Bangladesh

In another development milestone Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened 150 newly constructed bridges in 39 districts and 14 newly constructed overpasses of the Roads and Highways Department simultaneously. She also unveiled the foundation stones of 1,100-metre Kewatkhali Bridge and 1,471-metre Rahmatpur Bridge over Brahmaputra river in Mymensingh, while opened newly constructed DTCA Bhaban for Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the OIC neighbours to resolve their problems through dialogue in order to fight a common cause. “…even if there is problem among the neighbours of the OIC countries resolve those through dialogue in order to fight a common cause,” she reiterated her call. She made the call when Ambassador of Saudi Arabia ...

A court in Dhaka on Thursday summoned two foreigners to testify against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko graft case. The foreign officials are Kelvin Duggan and Lloyd Schoepp of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-9 asked them to appear on October 30 to testify. A Dhaka court ...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has made a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday night. A diplomatic source said the stopover was for refuelling purpose. Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud welcomed him at the airport. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen was also present. The Chilean President attended the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation ...

Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday urged United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to hold Israel accountable on war crime charges for its ongoing attacks on Palestinian civilians, UN aid workers and health personnel defying international human rights laws. Momen, now in Jeddah to join an open-ended extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Executive Committee over ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has announced to hold a grand rally on October 28 to press home their one-point demand for resignation of ruling Awami League government and holding the next general election under non-party caretaker government. The BNP leader made the announcement at a rally held at the party’s central office at Nayapaltan in the capital ...

The government has removed the National River Conservation Commission (NRCC) Chairman Manjur Ahmed Chowdhury from his post before his contractual appointment is over. His contractual appointment was cancelled on Wednesday (October 18, 2023). Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification to the effect, stating that the rest of the tenure of contractual appointment of NRCC Chairman Manjur Ahmed Chowdhury ...

UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan speaks at a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) regional conference in Bangkok on the Rohingya crisis on Tuesday The UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, on Tuesday announced further UK funding of £4.5 million to provide vital humanitarian services to Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh. She made the announcement at a ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said that the election won’t stop for any political party. “There are multiple political parties who want to join the election. Why do you think that election won’t be acceptable if one or two parties do not participate? To participate in the election is a political right, and if a party doesn’t use ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday morning paid rich tributes to her younger brother Sheikh Russel and August 15 martyrs at the Banani graveyard on the occasion of Sheikh Russel Day. The premier along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana went to the Banani graveyard and paid homage by placing wreath at 7:10am. Then they stood in solemn silence for ...