Bangladesh

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 ...

Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges minister Obaidul Quader has said BNP leaders are making absurd comments, as they are suffering from mental trauma. He said this while replying to a question after joining a seminar at a hotel in the capital. About BNP leaders claim that AL men also didn’t cast their votes in elections, Quader ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the weeklong 11th National SME Product Fair to showcase products made by local small and medium enterprises. The fair at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) has jointly been organised by the Industries Ministry and SME Foundation, reports UNB. The objective of the fair is to promote, disseminate, sell, and the market expansion ...

Babar Ali successfully conquered Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, on Sunday (May 19) and raised the Bangladeshi flag for the fifth time in the highest peak. Babar from Chattogram, a doctor and a prolific climber by profession, reached the height 8:30am local time (8:45am Bangladesh time) on Sunday. He has become the fifth Bangladeshi mountain climber who ...