Bangladesh

Bangladesh and the United Nations on Tuesday emphasised strengthened cooperation with the Maldives to ensure the rights, security and welfare of immigrant workers, mostly Bangladeshis, in the Maldives. The discussion was held during a meeting between UN Resident Coordinator in Maldives Hao Zhang and Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives Dr Md Nazmul Islam in Mal, on Monday, according to ...

Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin has sought cooperation of all the political parties to deliver the nation a free,transparentand credible elections. During a dialogue with 81 organisations at its office on Tuesday, the CEC said, “Our agenda is one to deliver a credible and transparent election. Our responsibility is to organise a good polls.” He added, the ...

In response to the recent earthquakes felt across the country last Friday and Saturday, the government has decided to form a taskforce to take immediate action on earthquake preparedness, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced today (24 November). “The deaths and injuries in the recent earthquake were tragic. We must ensure such incidents do not happen again,” Yunus said at ...

Former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is under close medical observation at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka after being admitted on Sunday night due to worsening health. Confirming the matter, her personal physician, Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, said on Monday evening that she is receiving treatment under the supervision of a dedicated Medical Board. She was initially brought in ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Monday said that all reforms and changes in Bangladesh have been achieved through legal processes, as he inaugurated the e-Family Court system at the Jagannath-Sohel Memorial Auditorium of the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court building. “In family disputes, people no longer need to appear physically in court, as free services ...

Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay departed Dhaka for Thimphu on Monday morning, concluding a two-day state visit to Bangladesh. Foreign Adviser M. Touhid Hossain saw him off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as his flight left around 8:30 am, according to the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin and Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam were also present. ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has been admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka for a series of medical examinations. She was admitted on Sunday night around 8:10 pm, confirmed Zia’s personal physician, A Z M Zahid Hossain, adding that the hospital admission follows recommendations from the medical board assigned to monitor her health. “She ...

A Dhaka court has set November 27 for delivering the judgement in a corruption case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 11 others over alleged irregularities in the allocation of government plots. On Sunday (23 November), Judge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 scheduled the verdict after completing arguments for one accused. The remaining 11 are ...

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun called on visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. He met the Bhutanese Prime Minister at a city hotel on Sunday morning, said Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that there is no risk of law and order deterioration before the upcoming elections. While responding to a question–a security analyst said that we are going through a transitional period in terms of internal security due to the crimes going on in the country, the Advisor said, “This ...