Bangladesh

Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam on Monday said the government is preparing to launch country’s second satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) to ensure clearer images and faster data collection. He made the remarks while addressing a seminar titled “Satellite Drones and the Future of Space Technology in Bangladesh” at the Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged officials to adopt durable and coordinated measures to permanently address chronic waterlogging in the capital. Speaking at a progress review meeting on Monday, Fakhrul stressed that resolving drainage problems is essential to turning Dhaka into a modern and livable city. The session, held at the Local Government ...

Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman has called upon BNP members of parliament representing reserved women’s seats to equip themselves for a proactive and influential role in the Jatiya Sangsad. The Prime Minister made the call during a meeting with the party’s women members of parliament at the Cabinet Division in Dhaka on Monday, according to his press wing. He advised ...

The holy Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated across Bangladesh on Thursday (May 28), as the crescent moon for the month of Zilhajj was sighted in the country’s sky on Monday evening. The National Moon Sighting Committee officially confirmed the sighting following a meeting at the Islamic Foundation’s conference room in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal ...

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Monday approved the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal year 2026-27 with an outlay of nearly Tk300,000 crore, describing it as a roadmap for economic reforms, balanced growth and long-term development. The approval came at an NEC meeting held at the Planning Commission auditorium in Agargaon, Dhaka, with NEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Tarique ...

The New Zealand High Commissioner to Bangladesh, David Pine, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser, Humayun Kabir, in Dhaka on Monday. The meeting was held on Monday at the Prime Minister’s Office. During the courtesy call, both sides held fruitful discussions on strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and New Zealand, as well as expanding cooperation ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin returned to the country on Monday morning after completing follow-up treatment and medical examinations in London. The President arrived in Dhaka in the morning, his Press Secretary Sarwar Alam confirmed. During a routine health check-up in the United Kingdom, doctors detected a significant blockage in the President’s heart, leading to an immediate angioplasty and stent implantation procedure. ...

A meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) is being held with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting began at 10:00 am today at the Bangladesh Planning Commission Auditorium in the city’s Agargaon area, PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said. The meeting’s agenda includes discussion on the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the 2026-27 fiscal ...

Former lawmaker and retired Lieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of embezzling Tk119 crore through worker recruitment to Malaysia. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Fayez issued the order on Monday following an application by the ACC. The application had earlier been submitte on 25 ...

Leaders of the Editors’ Council called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday. The meeting was held at the Public Administration Meeting Room of the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat. Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury, Prime Minister’s Adviser on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Zahed Ur Rahman, ...