other areas of cooperation to advance the relations, reports UNB. “I look forward to working very closely in the coming months to advance our mutual interest,” ...

A ferry, carrying 9 trucks and around 50 passengers, have capsized in the middle of Padma river on Wednesday morning. The accident took place around 8.16am on the Daulatdia-Paturia route in Manikganj district. Fire Service and Civil Defence warehouse inspector Anwarul Islam said the ferry named ‘Rajanigandha’ with several pick-up trucks and covered vans capsized in the river after being ...

United States Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak at his office at the secretariat in Dhaka. During the meeting, they exchanged views on various issues related to bilateral interests, especially data security, artificial intelligence, internet of things (IoTs), robotics and how the two countries ...

The second phase written examination of the recruitment test of assistant teachers in government primary schools will be held on 2 February. The examination of Khulna, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions will be held on that day. A total of 4 lakh 39 thousand 443 job aspirants will take part in it. A decision was taken to this end today in ...

The construction works of Dhaka Elevated Expressway will be completed within the running year, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday. “50 per cent of its works have already been finished. Vehicular movement from Airport to Farmgate has started. The rest of the works till Chattogram’s highway’s Kutubkhali will be ended in 2024.” The minister came up ...

As many as 5,024 people were killed in 5,495 road accidents in 2023. Of them, 641 died in 483 road accidents n December. BRTA’s chairman Nur Mohammad Majumder came up with the information at a press briefing held at its office in Banani on Tuesday. In December, most of the accidents occurred in Dhaka. Total 88 people died in Dhaka ...