Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said fuel restrictions or rationing imposed on police and other emergency service agencies have already been withdrawn. He told parliament that the decision was implemented two days ago to help maintain law and order and ensure uninterrupted public movement. The prime minister made the remarks on Sunday in the National Parliament while responding to a ...

The Bangladesh government has called for a fair and thorough trial over the killing of two Bangladeshi PhD students in the US state of Florida. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said it is maintaining regular contact with the victims’ families. Speaking at a briefing at the ministry on Sunday (26 April), State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed urged ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday stressed bringing digital platforms under rules and regulations. “In the present world, it is important to bring digital platforms under a set of regulations and discipline. This is not possible for any single country. In this regard, all countries have to come forward collectively,” he said. The information minister made the ...

Golam Sarwar Milon, former lawmaker for Manikganj-4 constituency and former Deputy Minister of Education, has passed away at his residence in the capital. He was 69. Family sources said that Milon breathed his last following a cardiac arrest in the early hours of Sunday (April 26). He was later taken to Popular Medical College Hospital where on-duty doctors declared him ...

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said that the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2027 will be held in December of the current year. He made the statement on Saturday (25 April) while speaking to News24. The minister said the decision has been taken to reduce the session backlog. He also noted that the next Higher ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the government is committed to building a merit-based, confident, creative, and responsible workforce. He made the remarks on Saturday morning while attending a ceremony in the capital’s New Eskaton area, where he laid the foundation stone of the third building of the BIAM Foundation. The Prime Minister said that there is no alternative ...

The government is targeting a significant expansion of Bangladesh’s tourism sector, aiming to raise its contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to around 6-7% from the current 2-3%, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat said on Saturday. He made the remarks while addressing the “Beautiful Bangladesh Run 2026 (Season-2)” at Hatirjheel, where he attended as chief ...

A total of 32,532 Bangladeshi pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia on 81 flights since the start of Hajj operations, according to the latest Hajj bulletin released on Saturday. The Ministry of Religious Affairs released the update through its Hajj management bulletin, which tracks flights and pilgrim movement. Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated 33 flights and transported 13,684 pilgrims. Saudia operated 30 ...

Road, Rail and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has said that bus fares have not been increased, but rather “adjusted,” adding that no complaints have been received regarding the fares. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists in the capital on Saturday (April 25). The minister said that if fuel prices decrease, fares will also be reduced accordingly. “A ...

Masum Mostofa, the member of parliament from Netrokona-5 (Purbadhala), was attacked, his car vandalised, and he was briefly held hostage on Friday evening. The incident occurred around 6:00pm at Giripath Filling Station in the Atkapara area on the Shyamganj–Birishiri road. Police later rescued the MP at approximately 7:30pm. According to local sources, the filling station had stopped supplying fuel after ...