Bangladesh

The body of Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi worker who was killed in Saudi Arabia after being burnt in a missile attack during the Middle East war, has reached the country. Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury received the body at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 9:45am on Monday, after it arrived by a Saudi Airlines ...

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said members of the current parliament have Tk3,330.08 crore in default loans. However, he mentioned that a portion of this sum can be regarded as regular loans due to court suspension orders on classifying these as default, and related legal complexities. He revealed the information in reply to a question from Cumilla-4 ...

A legal notice has been sent to the relevant government authorities seeking a ban on the departure of outgoing interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus from the country. The notice was issued on Monday by M Ashraful Islam, a lawyer of the Supreme Court. The notice was served over allegations of involvement in transferring the measles vaccination programme from state ...

The government currently has no plans to close primary schools or shift to online classes despite the ongoing measles outbreak and fuel crisis, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj on Monday. he described that the classes are on line. He stated while responding to reporters after inspecting infrastructure and academic activities at several primary schools in ...

The first meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) of the newly formed BNP government was held today. The meeting was held at the Cabinet Division conference room in the Bangladesh Secretariat with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair, said sources at Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday (6 April). The meeting took place at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Bangladesh Secretariat, according to a statement issued by the PMO. They discussed bilateral engagement with focus on people-centric cooperation in multiple domains aligned with the national development priorities of ...

Dhaka, 6 February 2026 — The UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh Rt. Hon. the Baroness Winterton of Doncaster, DBE is visiting Dhaka this week to reinforce and expand the longstanding and mutually beneficial UK–Bangladesh trade and economic partnership. Her third visit to Bangladesh comes at a pivotal time following the formation of Bangladesh’s new elected government in February. It underscores the UK’s commitment to deepening cooperation in trade, economic development, higher education, aviation and ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Sunday underscored the necessity of a planned and phased transition for Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status to ensure the national economy remains resilient against potential risks. “The transition process must be managed meticulously to protect trade and industrial sectors,” he said during a high-level meeting with United Nations Under-Secretary-General and ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for cooperation from people of all religions to build a happy and prosperous “Better Bangladesh.” He made the remarks on Sunday at a goodwill reception organised at the Cabinet Division conference room at the Secretariat on the occasion of Easter Sunday, one of the most important religious festivals of the Christian community. Prime Minister’s ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The US envoy met the premier at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this noon, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. During the meeting, the US ambassador handed over two photographs and a replica of the ...