Bangladesh

While the rest of the country will celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha on Thursday, people in 10 villages of Boalmari Upazila are offering Eid prayers today, Wednesday (27 May), in line with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries. Continuing a long-standing tradition, residents of several villages under Shekhar and Rupapat unions in Boalmari Upazila of Faridpur have been observing Ramadan ...

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram has urged the treasury bench and the opposition to cooperate with each other to place a pro-people budget to bring comfort in public life. He made the remarks while replying to a query from reporters at Bhola Circuit House on Tuesday. Hafiz Uddin said that he would ensure that the opposition gets ...

Former adviser to the interim government Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said on Tuesday that he was not a member of the “kitchen cabinet,” which allegedly exerted influence on matters related to ministries beyond its jurisdiction. Asif Mahmud, also the spokesperson for the National Citizen Party (NCP), made the claim at an emergency press conference at the party’s central office in ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Tuesday said judges in Bangladesh enjoy full independence in performing their judicial functions. “Judges in Bangladesh can work more independently than in many other countries. We are facing a backlog of cases due to a shortage of judges. The number of lawyers is also low. Because there are not enough lawyers ...

Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Additional IGP Md Ahsan Habib Palash, has said that they have taken the highest level of preparedness to maintain law and order across the country during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. “All RAB battalions are conducting robust patrolling, operating checkpoints, and strengthening intelligence surveillance in their respective areas to ensure public safety during Eid,” Palash ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has issued a strong warning following an attack on a joint forces camp in Jungle Salimpur of Chattogram, saying that the incident reflects a lack of rule of law over the past 17 years. He said incidents such as the Jungle Salimpur attack and similar assaults on police personnel in other areas are being closely monitored, ...

More than three fifths of the key decisions taken by the new cabinet have already been carried out within the government’s first 100 days in office, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. Speaking at a press briefing in Dhaka on Monday, PMO Spokesperson Mahdi Amin said 37 of the 60 major decisions approved by the cabinet since February 17 have ...

Bangladesh and Kuwait have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation in manpower export, investment, civil aviation and tourism during a high-level meeting in Kuwait. Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir recently visited Kuwait as the special envoy of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat and Bangladesh Ambassador ...

A total of 170 Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from Libya on Monday as authorities renewed warnings against human trafficking and irregular migration through dangerous sea routes to Europe. The returnees arrived in Dhaka at 8:35 AM on a Buraq Air flight through a joint effort involving the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and ...

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka and announced totaling $5 billion funding for next five years. He said Bangladesh is entering a ‘critical new phase’ and ADB will help the country protect hard-won stability, unlock new sources of growth, and build a more resilient economy that delivers better jobs and wider ...