Bangladesh

Being freed from the captivity of Somali pirates, 23 Bangladeshi sailors of ‘MV Abdullah’ cargo ship returned to Chattogram Port and reunited with their families on Tuesday (May 14). They returned to their respective relatives at 4:00pm on Tuesday at New Mooring Terminal of the port after one month of their release. They arrived from Kutubdia by ‘MV Jahan Moni-3’ ...

The US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit. He will discuss trade and investment, security, climate change, citizens’ rights and other prioritised issues with government officials and other non-government stakeholders. This is his first visit as a senior official of the US state department since the 12th ...

Bangladesh and Turkey, two nations boasting immense trade potential, stand on the cusp of becoming the nexus for commerce between Europe and South and Southeast Asia. The sentiment was echoed by FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam during a gathering with the visiting delegation from the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkiye (DEIK) and the Turkiye-Bangladesh Business Council on Monday in Dhaka’s ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday said US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is not so important to BNP. “Donald Lu is not so important to us. The activity of Chattogram Hill Tracts Kuki-Chin armed group is more important than Donald Lu to us,” he told a press briefing at ...

The minister-level meeting of Bangladesh-India water resources ministry is likely to be held after India’s Lok Sabha election, hoped Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Monday. “The secretary-level meeting of the water resources ministries of the two countries will be held soon, and the minister-level meeting after the ongoing India’s Lok Sabha polls, he said. Verma disclosed this ...

As many as one hundred and thirty candidates have withdrawn their candidacy from the third phase Upazila Parishad election scheduled to be held on May 29, said the Election Commission (EC) on Monday. Md. Shariful Alam, Director (Public Relations) of the EC, due to the withdrawal of candidacy six will be elected unopposed. Of those who have withdrawn candidacy, 73 ...

Saudi Ambassador Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan on Monday assured that he will take steps to clear all pending visa applications from Bangladeshi aspirants to perform Hajj this year. The ambassador made the assurance during a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban, according to PM’s speech writer M Nazrul Islam, reports UNB. This year more than 83,000 Bangladeshis ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh welcomes Artificial Intelligence (AI), but it would take some protective measures to prevent its misuse. “We welcome AI, but we have to take some protective measures by enacting laws for preventing its misuses,” she said. The premier said this while Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Bangladesh, called ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a leave to appeal petition challenging the HC order that earlier cleared the way for JaPa Chairman GM Quader to perform the responsibilities of his post. Earlier, the petition has been filed by JaPa leader Ziaul Haque Mridha challenging the High Court order. There is no legal bar now for ...

A total of 1,82,129 students got the highest Grade Point Average (GPA-5) in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2024 under 11 education boards across the country this year, which was 1,83,578 in 2023 and 2,69,602 in 2022. Among the GPA-5 holders, 83,353 are male and 98,776 are female students, according to the results published on Sunday. According to ...