Bangladesh

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 ...

  State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury has said that 16,970 workers failed to go to Malaysia. He stated it while addressing a press conference at the meeting room of the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment on Sunday afternoon (June 2). The State Minister said the ministry has approved 5,26,676 people till May ...

A mild earthquake, originated in Myanmar, jolted a large part of the country, including Dhaka. Its magnitude was five on the Richter scale. Meteorological Department said the earthquake occurred at 2:44 pm Bangladesh time on Sunday. Its center was 441 southeast of Dhaka in Myanmar’s Mawlaik area. ​​ According to India’s National Center for Seismology, the earthquake in Myanmar originated ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday urged the scouts to come forward to prevent the rise of youth gangs in cities and suburbs apart from traditional scouting activities. The President, who is also Chief Scout, made the call while speaking as the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the 52nd annual (triennial) general meeting of the National Council of Bangladesh ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that accused former IG Benazir Ahmed’s trial will go on even though he is in abroad. “If found guilty, Benazir has to return home. The government will not compromise on the issue.” Obaidul Quader, also Awami League general secretary, said these while briefing journalists at Awami League’s Dhanmondi office on Sunday. ...