Bangladesh

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday accused Tulip Siddiq, former British Treasury Minister, of engaging in corruption despite her upbringing and education in the UK, attributing it to her familial ties with Bangladesh’s Sheikh family. “Tulip Siddiq grew up in London and studied there. It’s unimaginable that an MP from England would engage in corruption, but ...

Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser, has blamed the major role played by the intelligence agencies to curtail the freedom of mass media during the rule of ousted dictator Sheikh Hasina. “We are going to reform the mass media because autocratic Sheikh Hasina’s government misused it over the last 15 years. They had the ability of controlling all ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has urged all to follow the ‘eco-centric’ philosophy to protect the ecology and ecosystems, including environment, water, land, and all forms of life. “We have to be eco-centric in our approaches rather than anthropocentric. We have to put nature at the center of all our activities. We must not try to ...

Former caretaker government adviser Professor Rehman Sobhan has attributed environmental degradation to unchecked profit motives and market dominance, urging the establishment of a dedicated commission to tackle these challenges. “Environmental protection efforts are being hindered for the lack of proper enforcement of laws… I also called for urgent action to establish a commission dedicated to addressing environmental challenges,” he said ...

Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the United States Asad Alam Siam will attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day on January 20. Foreign ministry spokesperson and Director General of the Public Diplomacy Wing Mohammad Rafiqul Alam informed this to media at the ministry’s weekly briefing on Thursday afternoon. He said that Ambassador Siam has been invited to participate in the inauguration ceremony of ...

Expressing satisfaction with the steady growth in bilateral trade, Bangladesh on Thursday urged Australia’s outgoing envoy to advocate for the establishment of an Australian visa processing facility in Dhaka and to work towards easing visa procedures for Bangladeshi nationals. Acting High Commissioner of Australia to Bangladesh Nardia Simpson paid a farewell courtesy call on Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin at ...

Former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar was released from Keraniganj Central Jail on Thursday afternoon after 17 years. He walked out of the prison around 1:48PM, senior Jail Superintendent Suraiya Akter confirmed. Since morning, BNP leaders, activists, and people from his native Netrakona area started gathering in front of the jail centering Babar’s release. “After 17 long years, ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday met Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The two sides had in-depth exchanges of views on Bangladesh-China relations, bilateral cooperation and joint celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Bangladesh. Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will pay an official visit ...

The Constitution Reform Commission has proposed to introduce a bicameral legislature system with the upper house (Senate) and lower house (National Assembly) in a bid to make the parliament more dynamic and functional. The proposed tenure for both chambers will be four years and an individual would be allowed to serve as prime minister for a maximum of two consecutive ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said a charter of new Bangladesh will be formed by building national unity through talks. “…what we want to form is to make a charter of the mass uprising, which will be the charter of new Bangladesh. It will be based on unity. There will be elections; there will be all but we ...