Bangladesh

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan today said life would be brought back to the city canals through coordinated efforts of all. “Life would be brought back to the canals in the city through coordinated efforts of all …and that’s why canals should be excavated, restored and freed from pollution”, he ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today said an elected government is a must to implement the proposals of the state reform. “An elected government is required first to execute the proposals of state reform. So, it is necessary to hold the general election on priority basis. The parties which will get the mandate of the people will ...

Japan today reaffirmed its support for the Bangladesh’s interim government and sought to increase bilateral engagement for a boost in businesses and development cooperation. Ikuina Akiko, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, conveyed the message to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus as she called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here. “Japan values its relationship with ...

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has assured that there will be no price hike of essential commodities during the upcoming Ramadan, as the country has sufficient imports and stock. Speaking as the chief guest at a policy conclave on “Rational Pricing of Food Products: Market Monitoring Strategies” in Dhaka on Sunday (Feb 2), he said there is no shortage of ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury are set to leave Dhaka for the United States on Sunday evening to attend the National Prayer Breakfast. A three-member BNP delegation, including party acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman, are scheduled to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast. Zaima will represent her father Tarique Rahman ...

The first phase of Bishwa Ijtema concluded on Sunday with the final prayer (Akheri Munajat). Several lakhs of devotees from all over the country joined the Akheri Munajat held on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi. Maulana Zubair, the top cleric of Shuray-e-Nezam of Bangladesh, conducted the munajat which started around 9:10AM. Many attendees broke down seeking the ...

The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025, the largest literary event in Bangladesh, has been officially inaugurated at the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises. The event was inaugurated by the Chief Advisor of the interim government, Dr. Muhammad Yunus, on Saturday, at 4:00 PM. The ceremony was attended by Special Guest and Cultural Affairs Advisor, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, while ...

Indian daily Ananda Bazar has published a report about the Bangladesh army. But, later, Chief Adviser’s Press Wing said that the news was baseless. Following that, Anandabazar authorities removed the news from its website, a day after it was published. “The story about the Bangladesh army has no more basis in reality than a Bollywood romantic comedy,” the press wing ...

The interim government has ordered an urgent investigation into the death of Touhidul Islam. Chief Adviser’s deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said this in a statement on Saturday. Police took Touhidul, 42, to Cumilla Medical College Hospital early Saturday with injuries allegedly caused by joint forces after they picked him up from his house early Friday based on ...

A government taskforce has suggested creating a Regulatory Reform Commission (RRC) to address the pervasive issues of over-regulation and red tape in the bureaucracy, governance, businesses and tax regime. “Over-regulation and bureaucratic red tape hindering business growth and foreign investment. To address the pervasive issue a Regulatory Reform Commission (RRC) is imperative,” the taskforce report said, reports BSS. Education and ...