Bangladesh

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday on a two-day official visit to strengthen their bilateral relationship with Bangladesh and find ways to boost cooperation for regional peace and prosperity. Australia is working with Bangladesh to deepen their cooperation, including on trade and investment, and find practical solutions to shared challenges such as climate change, regional maritime ...

The Election Commission (EC) has said 7-8 per cent of votes were cast in the first two hours, from 8am to 10am on Sunday during the second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections. Ashok Kumar Devnath, additional secretary of the Election Commission, shared this information at 11am. He said, “Voting has started smoothly in 156 upazilas at 8am. So ...

The US Department of State has imposed sanctions on former chief of Bangladesh Army Aziz Ahmed and his immediate family members due to his involvement in ‘significant corruption’. It made the announcement on Monday night saying that his actions have contributed to the undermining of Bangladesh’s democratic institutions and the public’s faith in public institutions and processes. Aziz also worked ...

The second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections is underway in 157 upazilas across the country on Tuesday. Voting began at 8am and will continue till 4pm. Some 1,824 candidates, including 603 for chairman, 693 for vice-chairman and 528 for reserved vice-chairman posts, are participating in the electoral race in the 156 upazila parishads. However, the BNP, among other ...

Stating that a trend of artificially increasing the commodity price is being seen in the market, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the State Minister for Commerce to strictly monitor the market. The premier gave the direction while chairing a Cabinet meeting held at her office on Monday, Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain told the journalists after the meeting. Mahbub ...

The budget session of the national parliament will begin on June 5, the Parliament Secretariat said on May 20. It said President Mohammed Shahabuddin called the third session of the parliament at 5:00 pm on June 5. The President called the session with the power of Article 72 (1) of the constitution, it added.

Bangla Mirror Desk:   Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership in Bangladesh’s extraordinary education sector success was praised at the 22nd Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers held in London on May 16-17, 2024. Bangladesh was particularly commended for its recent achievements and transformations in the education sector, in particular for a stronger emphasis on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) over ...

The second phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections will be held in 157 upazilas in the country on Tuesday. However, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has boycotted the election. Candidates were seen making hectic efforts on the last day of electioneering, which ended at midnight on Sunday. Allegations of conflict, threats, violations of the electoral code of conduct, and the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership in Bangladesh’s “extraordinary education sector success” was praised at the 22nd Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers held in London last week. Bangladesh was commended for its recent achievements and transformations in the education sector, in particular for a stronger emphasis on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) over the past decade, leading to higher ...

Responding to a remark of Awami Leageu general secretary Obaidul Quader that why journalists would enter Bangladesh Bank, BNP’s senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has asked if journalists don’t enter the central bank, do the mafias, hoodlums, and loan defaulters enter there? He made the remarks before distributing financial support at a programme held at the BNP central ...