Bangladesh

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman has welcomed the government’s canal excavation programme, stressing the importance of restoring the navigability of the country’s rivers to ensure long-term environmental and economic benefits. In a Facebook post, he said Bangladesh was once widely known as a riverine country, where rivers played a vital role in transportation, trade, agriculture, fisheries and ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the nationwide programme to excavate and re-excavate rivers, canals and water bodies on Monday in Dinajpur aimed at improving irrigation, boosting agricultural production and strengthening water management. The premier opened the excavation of 53 canals across the country by initiating the excavation of the 12-kilometer Sahapara Canal in the Balrampur area in Kaharole upazila of ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has claimed there has been no evidence in the past seven days of transport operators charging fares higher than the government-fixed rates. He made the remarks while visiting the Mohakhali Bus Terminal in the capital on Monday morning. The minister said many transport owners were charging less than the government-fixed fares in ...

The Supreme Court has observed that although the non-party caretaker government (NPCG) system has been automatically restored in the constitution, it will not come into effect during the tenure of the current 13th parliament. According to the full text of the verdict uploaded on the Supreme Court’s website yesterday (15 March), the restored provisions will remain dormant until the constitutional ...

The lottery-based student admission system came under sharp criticism in the 13th National Parliament on Sunday, as a lawmaker questioned its fairness and effectiveness. During the session, Member of Parliament for Cumilla-4 (Debidwar), Hasnat Abdullah, strongly criticized the current lottery method used for student admissions, raising the issue in parliament. Responding to a question, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the Constitution does not recognize the existence of a ‘Reform Council,’ adding that, the matter is currently under judicial review in the High Court. Speaking to reporters before entering the Parliament on Sunday morning, the minister emphasized that the President had convened a session of the National Parliament, not a constitutional reform council. ...

Mirza Abbas, political adviser to prime minister Tarique Rahman and MP for Dhaka-8, has been taken to Singapore for advanced treatment. A air ambulance, carrying Abbas, his wife Afroza Abbas and their elder son Mirza Yasir Abbas, left Dhaka at 11:20AM on Sunday. Family sough dua to the countrymen for Abbas’s recovery. Mirza Abbas, a standing committee member of the ...

The 18-day Amar Ekushey Book Fair comes to an end on Sunday (March 15), amid widespread discussions, criticism and dissatisfaction among publishers over book sales. The fair will start at 2PM and will continue till 9PM. Bangla Academy Director General Prof Mohammad Azam will deliver the welcome address at the closing ceremony at 3PM. A special program has been organized ...

The first session of 13th National Parliament resumed on Sunday at 11AM for the second day. The day’s proceedings began with the recitation from the Holy Quran, with Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, in the chair. The new parliament began its journey on Thursday (March 12).

Bangladesh and Turkiye on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries as their foreign ministers held bilateral talks in Ankara. The meeting took place at the office of Hakan Fidan in Ankara with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman. Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir was also present, according to a press release from ...