Bangladesh

Dhaka has requested the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina during a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam confirmed the matter while speaking to BSS. Alam said the 30-minute meeting was “very constructive and fruitful,” with both leaders discussing various issues of mutual interest. ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called on the youths to build themselves as “three-zero persons” to protect the planet from destruction as he delivered keynote speech at BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Summit here. “If we want to provide service, we will have to go to a new civilisation of three zeros – zero carbon ...

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday stressed on the tangible, and result-oriented cooperation among BIMSTEC member states specially through effective implementation of the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area (FTA) enhancing intra-regional trade. He made the remark while leading the Bangladesh delegation in the 20th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting held today in Bangkok, Thailand, said a foreign ministry’s press release. Foreign ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Bangkok on Thursday morning to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourages departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at about 8:55AM. During his visit to Bangkok, Prof Yunus ...

Doctors at the London Clinic have started a ‘complete health check-up for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, said her personal physician Prof AZM Zahid Hossain on Wednesday. “Madam’s complete health examination started today (Wednesday). Over the next four days, she will undergo various medical tests. Her doctors from The London Clinic will visit her at home for check-ups,” Zahid, who is ...

Dhaka is optimistic about the potential talks between Bangladesh Chief Adviser, Prof Mohammed Yunus and Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, on the sideline of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok scheduled for Thursday. Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin said this while briefing the media in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, on Wednesday. “We are optimistic about the talks and we are ...

Cox’s Bazar, the world’s longest natural sea beach is witnessing a massive surge in tourists as the extended Eid-ul-Fitr holidays bring in thousands of visitors. The sandy shores of Laboni Point, Sugandha Point, and Kolatoli Point are teeming with holidaymakers, creating a vibrant carnival-like ambiance. Tourists are indulging in various beach activities—some riding the waves on jet skis, others floating ...

At least ten people were killed and three more were injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday morning. Seven of the victims died on the spot, and five among them were identified as Dilip Biswas, 43, Sadhana Biswas, 37, Aradhya Biswas, 7, Ashish Mandul, 50, and ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave here tomorrow for Bangkok to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit. “A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage will depart Hazrat Shahjalal international Airport at 9am tomorrow,” Chief Adviser’s High Representative on Rohingya and priority issues Dr Khalilur ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that the “defeated force” influenced The New York Times to publish a report by providing “false” information about Bangladesh. “The allies of fascism own thousands of crores of illegal money. They are trying to stigmatize Bangladesh by using their illicit money,” Rizvi said while talking to the media at ...