Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and their daughter Zaima Rahman, paid tribute to the Language Movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar in the early hours of 21 February. Just before midnight, the President arrived at the Central Shaheed Minar. After placing flowers at the altar, he stood in silence for a short while ...

President Md Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman have paid tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day. The heads of the state and the government paid their homage by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital in the first hour on Saturday. The President ...

Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi restored visa services on Friday, two months after suspending the services, with a view to restore the strained Bangladesh-India ties under the new government led by Tarique Rahman. The development, coming just three days after Tarique took charge as Bangladesh’s new prime minister, highlights the importance of New Delhi for BNP and signals an ...

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said the government is committed to building a country free from drugs, terrorism and juvenile gangs, drawing inspiration from the successful anti-cheating campaign in his constituency. Speaking to journalists on Friday afternoon (20 February) in Kachua upazila of Chandpur, the minister said initiatives would begin locally before being expanded nationwide. “Kachua will be ...

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the upcoming national budget will prioritise public welfare, shifting away from policies that benefit specific individuals or vested interest groups. Speaking to journalists at his residence in Chattogram on Friday, his first visit to the port city since assuming office, the minister said the government is committed to preparing a ...

The government has issued a gazette notification forming a 15-member ‘Cabinet Committee for Family Card Distribution’, aimed at providing protection to marginalised and low-income families. The Cabinet Division issued the notification on Friday (20 February), naming the Finance Minister as chairman of the committee. Other members include the Women and Children Affairs Minister, Social Welfare Minister, Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presided over an inter-ministerial meeting at the Cabinet Division meeting room at the Bangladesh Secretariat today. The inter-ministerial meeting was held on ‘Planting 25 crore trees in five years’ and the national level river-canal-water bodies excavation and re-excavation programme. Ministers and state ministers of the concerned ministries were present at the meeting, said sources at the ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment and Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Thursday urged officials to work collectively and with urgency to meet public expectations during the new government’s first six months in office. He made the remarks at an introductory meeting with officials and staff on his first working day at the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and ...

Former Awami League MP from Thakurgaon-2, Md Dabirul Islam, has been released on bail from Dinajpur jail, one and a half years after his arrest. He was released around 7:10pm on Thursday, confirmed Farhad Sarkar, acting jailer of Dinajpur District Jail. Earlier the same day, a court in Thakurgaon granted bail to the former MP. Following the fall of the ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he looks forward to working closely with Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to strengthen their partnership and advance shared priorities. “I look forward to this next chapter in the partnership between our two countries,” he said in a letter extending his congratulations to PM Tarique on his victory in the Bangladesh elections and ...