Bangladesh

Bangladesh is among the countries which will contest on December 1 to become council members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Bangladesh will contest from category C with the maximum numbers of candidates. The Assembly, at its thirty-third session, will elect 40 members of the council as provided for in Articles 16 and 17 of the IMO Convention, reports UNB. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called for International support for the countries affected worst due to climate displacement, suggesting five things need to be addressed on human mobility to protect them from human crisis. “Most climate displacements take place within national borders and across borders in some dire situations. The worst-affected countries need international support and solidarity to prevent ...

    Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK Saida Muna Tasneem has been unanimously elected with 150 votes as the First Vice President of the 33 rd Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in London on 27 November 2023. This is the first time Bangladesh and its PR has ever been voted to one of the highest positions of ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that holding a free, fair and credible election is their goal and by arranging a peaceful election they want to prove that they keep commitment. He said this while replying to a question from journalists at Awami League president’s office in Dhanmondi area in the city, reports UNB. Quader, also Road ...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said that the BNP leaders who cannot accept Tarique Rahman as a leader will come to contest in the upcoming national elections. “I have information that the BNP leaders who cannot accept Tarique Rahman as a leader will come to contest in the election. They have made different platforms for joining the polls,” ...

Bangladesh’s current population stands at 16 crore 98 lakh 28 thousand 911. Of which, 8 crore 41 lakh 34 thousand 3 are male, while 8 crore 56 lakh 86 thousand 784 are females, according to the population census report by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Of the total population, 4 crore 56 lakh 44 thousand 586 people live in  ...

BNP has expelled the party chairpersons’ advisor council member Sayed AK Ekramuzzaman and a executive committee member from all positions, including primary membership of the party based on specific allegations of involvement in activities against party discipline. BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement in a press statement on Tuesday (November 28). Another expelled leader is Shah ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the authorities concerned to work out a master plan for every upazila over using land. She gave the directive at a cabinet meeting with herself in the chair at her office in Tejgaon of the capital. “The Prime Minister has instructed that every upazila should have a master plan in terms of land ...

The Sammilita Islami Oikkya Jote, an alliance of eight parties, including the Bangladesh Khelafat Andalon, has announced to participate in the 12th national election slated for January 7 next year. They also demanded an extension of the deadline for filing nominations for the election by at least 10 days as many parties have not been able to prepare well. Advocate ...

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas returned to Dhaka on a regular flight of Sri Lankan Airlines on Monday following a holiday. He reached Dhaka at 11:50 am, a source at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport said. It could not be known immediately whether the US ambassador returned from Colombo or that was his transit point. According to media reports, Haas ...