Bangladesh

Ten noted individuals have been nominated for the highest civilian award Swadhinata Padak, also known as the Independence Award, this year for their outstanding contributions to the country. The Cabinet Division declared the names of the award recipients in a notification on Friday. Three people are getting the award in the ‘Independence and Liberation War’ category. They are– Kazi Abdur ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who is also the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, will pay an official visit to Bangladesh later this year. This would be a landmark event in the history of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia leading to the consolidation of ties, especially in trade and commerce, investment ...

The United States Senator Richard Joseph Durbin has warned the Bangladesh ambassador to the United States that a failure to end the vendetta against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus would negatively impact the bilateral partnership. In a post on his verified X early Thursday (Bangladesh time), he wrote that the US valued its relationship with Bangladesh and appreciated its help ...

A court in Dhak granted bail to BNP Executive Committee Member and Dhaka BNP General Secretary Nipun Roy Chowdhury in 7 cases on Thursday after she surrendered and applied for bail in the court. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Assam Joglul Hossain granted bail to Nipun Roy on Thursday. On January 22, The High Court granted anticipatory bail to BNP ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for diversifying jute products according to the demand of the international market to unlock a huge export potential. “We’ve to pay attention to exploring new export markets for jutes, assess what type of goods has demand in different countries, and produce such products accordingly,” she said, reports UNB. The premier said this ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has returned home on Thursday morning after a health check-up in London. An Emirates Airlines flight EK-582 carrying the President and his spouse Dr Rebeka Sultana, landed in Dhaka at 7:55 am on Thursday, according to a press release from Bangabhaban. Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, dean of diplomatic corps, the UAE ambassador in Dhaka, cabinet ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for standing beside the common people as much as possible during Ramadan. She made this appeal, while chairing the Cabinet meeting held at her office in the city, reports UNB. Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain briefed reporters after the meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat. “Today the Prime Minister has made an appeal. She earlier ...

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said it could not be possible to make contact with the Somalian pirates to rescue 23 sailors along with the Bangladesh owned ship MV Abdullah which was hijacked in the Indian Ocean. “We’re trying to rescue the sailors safely through a third party and the government has already communicated with relevant international bodies,” he ...

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today said the foreign ministry in association with international communities is trying to rescue Bangladeshi hijacked vessel and its crew members. Talking to journalists at his secretariat office, he said cooperation has also been sought from Bangladesh Navy to rescue the cargo vessel which has been hijacked with 23 crew members in the ...

The UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, with other humanitarian partners, on Wednesday called on the international community to redouble efforts to protect and assist the forcibly displaced Rohingyas and their host communities. Bangladesh is generously hosting nearly a million Rohingyas, most of whom fled Myanmar seven years ago. The 2024 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis is being ...