Bangladesh

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 ...

Professor Muhammad Yunus, the recently departed Chief Adviser of the interim government, has handed over his diplomatic (red) passport. He returned the passport during his tenure, about a week before leaving office while he was still in power. In addition to the Chief Adviser, several advisers and individuals holding adviser-level rank have already returned their diplomatic passports. However, a few ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the government has adopted a 180-day plan to accelerate activities after a historic election, and make visible the implementation of election pledges. Salahuddin made the remark after the first meeting of the Cabinet held at the Secretariat. Details of the 180-day plan will be announced soon, he told reporters. Information Minister Jahid Uddin ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against two people, including British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged flat fraud in the capital’s Gulshan area. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz passed the order after taking cognisance of the charge sheet submitted ...

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said the government has begun working to seek a three-year extension of Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. Speaking to reporters at the Secretariat on Wednesday, his first working day in office, the minister said the process to pursue the deferral had already been initiated. State ...

Newly appointed Education ANM Minister Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said that the country’s education sector requires ‘big leaps’ to ensure stability and dynamism. While talking to journalist on the first working day on Wednesday, the minister noted that after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) came to power in 2001, measures were taken to curb cheating in public examinations and stop ...

Shafiqul Alam, former press secretary, and Azad Majumder, former deputy press secretary to the former chief adviser, join a new English newspaper, The Daily Waadaa, as the chief adviser’s office ends its operation. They both announced separately through posts in their verified Facebook profiles today (18 February). According to their Facebook posts, Shafiqul Alam joined the daily as its Editor ...