Bangladesh

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the AL is not a dew drop on an arum leaf that will fall with a little touch rather the root of the party has reached deep into the soil of this country. He made the remark while addressing a brief rally organised before bringing out a colourful procession in the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached New Delhi Friday evening on a two-day state visit to India at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at Palam Airport in New Delhi at 3:29pm (local time). Indian Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change ...

Unicef Representative in Bangladesh Sheldon Yett on Friday said the UN agency is “deeply concerned” about the devastating flood situation unfolding in the northeastern region of Bangladesh. “The rivers are flowing dangerously high, and the situation is expected to worsen over the next 24 to 48 hours,” he said. Over 2,000,000 people, including over 772,000 children, are already affected by ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday left Dhaka for New Delhi on a two-day state visit to India at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 02:3 pm. The flight is scheduled to land at Palam Airport in New ...

The first Hajj return flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying 417 pilgrims landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 6am on Friday. The flight departed for Bangladesh from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia at 8:30pm. Officials of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh and Biman Bangladesh Airlines greeted the pilgrims ...

The government has earned about Tk 29,31,71,350 in revenue from Padma Bridge in the last nine days — June 10 to June 18– during Eid journey. Padma Bridge has been built with own funding. However, this money was given as loan to Bangladesh Bridge Authority by the Ministry of Finance. Its Additional Director Amirul Haider Chowdhury said that 2,52,269 vehicles ...

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed will not be given any more time to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for questioning regarding allegations of amassing illegal wealth. ACC lawyer Khurshid Alam said this while talking to journalists on the Supreme Court premises in Dhaka on Thursday. The ACC fixed June 23 for questioning the former IGP at ...

The flood situation in some low-lying areas in Netrakona, Sylhet and Sunamganj districts in the northeastern part of the country may remain unchanged in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Thursday. The flood situation in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts along the low-lying areas of Manu-Khwai river may improve, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC). Except Surma, major ...

The Hajj pilgrims will start returning home from Thursday (June 20) after the formalities of this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia. According to the Hajj management portal of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Hajj return flights are set to begin Thursday and end on July 22. The first Biman Bangladesh flight bringing Hajj pilgrims home from Saudi Arabia has been ...

Malaysia has expressed a strong interest in increasing its investment in Bangladesh’s telecommunication and ICT sectors, according to State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak. During a courtesy meeting with the state minister at the Secretariat on Thursday morning, Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Haznah Md Hashim, conveyed Malaysia’s interest in expanding its investments in these ...