Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday arrived in Dhaka from London after wrapping up her 16-day official visit to the USA and the UK. A commercial flight (BG-208) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:15 pm, reports BSS. Earlier, on her way back home from ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged business leaders and entrepreneurs to build strong resistance against corruption and misdeeds as he addressed the industrial award-giving ceremony at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium here. “You (businessmen) have to fight against corruption and misdeeds . . . The government will always stand by you, – encourage you as well in any adverse situation,” he said ...

Twenty-Nine Bangladeshi citizens returned home on Tuesday after serving jail terms in different prisons of Myanmar. They came back to Bangladesh through Teknaf border following a “Battalion Commander level flag meeting” between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar, a press release said here. The steadfast and continued efforts by the Bangladesh Embassy in Yangon and ...

The United States has reiterated that it does not support any particular party and does not want to influence the outcome of the election in Bangladesh. The US only wants to ensure that the people of Bangladesh cab freely choose their leaders. “So, let me restate or state in slightly different language what I said last week, which is the ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 13 persons, including Dr Muhammad Yunus, for quizzing in a money laundering case. They have been asked to appear in ACC office on October 5. A letter, signed by ACC deputy director Md Gulshan Anwar Prodhan, in this regard sent on September 27. Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) on July 23, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave London for home on Tuesday after wrapping up her 16-day official visit to the USA and UK. A commercial flight (BG-208) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines will depart from the London Heathrow Airport around 8:35pm (London time) on October 3 (Tuesday). Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem will see the premier ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated that no more tolerance would be shown in case of the happening of 2013-14 like arson terrorism and inhuman atrocities prior to the next national election in the name of movement. “There will be no scope left to spare if arson terrorism or likewise incidents or attacks to the commoners will take place before ...

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said democracy must continue in Bangladesh at any cost, reiterating her commitment to hold the next general election in a free and fair manner. “Democracy should continue in Bangladesh at any cost. In no way, the undemocratic forces can assume power,” she said. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London, said this when a ...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said there is no scope to change the decision of sending BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to abroad. “After the opinion of the Law Ministry, there is no scope to change the decision of sending Khaleda Zia to abroad for treatment,” he said. Kamal said this while responding to questions from the journalists at ...

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake was felt in different parts of the country at around 6:45pm on Monday. The epicentre of the earthquake was located around 24km south of Goalpara of India’s Assam, at a depth of 10km, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). People took to social media to report the jolt all across the country. No damage ...