Bangladesh

Malaysia has agreed in principle to recruit 12 lakh Bangladeshi workers over the next six years under a more structured, secure, and worker-friendly system, according to senior officials at the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment. The agreement was reached during a high-level bilateral meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Thursday, where Dr. Asif Nazrul, Adviser to the Ministry, met ...

Bangladesh and Japan on Thursday outlined the future area of cooperation between the two countries and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’ upcoming visit to Japan as both sides eye to take the relationship to a new height. Under the new plan for Free and Open Indo Pacific and Big-B initiatives, Japan wants to see the sustainable development of the region, ...

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has been demolishing illegal mobile shops and establishments set up in Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. Already, hundreds of shops and establishments have been demolished. The eviction drive is still on which began at 9AM from the gate of ​​Suhrawardy Udyan, adjacent to Dhaka University’s TSC. The city corporation’s executive magistrate Md Aminul Islam is ...

Nobel Laureate and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called upon the youth to envision a radically different and better world, urging them to nurture the courage to reshape the future. “We possess the ability to create the world we truly desire,” Prof Yunus told thousands of graduates while addressing the 5th Convocation of Chittagong University (CU), held on ...

A Dhaka court has appointed a receiver to oversee 14 seized flats and five commercial shops owned by former Awami League MP Asim Kumar Ukil and his wife, former lawmaker Apu Ukil. The order was issued on Wednesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, following a petition by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). According to ACC sources, the ...

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has fixed June 1 as the date for delivering its verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami’s appeal to regain its status as a registered political party. The decision was made on Wednesday by a four-member bench headed by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, following detailed legal arguments from both the petitioner and the state. The legal team representing Jamaat ...

Chittagong University (CU) authorities conferred hononary Doctorate of Literature (D.Litt) degree on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus for his outstanding contributions to alleviating poverty through microcredit and establishing peace across the globe. He was conferred with the degree at the 5th Convocation Ceremony of the university held on CU’s central play ground on Wednesday afternoon. On behalf of the university, ...

Police on Wednesday foiled a long march of Jagannath University(JnU) students heading towards the Chief Adviser’s official residence Jamuna in the capital’s Kakrail area, to press home their three-point demand. Witnesses said several hundred students started their scheduled ‘Long March’ towards Jamuna from the campus around 12:30 pm. The procession crossed Tatibazar intersection, Gulistan intersection, Zero point intersection and Matshya ...

Chittagong Port is the heart of the nation’s economy, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus commented on Wednesday. He emphasised the need to transform it into a true seaport of international standards. He said a new chapter in Bangladesh’s economy cannot be opened ignoring the Chittagong Port and laid emphasis on expanding its capacity and gradually making it stronger. “Bangladesh’s economy ...

The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in a corruption case in which she has been sentenced to three-year imprisonment. The court also accepted Zubaida Rahman’s appeal for hearing. An HC bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman issued the order today. Senior lawyer SM Shahjahan, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon ...