Bangladesh

Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, being observed across the country on Wednesday. On the occasion of the Buddha Purnima, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate messages greeted the members of the Buddhist community as well as the countrymen. In his message, President Shahabuddin said Buddha Purnima is a holy religious festival related to ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (May 21) sought cooperation from Australia to boost agriculture production as Australia has technological expertise in this sector. “We need to increase our production. Because our land is decreasing and population is going up. Australia can help us in this regard as Australia is very advanced in agricultural technology,” she said. The premier said ...

Counting of votes is now going on after the end of voting at 156 upazilas under the 6th phase of Upazila Parishad elections. The voting was held from 8:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday amid some stray incident across the country. Now vote counting is going on and the results will start coming out by the evening. The presence of voters ...

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday on a two-day official visit to strengthen their bilateral relationship with Bangladesh and find ways to boost cooperation for regional peace and prosperity. Australia is working with Bangladesh to deepen their cooperation, including on trade and investment, and find practical solutions to shared challenges such as climate change, regional maritime ...

The Election Commission (EC) has said 7-8 per cent of votes were cast in the first two hours, from 8am to 10am on Sunday during the second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections. Ashok Kumar Devnath, additional secretary of the Election Commission, shared this information at 11am. He said, “Voting has started smoothly in 156 upazilas at 8am. So ...

The US Department of State has imposed sanctions on former chief of Bangladesh Army Aziz Ahmed and his immediate family members due to his involvement in ‘significant corruption’. It made the announcement on Monday night saying that his actions have contributed to the undermining of Bangladesh’s democratic institutions and the public’s faith in public institutions and processes. Aziz also worked ...

The second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections is underway in 157 upazilas across the country on Tuesday. Voting began at 8am and will continue till 4pm. Some 1,824 candidates, including 603 for chairman, 693 for vice-chairman and 528 for reserved vice-chairman posts, are participating in the electoral race in the 156 upazila parishads. However, the BNP, among other ...

Stating that a trend of artificially increasing the commodity price is being seen in the market, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the State Minister for Commerce to strictly monitor the market. The premier gave the direction while chairing a Cabinet meeting held at her office on Monday, Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain told the journalists after the meeting. Mahbub ...

The budget session of the national parliament will begin on June 5, the Parliament Secretariat said on May 20. It said President Mohammed Shahabuddin called the third session of the parliament at 5:00 pm on June 5. The President called the session with the power of Article 72 (1) of the constitution, it added.

Bangla Mirror Desk:   Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership in Bangladesh’s extraordinary education sector success was praised at the 22nd Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers held in London on May 16-17, 2024. Bangladesh was particularly commended for its recent achievements and transformations in the education sector, in particular for a stronger emphasis on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) over ...