Bangladesh

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman walked from his residence to the party’s Gulshan office on Friday afternoon after offering Asr prayers at home, said his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. He said the Prime Minister attended the party office on a holiday to take part in a programme involving administrators and mayors of city corporations across the ...

  By Matiar Chowdhury:   Journalists, human rights advocates, and professionals representing national and international organisations delivered strong and urgent messages at a dialogue on “Media Freedom for Human Rights and Democracy” held on 21 May in London. Speakers condemned the suppression of the media and the broader violations of civil and human rights under the interim government led by ...

NCP leaders on Friday alleged that activists of Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal attacked the party’s Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary in Jhenidah after the Jummah prayers. The alleged incident took place next to the District Collector Jam-e-Mosque located opposite to the district administrator’s residence in the town. As soon as Patwary and his NCP colleagues left the mosque, a group ...

A panel of experts has highlighted the importance of faster and more predictable commercial dispute resolution systems to build investor confidence and support private sector growth. The call was made at a seminar organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) at a city hotel on Friday, said a press release. During the ...

The Election Commission (EC) is set to introduce major reforms to local government election rules, including a ban on campaign posters, removal of EVM provisions and abolition of party symbols, as part of efforts to ensure neutral and peaceful polls ahead of the upcoming local government elections. “One of the major changes is that there will be no posters in ...

The prime accused in the murder of seven-year-old Ramisa Akter in the capital’s Pallabi area, Zakir Hossain alias Sohel Rana, had previously been involved in various criminal activities, police said, adding that his past record was “not good.” Speaking at a press briefing at the DMP Media Centre on Friday (May 22), DB chief and Additional Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar has strongly criticised the Home Minister’s reported description of public execution as a “medieval” punishment, alleging that the remark amounted to disrespect towards the judicial system of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). In a statement issued on Friday, Parwar said the Home Minister’s comment regarding “public execution” as the highest punishment for ...

Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli held talks with Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon and State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury on media freedom, freedom of expression and emerging challenges posed by artificial intelligence and disinformation. According to a Facebook post by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, the Swiss envoy welcomed the government’s commitment ...

The Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka organised a special event to honor Queen Rambhai Barni, consort of King Rama VII of Thailand, marking the centenary of her royal contributions. During the event, the Ambassador led embassy officials in paying tribute before a portrait of Queen Rambhai Barni to commemorate the recognition of her legacy under a resolution by the United ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   21 May 2026, Dhaka: British High Commission Dhaka hosted a special send-off reception in honour of the Bangladesh Women’s National Cricket Team as they prepare to depart for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, scheduled to be held in England and Wales this June. The reception, hosted by British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke, celebrated the team’s achievements ...