Bangladesh

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday said the four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed between Bangladesh and China on information and broadcasting cooperation are expected to bring a qualitative transformation to the country’s media sector. Sharing his reaction to the MoUs signed during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to China, the minister said the two countries ...

The government has planned to construct 100,000 affordable flats for low-income people through public-private partnerships (PPP) in 58 area, including Korail slum in the capital, said Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher in the Parliament on Sunday. Replying to a question from Independent MP Rumeen Farhana (Brahmanbaria-2), the minister said the sites have been identified under the Detailed Area ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday again deferred the hearing on framing charges in a case against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, niece of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Rajuk assistant legal adviser Sardar Mosharraf Hossain for allegedly acquiring a flat illegally from a private developer in the capital’s Gulshan-2 area. Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Saturday said Bangladesh’s relations with China have been elevated from a “Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership” to a “Bangladesh-China Community with a Shared Future”- the highest level of bilateral cooperation. He said this while highlighting the major success of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s just-concluded visit to China during a press briefing, reports UNB. “This is ...

State Minister for Planning Zonayed Saki on Saturday said the government has no intention of undertaking mega projects simply to create a false impression of development or facilitate large-scale corruption. “By just taking up mega projects to make people astonished and create an illusion of development, this government has no interest in mega loot from those projects. Our Finance and ...

Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury on Saturday criticised the proposed national budget, alleging that the finance minister had prioritised business interests instead of addressing the needs of the country’s 18 crore people. “You are from a business family. So, you gave a business-friendly budget,” he told Parliament, pointing at the finance minister. The Jamaat-e-Islami MP, elected from Chattogram-15 constituency, made this ...

BNP lawmaker Zainul Abdin Farroque on Saturday questioned Jamaat-e-Islami’s role in the 1971 Liberation War and urged the government to increase allowances for freedom fighters. Speaking during the general discussion on the proposed FY2026-27 national budget, he also referred to the killing of intellectuals in the final days before Bangladesh’s independence. “Judge yourselves. Where were you in 1971?” Farroque questioned, ...

The US Embassy in Dhaka has issued an urgent warning to Bangladeshi and other foreign nationals, stating that the misuse of US government-funded public benefits could result in visa revocation and other serious legal consequences. The information was disclosed in a notice published Saturday on the verified Facebook page of the US Embassy in Dhaka. According to the embassy, foreign ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday said his visits to Malaysia and China were focused on advancing Bangladesh’s interests and those of its people. Speaking in Parliament, he said any success achieved during the tours belong to the nation rather than any person. “What I have tried to do, Honourable Speaker, from my position is to speak for the interests ...

Three members of a Bangladeshi family were stabbed to death and one was injured critically during an attack at their residence in Italy’s capital Rome on Friday night, according to a Bangla news portal. The incident happened around 9PM local time at a residential flat in the Aurelio area. The deceased were identified as Kamal Uddin, 39, his wife Arzu, ...