Bangladesh

Visiting Minister of the International Relations of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s central committee Liu Jianchao today said China is keen to continue all possible cooperation for the development of Bangladesh in the coming days. “China always attaches great importance to bolster the development ties with Bangladesh . . . It will always be beside Bangladesh’s development,” he said ...

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Golam Saqlain Shithil is going to lose his job over an illegal relationship with actress Pori Moni while working on a case filed by the actor. At that time, he held the post of ADC of Detective Branch of police’s Gulshan division. When Saqlain and Pori Moni’s relationship came to light, Saqlain has been transferred to ...

More than Tk 1,648 crore in tolls have been earned from the Padma Bridge in two years, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said. He stated it while speaking at the 114th board meeting of Bangladesh Bridge Authority at Banani in the capital on Tuesday (June 25). Quader said the toll was collected from 1.27 crore vehicles crossing ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her recent visit to India was very successful, though it was brief. “The visit was short but very fruitful. I think this visit will play a very pivotal role in strengthening the existing excellent relations between India and Bangladesh,” she said. The prime minister said this while addressing a press conference at her ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated the ‘Mujib and Independence’ built on the first level of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. After the inauguration the prime minister visited ‘Mujib and Independence’, a display of photos and videos on the life of Bangabandhu, his leading the nation to independence in 1971 among others. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury accompanied her, according to a ...

A total of 56 government owned organisations owed around Tk 51,391 crore to different public and private banks as of March 31, this year. Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali said this in parliament on Monday replying to a query of ruling Awami League MP elected from Noakhali-2. Morshed Alam. Of the total 56 government organisations, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   Brussels, 23 June 2024: Speakers at an international conference on the ‘Rise of fundamentalism: Implications, challenges and threats’ held at the European Press Club in Brussels on 23 June said, fundamentalists are that section of the population that aggressively attempts to make religious dictums mandatory by virtue of religious majority population. Sane people everywhere must ...

ACC public prosecutor Mir Ahmed Ali Salam moved the application on behalf of the anti-graft body. Allegations of amassing illegal wealth surfaced after a video went viral showing Matiur’s son Mushfiqur Rahman Ifat buying a goat for Tk 15 lakh during Eid-ul-Azha. Matiur has since faced severe criticism over claims of acquiring illegal wealth amounting to thousands of crores in ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated the stipend and tuition fee distribution among insolvent and meritorious students from secondary to graduate (pass) and its equivalent level. She opened the disbursement among the insolvent and meritorious students under the Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust (PMEAT) at a programme held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital, reports BSS. The prime ...

State Minister for Post, Telecommunication and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has urged the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Member States to build a platform for promoting seamless connectivity, cross-border data flow and development-oriented innovation for meaningful digital transformation in the region. He made the call while speaking as the chief guest at the closing ...