Bangladesh

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to Mamunul Haque, former Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam, in three more cases. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque gave him bail on Tk 10,000 bond after a hearing. Of the three cases, two were filed with Paltan Police Station in the capital in connection with a clash between the leaders ...

A red carpet was rolled out to accord warm reception to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she arrived in Bangkok this  afternoon on a six-day official visit to Thailand at the invitation of her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin. On her arrival at Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok at 01:08 pm (local time), the premier was received by Thai Deputy Prime ...

Severe heat wave is sweeping over several northern and southern districts as mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over three divisions and rest parts of other districts, said a met forecast. “Severe heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Khulna, Bagerhat, Jashore and Patuakhali,” it said. Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Dhaka, Rangpur ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Wednesday for Bangkok on a six-day official visit to Thailand at the invitation of her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin to strengthen the bilateral ties between the two countries. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:13am on Wednesday, said PM’s Speechwriter ...

Bangladesh and Qatar on Tuesday signed five agreements and five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to enhance mutual cooperation between the two countries, reports BSS. The agreements are avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect of taxes in income between Bangladesh and Qatar, cooperation in legal field between the government of Bangladesh and State of Qatar, maritime ...

Md Atiqur Rahman Habib, joint news editor of ‘Dainik Bhorer Kagaj, passed away following a battle with brain tumor at a city hospital on Tuesday morning. He was 48. “M Atiqur Rahman breathed his last around 5:00am while undergoing treatment at National Institute of Neuro Sciences and Hospital in the capital,” family sources said. He left behind his wife, numerous ...

There had been “no significant changes” in the human rights situation in Bangladesh during the year 2023, the United States has said in a new report. The country reports in the 2023 Human Rights Report (HRR) do not draw legal conclusions, rank countries, or draw comparisons, said the US Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday. There were numerous reports of widespread impunity for ...

Bangladesh and Qatar on Tuesday signed 10 cooperation documents – five agreements and five MoUs – to strengthen ties on multiple fronts and help the relations reach a new height. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani witnessed the signing of the documents, reports UNB. The five signed agreements are: agreement for cooperation in ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday morning warmly welcomed and received Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at her office. They will have tete-a-tete (one-to-one) meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office, which will be followed by a bilateral meeting, reports UNB. The two leaders will witness the signing of cooperation documents and join a joint press meet. Bangladesh ...

A red carpet was rolled out to accord warm reception to Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani on his arrival in Dhaka on Monday on a two-day official visit as President Mohammed Shahabuddin received him. The Head of the State welcomed Qatar Amir with flower bouquets at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HISA) in the capital in the ...