Bangladesh

An 11-party alliance on Thursday submitted the nomination papers of their presidential candidate to the Election Commission (EC). A delegation led by alliance coordinator Dr Hamidur Rahman Azad submitted the papers at the EC office in Sher-e-Banglanagar in Dhaka in the morning. Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Abdul Baten, Nasiruddin Patwary, Engineer Rashed Pradhan and Mostafizur Rahman Iran, along with senior leaders ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday urged American businesses to invest in Bangladesh with confidence and for the long term, saying his government wants to build a durable economic partnership with the US based on investment, trade, technology and job creation. “Our objective is not simply to attract foreign direct investment but to build a durable and mutually beneficial economic ...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has resigned as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General and a member of its National Standing Committee following his nomination as the party’s candidate for president. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi disclosed the decision to reporters on Thursday afternoon after a meeting of the party’s National Standing Committee held in front of the ...

Two young Bangladeshi leaders, Munia Islam Majumder and Shah Rafayat Chowdhury, have received the Queen Elizabeth II 100 Young Leaders Awards 2026. British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cook presented the awards to them on Wednesday (12 August). The awards are being given this year to recognise outstanding work by young leaders across Commonwealth countries and to mark the 100th ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday met Bangladeshi students who won medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO). The courtesy meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Bangladesh Secretariat. During the meeting, the medal-winning students exchanged greetings with the Prime Minister and shared their experiences and achievements at the mathematics ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday submitted the nomination paper on behalf of its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for the presidential election. A BNP delegation led by its Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan submitted the nomination paper to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, the Chief Election Officer for the presidential election, at the Election ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to pay an official visit to Japan. A delegation from Japan handed over the Japanese Prime Minister’s invitation letter to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday (August 12). The invitation was conveyed during the 7th Bangladesh-Japan Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) held in Dhaka. Foreign Secretary ...

Three new police superintendents (SPs) have been appointed to Gazipur, Khulna and Kushtia districts, while the incumbent SPs of the three districts have been transferred to the Highway Police and Armed Police Battalion (APBn). A notification, signed by Home Ministry Deputy Secretary Tawsif Ahmed, issued on Wednesday (August 12) in this regard. Kushtia SP Mohammad Jasim Uddin has been appointed ...

The prosecution has concluded its arguments seeking the maximum punishment for seven senior leaders of the Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the July uprising. Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam described Obaidul Quader as a “political joker” and said his actions accelerated the fall of the Awami League. The prosecution ...

Speakers at a sit-in programme on Wednesday alleged that restricting journalists from entering the courtrooms of the Supreme Court, including the Appellate Division, is unconstitutional and violates the public’s fundamental right to information. They – mainstream journalists and leaders of different journalist organisations also demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Chief Justice’s decision to block journalists’ access to the courtrooms ...