Bangladesh

Police rescued Maulana Mamunur Rashid, former joint convener of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and an active activist of the July Movement, five days after his disappearance. He was found in a sick condition at a mosque in Sector 1 of Purbachal around 2:00 PM on Friday and admitted to Kuwait Maitree Hospital under police supervision. Turag Police Station Officer-in-Charge Monirul ...

Bangladesh and Oman have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in diplomatic training and studies, aimed at strengthening professional capacity and knowledge-sharing between the two countries’ foreign services. The agreement was formalised during a meeting between Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi, held on the sidelines of ...

Albania has expressed strong interest in hiring skilled and semi-skilled workers from Bangladesh to address growing labour demands in its expanding economy. The proposal was put forward by Albanian President Bajram Begaj during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of 80th United Nations General Assembly. “We need workers for our country and several Albanian companies ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed the interim government’s commitment to implementing key labour reforms ahead of the upcoming national elections in February. Speaking at a high-level dinner hosted at Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Prof Yunus emphasised that these reforms; aligned with International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, are central to improving workers’ rights and attracting long-term ...

Adviser Lt Gen (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said, ”Fertilizer prices will not increase as long as I remains in the post.” ”A policy on fertiliser has already been made and will be submitted to the National Committee for final approval.” Jahangir Alam made the comment on Thursday at a press conference at the Secretariat. ”The policy will be approved ...

BNP Standing Committee member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain has announced that BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to return to Bangladesh within the next few weeks. Dr. Zahid made the statement while speaking at a tribute program at the grave of former President Ziaur Rahman on Thursday. The program was organised by the Diploma Pharmacists Association of Bangladesh (D-FAB) ...

Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters on Wednesday and invited him to visit Pakistan. They discussed ways to deepen economic relations between the two countries by expanding the existing bilateral trade. Prof Yunus expressed condolences to those died in the recent massive ...

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has raised the issue of reviving the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) during a meeting with Sergio Gor, the newly appointed US Ambassador to India who also holds the role of Special Envoy for South and Central Asia. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called on US companies to expand their investments in Bangladesh, highlighting the country’s reform initiatives and growth potential. He made the call while speaking at the US-Bangladesh Executive Business Roundtable, titled “Advancing Reform, Resilience and Growth”, organised by the US-Bangladesh Business Council (USBBC) at a New York hotel. Top US companies, including MetLife, ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed former food minister Advocate Kamrul Islam on a five-day fresh remand in connection with the murder of jhoot trader Md Monir during last year’s anti-discrimination student protests at Shahbagh. Meanwhile, former lawmaker Mohammad Solaiman Selim was also shown arrested in the case. Monir was shot dead on August 5, 2023, while joining the protest ...