Bangladesh

Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Additional IGP Md Ahsan Habib Palash, has said that they have taken the highest level of preparedness to maintain law and order across the country during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. “All RAB battalions are conducting robust patrolling, operating checkpoints, and strengthening intelligence surveillance in their respective areas to ensure public safety during Eid,” Palash ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has issued a strong warning following an attack on a joint forces camp in Jungle Salimpur of Chattogram, saying that the incident reflects a lack of rule of law over the past 17 years. He said incidents such as the Jungle Salimpur attack and similar assaults on police personnel in other areas are being closely monitored, ...

More than three fifths of the key decisions taken by the new cabinet have already been carried out within the government’s first 100 days in office, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. Speaking at a press briefing in Dhaka on Monday, PMO Spokesperson Mahdi Amin said 37 of the 60 major decisions approved by the cabinet since February 17 have ...

Bangladesh and Kuwait have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation in manpower export, investment, civil aviation and tourism during a high-level meeting in Kuwait. Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir recently visited Kuwait as the special envoy of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat and Bangladesh Ambassador ...

A total of 170 Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from Libya on Monday as authorities renewed warnings against human trafficking and irregular migration through dangerous sea routes to Europe. The returnees arrived in Dhaka at 8:35 AM on a Buraq Air flight through a joint effort involving the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and ...

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda has met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka and announced totaling $5 billion funding for next five years. He said Bangladesh is entering a ‘critical new phase’ and ADB will help the country protect hard-won stability, unlock new sources of growth, and build a more resilient economy that delivers better jobs and wider ...

A delegation of Asian Development Bank (ADB) led by its President Masato Kanda paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday morning. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon, according to the PM’s press wing. Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar were present ...

A seven-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday begins on Monday, allowing millions of people to travel to their hometowns to celebrate the festival with family members. Under the government-declared holiday schedule, offices will remain closed from May 25 to May 31 for employees of government, semi-government, autonomous and private institutions. The holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, will be ...

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman held a farewell meeting with outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Verma on Sunday afternoon at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat. The farewell meeting took place as the Indian envoy prepares to conclude his diplomatic assignment in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was also present during the ...

Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Sunday called on businesses to submit sector-specific proposals aimed at expanding Bangladesh’s export presence in the Saudi Arabian market. “The government is ready to extend all necessary support to strengthen trade and skilled manpower development,” he said. The minister made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation from the ...