Bangladesh

The first phase of 57th Bishwa Ijtema, one of the largest global Muslim gatherings, entered its second day on Saturday in Tongi with continued spiritual activities, including the recitation of Allah’s divine names and sermons. Commencing on Friday after Fajr prayers, the event kicked off with general sermons by the esteemed Maulana Ahmad Buttullah from Pakistan. The grounds of the ...

Dr M Shamsul Huq Bhuiyan, former member of parliament from Chandpur-4 constituency and former district Awami League (AL) president, has died at a hospital on Friday morning. He was 75. Shamsul Huq breathed his last at 8am today while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospitals in the capital. He left behind his wife Dr Anowara Huq, two sons, two daughters and ...

A group of supporters of Rowshan Ershad allegedly possessed the central office Jatiya Party (JaPa) for half-and-an-hour on Friday morning. In addition, they conducted a press conference at the office after playing homage in front of the portrait of JaPa founder Hussain Muhammad Ershad. Some 30 to 35 supporters of Rowshan Ershad entered the office around 8:30 am and left ...

In the pretext of asking questions, a former press officer of Begum Khaleda Zia, weaved a display of lies at US State Department briefing falsely attributing a quote to the foreign minister, a move academics say further exposes an absence of fact-checking process in such a press conference, reports UNB. Posing as journalist, Musfiqul Fazal Ansery, before asking his questions, ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government is not worried about what BNP says over the last general election, rather it is concerned about the price hike of essentials. “There is volatility in commodity prices worldwide. We are also concerned about the price hike of commodities. We have been working to check the price hike of goods,” ...

The first phase of the 57th Biswa Ijtema began on Friday after the Fazr prayer along the banks of the Turag River in Tongi of Gazipur. Maulana Ahmad Buttullah of Pakistan gave the opening sermon (Ambayan) at the congregation. The Tabligh Jamaat-organised event, the second-largest Muslim congregation globally, is being simultaneously translated into Bengali by the country’s Maulana Nurur Rahman, ...

Newly-elected regional director for World Health Organization’s Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHOSEARO) Saima Wazed, a global autism expert, took her charge on Thursday (February 1) for the next five years. “ . . Saima Wazed today took charge as Regional Director, WHOSEARO. In her acceptance speech, she thanked countries for their trust in her and listed some of her ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (February 1, 2024) inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2024 for the record 21st time at the Bangla Academy in the capital. The Bangla Academy is organizing the world’s largest annual book fair on its and Suhrawardy Udyan’s premises with the theme “Paro Boi, Garo Desh: Bangabandhur Bangladesh (Read Book, build country: Bangabandhu’s ...

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday said Britain wants to support Bangladesh in different areas as it has been working with the country for a long time and understand its situation well. “Britain wants to help us in many ways as it has long advantage for a lot of centuries. They (Britain) have been working with us and ...

Ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh, Yousef S. Y. Ramadan, on Thursday said that the recent ICJ ruling gives a sense of optimism after 75 years of struggle, noting that they need to build on that. “It’s a first step on the way….we can build on it,” he said while speaking at DCAB Talk at Jatiya Press Club, reports UNB. The ...