Bangladesh

BNP Chairperson’s Advisory Council Member Zainul Abedin Farroque on Friday strongly opposed the Indian government’s plan to develop a network of railway tracks through Bangladesh to connect the northeast region with the rest of India. “I would like to say that BNP won’t accept these unequal agreements with India. The country’s people can’t accept these agreements. Revoke these unfair deals,” ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday called upon the young generation of the country to come forward to resist all evil forces. Quader, also road transport and bridges minister, made the call while opening a colourful cycle rally, marking the 75th founding anniversary of the AL and Cycling For Health campaign, organised by Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor ...

The IMF said Thursday it expects the US economy to grow a bit more slowly than previously forecast, while praising the way it has remained “robust, dynamic, and adaptable to changing global conditions.” The US economy “has been remarkably strong,” IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva told reporters during a press conference at the Fund’s headquarters in Washington on Thursday. She ...

British High Commissioner in Dhaka Sarah Cooke paid a courtesy call on Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader at Setu Bhaban in the city on Thursday afternoon, reports BSS. During the meeting, they discussed progress of the new government in the last six months and its future programme and priorities. They put emphasis on ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated the National Primary Education Week-2024 with a renewed pledge to ensure quality education for children. She opened the week as the chief guest at a function at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium here this morning, reports UNB. The prime minister also distributed Primary Education Medal-2023 among the stakeholders on the occasion. As part of ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will hire 1,300 drivers and motorcyclists from Bangladesh this year. Of them, 1,000 will be motorcyclists while the remaining 300 are to be taxi drivers. From next year, the UAE will take 2,000 taxi drivers and motorcyclists from Bangladesh every year. State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury revealed this after ...

Photos of former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur Rahman, recently at the center of corruption allegations, with Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder have gone viral on social media, sparking widespread discussion. One viral photo shows the two men in Ihram during the Hajj pilgrimage, while another captures Matiur greeting Rouf with a bouquet of flowers at ...

A court in Dhaka has placed two suspects arrested in connection with a case filed over abduction and murder of Jhenidah-4 constituency’s MP Anwarul Azim Anar. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Ataullah placed them on remand after the Detective Branch’s Assistant Commissioner Mahfuzur Rahman, also the investigation officer of the case, produced them before the court on Thursday. Both Faisal and ...

Sweden has reiterated its assurance of extending political support along with humanitarian assistance to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis. The assurance was made when outgoing Ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh Alexandra Berg von Linde paid her farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud at the latter’s office on Wednesday, a foreign ministry’s press release said in Dhaka, reports BSS. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she will die if she is isolated from the public, asking the Special Security Force (SSF) not to detach her from the people. “If you make me isolated from the people, it doesn’t need to shoot me to death. I will die anyway because they (people) are my life-blood,” she said. Sheikh Hasina ...