Bangladesh

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Monday sought greater Turkish investment in Bangladesh and expressed readiness to facilitate such engagement. She also highlighted the growing defence cooperation between the two countries and underscored the importance of ‘continued collaboration’ in capacity building, and defence industry cooperation. The issues were discussed when Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Ramis Şen paid ...

  European Union Election Observation Mission Bangladesh 2026 (EUEOM-BD 2026) has appreciated the Election Commission for its significant support and cooperation extended during the 13th parliamentary election. “The professionalism, dedication, coordinated efforts and prompt support demonstrated by your team immensely contributed towards understanding the electoral environment, policies, practices, modalities and thus significantly facilitated in smooth execution of our assigned mission ...

The High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh, Ajit Singh, on Monday met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam and discussed issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, the two sides emphasised the importance of sustained partnerships and continued collaboration on various aspects of bilateral relations, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh.  

The government has sent River Police Chief Kusum Dewan and four Additional Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) of Bangladesh Police into compulsory retirement. The information was disclosed through five separate notifications signed by Senior Secretary of the Police-1 branch under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Manjur Morshed Chowdhury, on Monday (March 9). The four other officials are Additional IGP (OSD) ...

Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, Secretary of the civil society group Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN), has stated that the High Court’s issuance of a rule over the July National Charter is beyond its jurisdiction and warned that denying or disputing the charter would be politically self-destructive for the current government. He made the remarks on Sunday at a roundtable discussion titled ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered the imprisonment of three individuals, including Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi, former general secretary of “Slogan 71” organization, in connection with a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The order was issued by Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana after the accused were produced before the court. The other two accused are Md Asif Ahmed Soikat, a ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke said on Sunday that the United Kingdom stands alongside Bangladesh in advancing women’s leadership, economic opportunities, and safety to ensure greater participation of women and girls in shaping their futures. In a message posted by the British High Commission Dhaka marking International Women’s Day, Cooke reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to supporting women’s empowerment ...

Local Government Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina is trying to destabilise Bangladesh while staying in India. “Fascist Hasina has fled to India, but from there she is trying to create instability in the country. This is clearly a criminal offence,” Fakhrul said. He made the allegation while ...

Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari and Ambassador of Bhutan to Bangladesh Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee called on Shama Obaed Islam, state minister for foreign affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. The envoys congratulated the state minister on her assumption of the office and expressed their governments’ deep interest to work with the new Government of ...

“Let’s go to war,” Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said with a smile as he stepped out of his residence on Sunday morning to begin the first working day of the week. The brief but striking remark surprised officials waiting outside his Gulshan residence. Moments later, they realised he was referring to the daily struggle of running the country and tackling ...