Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Monday said the present government wants to take legal aid services to the doorsteps of people. “Legal aid activities in Bangladesh began in 1994 under the initiative of then prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Later, through the initiative of incumbent Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the ordinance of the interim government was ...

A new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has highlighted that while Bangladesh has made notable progress in improving its investment climate, urgent structural reforms remain critical as the country prepares for its scheduled graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in November 2026. The report evaluates the implementation of the 2013 Investment Policy Review ...

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan and Senior Joint Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, along with the leaders and activists of the party and its associated bodies, on Monday paid homage to Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq on his 64th death anniversary. The BNP leaders paid rich tributes to Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq by placing ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that the government would introduce LPG gas cards for women and mothers to help ease household energy difficulties, referring to ongoing gas supply problems. He added that every promise made to the people will be fulfilled in full as long as his government remains in office. He made the remarks on Monday while addressing ...

Britain’s King Charles III begins a state visit to the United States on Monday, as transatlantic tensions simmer over the Iran war, and despite a shooting two days earlier at a dinner attended by his host, President Donald Trump. The four-day trip by Charles and Queen Camilla is intended to honor historic ties between the two countries as the United ...

Prosecutors revealed new evidence in the killing of the Florida doctoral student whose body was found on a Tampa Bay bridge, including a timeline of events surrounding the killing of Zamil Limon and the disappearance of his friend Nahida Bristy. Limon, a University of South Florida doctoral student from Bangladesh, was killed by “multiple sharp force injuries,” according to court ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inaugurated the re-excavation of the Ulshi Canal in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila as part of the government’s nationwide initiative to restore rivers, canals, water bodies, and reservoirs. The programme is one of the current government’s key election pledges aimed at protecting the environment and strengthening climate resilience across Bangladesh. The formal inauguration took place at around ...

Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet on Sunday, raising the death toll to 10 in the region. A one-and-a-half-year-old child, Waziha, from Jagannathpur, died while undergoing treatment at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Besides, an eight-month-old infant, Taha, from Golapganj, also passed away in the same unit. The hospital’s director, ...

FIFA is in discussions with national associations to increase prize money for all 48 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup, football’s global governing body said on Sunday. The proposal must be approved at Tuesday’s FIFA Council meeting being held ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver. In December, FIFA said prize money for this year’s World Cup would ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday stressed the importance of enhancing national capacity to keep pace with the global trading system and ensure strict adherence to World Trade Organization (WTO) notification obligations. “Notification is an essential element for complying with WTO rules, staying updated, and keeping pace with global progress,” Muktadir said. The Minister made these remarks while speaking ...