Bangladesh

Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and his first wife have been taken into police custody after the hanging body of his second wife, Mariam Khatun, was recovered from a flat at NAM Bhaban in Dhaka on Sunday. Police took Gazi Nazrul and his first wife to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station, where they are being questioned, according to reports. Mariam’s body ...

The Cabinet has given its final approval to the draft of the ‘Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026’ to protect local industries and enhance competition in public procurement. The approval was granted on Sunday (September 20) during the 21st Cabinet meeting held at the Bangladesh Secretariat, presided over by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, according to a press release from the Cabinet ...

A court on Monday set December 10 for filing a probe report in a case against 17 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for allegedly causing a loss of Taka 309 crore to the government through irregularities and abuse of power in awarding a contract to collect toll on the Meghna-Gomti Bridge. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Shahjahan Kabir ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a farewell call on Foreign Affairs State Minister Humayun Kabir at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. During the meeting, Humayun Kabir praised Yao Wen’s role in strengthening bilateral ties between Bangladesh and China. The state minister said that during Yao’s tenure, relations between the two countries had been elevated to the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to become the third member of his family to address the United Nations General Assembly when he is expected to deliver his maiden speech at the 81st session in New York on 24 September. His father, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, was the first member of the family to address the UN General Assembly, doing ...

BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the country’s education system was “toyed with” over the past 17 years, undermining the quality of education and weakening the nation’s ability to compete in the modern world. “Education is one of the main foundations of a nation’s development. If its importance is ignored, no nation can survive in a ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said the eight-point demands of the 11-party alliance represent the people, not any particular political party or group. “People have taken to the streets. The movement will succeed,” he said while addressing a roadside rally at Matidali Airport intersection in Bogura on Saturday (September 19) evening. He was ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities to bring training programmes run by different ministries under an integrated framework with a unified curriculum and certification system. He gave the directive while chairing the third meeting of the governing body of the National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon on Saturday. The prime minister said ...

Government officials are custodians of public resources and must ensure responsible planning and effective implementation of development projects, Local Government Minister Dr Abdul Moeen Khan has said. He made the remarks as the chief guest at a discussion on the development activities of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) at its Agargaon office in Dhaka on Saturday. The minister urged ...

Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay made a brief transit stop at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday (September 18) afternoon while en route to Germany. The Bhutanese premier landed at Shahjalal International Airport at 1:55 PM. Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan alongside State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1 Humayun Kabir received him upon his arrival ...