Bangladesh

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and former Army Chief Aziz Ahmed don’t belong to Awami League (AL), AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said. “We want to make it clear that Benazir Ahmed is not our party man and he became IGP with seniority. Aziz Ahmed is also not a member of our party. He became the ...

The ‘National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair-2024’ and ‘Environment Fair’ will begin in the capital on Wednesday, marking the World Environment Day. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the ‘National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair’ and the ‘Environment Fair’ at a function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka at 10am on Wednesday. The World Environment Day ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the tea growers and traders to opt for more diversified and aromatic tea considering the growing global demand for such types of drink. “I think we need to pay attention to make diversified and aromatic tea as the demand for it is much higher now in foreign countries,” she said, reports UNB. The ...

A total of 175 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order during the 4th phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad election to be held on Wednesday. BGB will work as a mobile and striking force to maintain peace and order in the electoral areas from June 3 to June 7, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to embark on bilateral visits to New Delhi and Beijing in June and July, marking her two important engagements after sweeping the January 7 national election. These visits are aimed at deepening Bangladesh’s connections with India and China, Asia’s two leading economic powers. The prime minister will pay an official visit to New Delhi on ...

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday said that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed can travel anywhere in the world as no travel ban has been issued against him anywhere. “Look, there has been no travel ban against him – neither from any court nor from the Anti-Corruption Commission,” he told reporters while responding to a question at ...

Dr Muhammad Yunus is suffering the consequences of his crime, said Grameen Bank’s chief legal adviser Masud Akhtar on Monday. He said, “Dr Yunus has cheated 1,05,00,000 members of Grameen Bank. Now, he is suffering the curse of that deception.” Masud Akhtar made this comments while speaking to journalists at Supreme Court’s Annex Building today. He said, “We have no ...

The Cabinet has fixed the new office schedule for all the government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions of the country. After Eid-ul-Azha, the offices will run from 9 am to 5 pm on the new schedule. The approval was given at the Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina presided over it. Secretary ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yeo Wen has said the under discussion free trade agreement (FTA) between Dhaka and Beijing will help reduce inflation in Bangladesh decreasing tariff of goods imported from China as the deal will lead to a decline in import prices. “Overall tariff on goods imported from China to Bangladesh will significantly decrease after the signing of the ...

A court in Dhaka on Monday issued an arrest warrant against Md Siam Hossain, one of the prime suspects in lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar murder. Earlier on Sunday, the investigation officer (IO) of the case submitted a petition to issue an warrant against Siam. Accepting the petition, Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque issue the order today. In the ...