Bangladesh

A luxury duplex bungalow of former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed at Rupganj in Narayanganj has been confiscated at the directive of a court. A team of Narayanganj district administration and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) sealed the house at Ananda Police Housing Society at Dakkhinbag area in Rupganj upazila on Saturday. Narayanganj Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Mahmudul Huque, local upazila ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday opened ‘Bangabandhu Corner’ at Gimadanga Tungipara Government Model Primary School in Gopalganj. She also unveiled cover of an album titled “Eso Bangabandhuke Jani” (Let’s know Bangabandhu). Earlier, when she arrived at the school that was established in 1912 the students welcomed her. Sheikh Hasina exchanged pleasantries with the students and asked about their wellbeing. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated British Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer for his party’s historic victory in the July 4 elections and assumption of office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. “This unequivocal mandate clearly testifies to the trust and confidence of the British people in your leadership to take ...

Describing the Padma Bridge as a symbol of pride, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the international community now shows due respect to Bangladesh as the bridge was constructed with own finance. “People now show respect when they heard the name of Bangladesh on the international stage. The people of Bangladesh have reached a dignified position,” she said while addressing ...

A trawler carrying 31 Rohingyas and two Border Guard Police (BGP) personnel of Myanmar has anchored at Saint Martin’s Island. The trawler carrying passengers arrived at the Saint Martin’s Island from Mongdu in Myanmar early on Friday (July 5), amid intense clashes between the armed forces of Myanmar’s Rakhine State and Arakan Army. The two BGP members were armed, while ...

At least five people, including a child, were killed and 25 other were injured after mango-laden truck and bus collided head-on in Dinajpur on Friday morning. The detailed identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge of Dinajpur Kotwali Police Station Md Farid Hossain said the accident occurred on Dinajpur-Phulbari Highway in front of the Ariyan Petro pump ...

The government has extended the service of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun for another year on a contract basis. A gazette notification by the Ministry of Public Administration was issued on Friday in this regard. Abdullah Al-Mamun took charge as the IGP on 30 September 2022. On 9 January 2023, the government extended his tenure by one and ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make a bilateral visit to Spain this month. The visit is likely to take place on July 21-22 at the invitation of Spain’s head of the government, sources at the Prime Minister’s Office said on Thursday. Earlier, the prime minister visited Spain to take part in multilateral events. It is anticipated that the visit will ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday urged the Myanmar government to ensure safe and dignified repatriation of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people, sheltered in Bangladesh, to their homeland. The Head of the State came up with the call as new resident ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to Bangladesh Kyaw Soe Moe presented his credentials to him at ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Beijing will be another milestone in the history of China-Bangladesh bilateral relations. “This visit will surely inject vibrant impetus into the bilateral relations and cooperation in various fields, and promote new achievements in the Strategic Partnership of Cooperation between China and Bangladesh, and elevate ...