Bangladesh

US Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Afreen Akhter, is likely to be in Dhaka on Saturday (February 24) – to take relations with Bangladesh forward. This is going to be the first visit by any US official after the January 7 national election. Apart from bilateral issues and other areas of mutual interests, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday conferred ‘Ekushey Padak 2024’ to 21 eminent personalities in recognition of their outstanding contributions in various fields. She handed over the Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, at a ceremony at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka, reports UNB. The Cultural Affairs Ministry organised the event on the occasion of ‘Amar Ekushey’ and ...

The Executive Director of United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy H. McCain, has lauded Bangladesh for making massive success in different sectors in the last 15 years. She pointed out Bangladesh’s leading role in women empowerment, reduction of dropout from schools through school feeding programmes, and building resilience in response to climate adversities, reports UNB. She highly praised the ...

Bangladesh Press Council chairman Justice Md Nizamul Huq Nasim has said policy has been formulated after holding lengthy discussions with different organisations including journalist community about who would be called ‘journalists’ and what would be their eligibiliies. It has been decided that a journalist doesn’t mean working journalist only. Rather, editors and publishers — all will fall under the purview ...

Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Monday informed the parliament that a total of 9,370 Bangladeshi expatriates are currently detained in prisons of different countries. He provided the information while responding to a question from Mohammad Huchamuddin Chowdhury, an independent member, at Jatiya Sangsad with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The foreign minister said the highest number of ...

BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas has been released from jail on Monday evening after securing bail in all cases. The BNP leader walked out of Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj around 6:55 pm after the bail order reached the jail authorities, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan. BNP leaders and activists of the senior leader of the ...

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s participation at Munich Security Conference has reflected the importance of Bangladesh. He made the remark at a press conference at the AL president’s Dhanmondi political office in the capital on Monday afternoon. Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, said a general election was held ...

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana, arrived in Dhaka on Monday. The delegation, led by the Foreign Minister, was received by Director General (Africa) A F M Zahid Ul Islam at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The Ghanaian delegates have come to Dhaka for a bilateral visit and will have ...

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2025 will be held on a short syllabus. Confirming the matter, Education Ministry’s public relation office MA Khayer said, “2025’s HSC exams will be held on short syllebus as per 2023’s HSC. According to the notice, the HSC exams for 2025 will be held according to the 2023 revised syllabus formulated ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Germany for home on Sunday night after wrapping up her three-day official visit to attend Munich Security Conference-2024. A regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage members departed Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport, Germany around 9:8pm (local time). Bangladesh Ambassador to Germany Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan saw the premier off at ...