Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked the economists to design their policies, plans and programmes considering the local realities as advice from a foreigner won’t be fruitful here. “I want from the economists that you would design your policies, plans and programmes considering the soil and people of the country,” she said. The premier said this while inaugurating the ...

Major General Syed Tareq Hussain has been appointed as the new ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday issued a press release disclosing his appointment. Commissioned in 1989, Major General Syed Tareq Hussain has served in various staff, instructional and command appointments of the Bangladesh Army. Just before being deputed to the Ministry of Foreign ...

Five persons were killed and at least 15 others injured when a passenger bus lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila on Friday. The accident took place early in the morning in Basantpur area on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Two of the dead have been identified as Mohammad Hossain, 30, hailed from Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s ...

The 44th homecoming day of Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is being observed on Friday. On May 17 in 1981, she returned to the country after a long exile. Boarding on an aircraft of the Indian Airlines, Awami League President Sheikh Hasina reached the then Kurmitola Airport here from the Indian capital of New Delhi via Kolkata ...

The family of Squadron Leader Asim Jawad, who recently died in trainer fighter jet crash, met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Thursday evening. Jawad’s father Dr Md Aman Ullah, mother Nilufar Akter, wife Rifat Antara, daughter Ayeeza and son Ayaaz met the premier and spent some time with her, PM’s Deputy Press Secretary ...

    UK’s Minister for Health and Secondary Care Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson CBE MP called on Bangladesh Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen at the House of Commons on Wednesday. During the meeting, Minister Sen emphasized the need to bolster Bangladesh-UK health sector collaboration, especially on digitisation of Bangladesh’s health sector, skill development of Bangladeshi young doctors, reintroduction of ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul’s remarks don’t carry any significance following the statement made by US Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader. Quader also questioned Mirza Fakhrul’s Wednesday’s remarks that the US maintained its previous position regarding Bangladesh. “How did Mirza Fakhrul know that the United States holds its previous position regarding Bangladesh? ...

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the present dummy government is trying to turn Bangladesh into a country of looters. He said Awami League leaders and their close associates have siphoned off thousands of crore of taka from the country. Now, Bangladesh’s people are getting information about 393 luxury houses owned by Bangladeshis in Dubai. ...

A Dhaka court has fixed June 30 the deadline for submitting the probe report in a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in February 2012. This is the 108th extension of the submission deadline. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque on Thursday passed the order after the Rapid Action Battalion’s (RAB) investigating officer failed ...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) reports that a mild to moderate heatwave is currently impacting all eight divisions, including Dhaka. It may continue two more days. After two days, rain will likely to occurr in Dhaka and some other places on Saturday (May 18). Both day and night temperatures are anticipated to rise slightly, which may increase discomfort due to higher ...