Bangladesh

Brunei Darussalam High Commissioner to Bangladesh Haji Haris Bin Othman on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral cooperation, particularly in the areas of manpower, trade and investment, energy, and air connectivity, said a foreign ministry press release. The ...

Acting Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kayser Kamal on Wednesday stressed the need to revitalise the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), saying the regional bloc still has the potential to achieve its founding objectives through enhanced cooperation among South Asian nations. He made the remarks during a courtesy meeting with Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, at ...

Police have sought to show former Vice-Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah arrested in a case filed over the attempted murder of Mustain Billah Sabbir during the July movement. The application was submitted on 28 July by Sub-Inspector Md Abu Sayeed, the investigating officer of the case and an officer of Uttara West Police Station. Following the ...

Five Bangladeshi women returned home through Benapole land port on Tuesday night after serving jail terms in India. Petrapole immigration police handed them over to Benapole immigration police around 8pm under special travel permits. The returnees were Papia Akter, Shimu Akter, Sharmin Khatun, Lovely Khatun and Rozina Khatun. They are from Jashore, Narail, Bagerhat and Tangail districts. Officer-in-Charge of Benapole ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has assured business leaders that the government will take steps to address the ongoing gas crisis affecting the country’s industrial sector. The assurance was conveyed during a meeting with the Prime Minister at the Secretariat on Wednesday (29 July), Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Showkat Aziz Russell told reporters after the meeting. The BTMA president ...

Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl IGP) Barrister Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday formally assumed charge as the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Earlier, he served as Director of the National Security Intelligence (NSI), according to a gazette notification issued here yesterday. A 15th BCS Police cadre officer, he joined Bangladesh Police as an ASP in 1995. During ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said on Tuesday that his government considers ensuring quality education for every student in the country as one of its top priorities. “To this end, integrated initiatives, effective supervision and the implementation of timely plans to bring qualitative changes at every level of the education system will continue,” he said. The premier made the remarks while ...

Bangladesh and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation to prevent human trafficking, enhance border management and promote safe migration through greater use of technology and institutional capacity building. The commitment came during a courtesy meeting between Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and newly appointed IOM Chief of Mission in Bangladesh Dr Laura Tomm-Bonde ...

Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, on Tuesday received his first ceremonial salute and held his first official engagements at Bangabhaban after taking charge. On his arrival at Bangabhaban around 11:15 am, a smart contingent of the horse-mounted President Guard Regiment (PGR) welcomed the Acting President at the main gate no.2 of Bangabhaban and escorted him to the venue ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin met Acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal on Tuesday to discuss preparations for the upcoming presidential election. The meeting began at 11:00am at the Election Commission. Election Commissioners Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Anwarul Islam and Tahmida Ahmed attended the meeting, along with Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed and the Secretary of the Parliament Secretariat. “The ...