Bangladesh

The Australian government officially cancelled the visa of prominent Bangladeshi Islamic scholar Shaykh Ahmadullah on Sunday. The Department of Home Affairs took the decision following similar action against popular religious speaker Mizanur Rahman Azhari. The authorities enforced the measure as Ahmadullah prepared to depart from Sydney Airport. It follows the forced departure of Azhari over allegations of praising Hitler and ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Monday warned that the opposition alliance will implement the referendum verdict with or without the support of the parliament to prevent a return of fascist rule in the country. The people voted in favour of crucial state reforms by choosing “yes” in the referendum, and the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance has always supported people’s “supreme ...

A European Union (EU) delegation led by its Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Monday met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here, said the PM’s deputy press secretary, Jahidul Islam Rony.

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 ...