Bangladesh

A Dhaka court has granted permanent bail to Ishraque Hossain, BNP’s international affairs committee member, in a case filed with Jatrabari police station in the capital in 2022. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge As-Shams Jaglul Hossain on Sunday passed the order after Ishraque surrendered before the court and sought bail in the case. Ishraque Hossain, also the senior member of the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought further robust support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to expedite Bangladesh’s endeavor for its people’s socioeconomic development as ADB Vice President (Sector and Themes) Fatima Yasmin called on her at Ganabhaban. “Our main goal is people’s socioeconomic development and inclusive advancement as the government is especially prioritising rural people’s development,” PM’s Speech ...

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, started its per-anounced protest rally at 11:45am at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital. The Central Chhatra League organised the  programme demanding introduction of student politics at BUET. Sources at Chhatra League said that the loudspeakers were set facing the Buet campus so that the university students could hear the ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital as her health condition deteriorated early Sunday. Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP’s media cell, said “Suddenly, Khaleda Zia felt ill at her Gulshan residence at an early hours. Later, she started for the Evercare Hospital at about 1:15am by her personal car and reached the ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said all should work together to prevent river encroachment and pollution. “If we can’t save rivers, we will not get the desired benefits. For the sustainable development of the country more importance should be given on water, salinity and climate. If we talk about river governance, climate change and everything ...

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has visited the training centre of the De-suung Skilling Programme (DSP) launched in Thimphu in 2021 at the directives of Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. “The state minister visited the training centre located at Taba in Bhutan’s capital city Thimphu yesterday (on Friday),” said an official release here today. The ...

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government has made a revolution in the advancement of women in the last 15 years. “The struggle to establish women’s rights is being carrying out for a long time. Women have proven themselves through their skills, abilities and actions. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-led government has ...

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said that the process of importing 40MW of electricity from Nepal, using India’s transmission infrastructure, is almost finalised. Disclosing the information, Nasrul Hamid said that the electricity would be imported via the Bheramara Sub-Station in Kushtia, Bangladesh. And tariff negotiations between the National Electric Authority of Nepal and the ...

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has warned of the interference of local members of parliament (MPs) in upazila elections. “If any MP try to influence or interfere in the upazila elections, it will not be accepted. The elections will be held without party symbol. So, the purpose of the polls must be made ...

Three members of Myanmar forces, including a member of the army and two personnel of the Border Guard Police (BGP), have fled and taken refuge in Bangladesh amid the ongoing conflict between the government troops and the armed rebel group along the international border. They entered Bangladesh through the Tumbru frontier under Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban early Saturday, the Border ...