Bangladesh

Planning Minister Zonayed Saki resigned on Saturday as chief coordinator of the Ganosamhati Andolon, a party he has long represented. Dewan Abdur Rashid Nilu was appointed acting chief coordinator. Saki announced his resignation at a press conference at the party’s central office in Hatirpool, Dhaka. “I have stepped down to separate party responsibilities from government duties,” he said. Saki was ...

The interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus had one and a half years to run the state. The mismanagement and failures during that period have now fallen squarely on the shoulders of the present administration. From childhood immunisation to the energy sector, disruptions are evident. Private investment has dropped to rock-bottom levels, while trade and commerce remain stagnant. ...

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam on Friday said there is no fuel crisis in the country, while the fuel import and supply system is normal. “The government has taken a plan for the next three months. In addition, some new steps have been taken to save energy, which includes closing the market by ...

Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Nurul Islam Moni has said that no negative or opportunistic politics over the July Charter will be tolerated, stressing that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) fully supports the charter and is committed to implementing it in full. He made the remarks on Friday while speaking at a discussion meeting organised by a cultural group ...

Bangladesh and the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Nursing Education and Capacity Building in Manila on 1 April. On behalf of Bangladesh, Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood, the ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines, and on behalf of the Philippines, Prof Shirley C Agrupis, chairperson of Commission on Higher Education signed the MoU, according to the Embassy ...

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in The Hague hosted a reception on 31 March at The Hague Marriott Hotel to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. The event was attended by members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of international organisations, government officials, members of the business community, academics, researchers, media, and NGO ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been invited to attend the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled to take place in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, from 1 to 4 November 2026. Karen-Mae Hill, high commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom, handed over the invitation letter on Thursday when she paid a courtesy visit to the ...

High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India Riaz Hamidullah paid a courtesy call of India’s Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday. During the meeting, they deliberated on enhancing bilateral defence cooperation, including joint training initiatives, the Indian Army said in a Facebook post. They also explored opportunities for deeper collaboration aimed at promoting regional peace and security.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed on Thursday thanked the government of Kuwait for ensuring the safety and security of the around three lakh Bangladeshi expatriates in Kuwait, reiterating Bangladesh’s stance of non-interference and peaceful diplomatic solution of conflicts. Ambassador of Kuwait to Bangladesh Ali Thunayun Abdulwahab Hamadah paid a courtesy call on Shama Obaed at the Ministry of ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir held a meeting with Kazuiki Kataoka, country representative of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), at his office at the Secretariat on Thursday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed in detail various aspects of expanding bilateral trade and investment as well as strengthening mutual economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Japan, said a press release. The ...