Bangladesh

Voting at Bhalukapur High School polling centre in Mymensingh-3, which was suspended over irregularities during the national election held on January 7, is underway on Saturday (January 13) amid tight security. Polls opened at 8am and will continue until 4 pm. “Voters are casting their ballots in seven booths. Five layers of security have been implemented at the centre and ...

The new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mausoleum in Tungipara, marking installation of her government for the record fifth time and fourth consecutive term. The prime minister first paid homage to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his grave there, reports BSS. ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said Sheikh Hasina formed the new government at an unprecedented speed by issuing the gazette and swearing in hastily. “As an unknown fear has gripped Sheikh Hasina, she has hastily formed the cabinet before the expiry of the tenure of her previous government,” he said while addressing a press conference at ...

In the wake of a serious turmoil in Jatiya Party (JaPa) since its debacle in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election, two senior leaders have been expelled from the party. JaPa co-chairman Kazi Firoz Rashid and presidium member Sunil Shuva Roy have been relieved of all posts of the party on charge of breaking the party discipline. The party stated it ...

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has said all the ambassadors and high commissioners in Dhaka, including those from the US, UK and the European Union (EU), congratulated the newly elected government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her taking office for the fourth consecutive term. He made the remarks after laying wreaths on the portrait of Father of the Nation ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War, a day after taking oath to form the government for a record fifth term and fourth in a row. Sheikh Hasina as the Prime Minister first paid glowing tributes to the martyrs by placing a wreath at the altar of the National Memorial at Savar, ...

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and her new cabinet colleagues paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Friday, a day after taking oath to form the government for a record fifth term and fourth in a row. Sheikh Hasina first paid tributes to Bangabandhu as the Prime Minister by placing a wreath at his portrait ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has appointed her six advisers, a cabinet division notification said. The advisors are Salman F Rahman, Gowher Rizvi, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Mashiur Rahman, Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique. and Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, the former principal secretary to PM, was appointed as an adviser this time. Meanwhile, Sajeeb Wazed Joy resigned as the prime minister’s ICT adviser ...

As a new cabinet swears in on Thursday, the Sheikh Hasina-led government has distributed ministries among its members. The new cabinet will be comprised of 37 members this time, Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain told the media. There will be 25 ministers and 11 state ministers in this cabinet along with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Among them, there will be two ...

Twenty-five ministers and 11 state ministers took oath as members of the new cabinet on Thursday. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the ministers held at Bangabhaban at 7pm, reports UNB. The ministers are AKM Mozammel Haque, Obaidul Quader, Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Dr. Dipu Moni, Tajul Islam, Farooq Khan, Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali, Advocate Anisul ...