Bangladesh

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 ...

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Tarique Rahman on assuming office as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In a congratulatory letter, President Trump conveyed his best wishes to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and expressed his interest in working closely with the new government. He emphasised the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation based on mutual respect and shared interests. Trump said: ...

The government has planned to introduce ‘Family Card’ on a pilot basis before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo on Thursday. “As far as I know, the Prime Minister wants to begin it as a pilot project before Eid,” he told reporters responding to a question after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister ...

At least 57 children among 487 people were killed in 559 road accidents across Bangladesh in January this year, according to a report released by the Road Safety Foundation. The crashes also left 1,194 people injured during the month. Among the deceased were 68 women, the report said. Motorcycle crashes accounted for a significant share of the deaths, with 196 ...

The chiefs of three armed forces paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday morning. After reaching his office, the prime minister held a meeting with the chiefs of the three armed forces — Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman, Navy Chief Md Nazmul Hassan, and Air Force Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan. Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister ...