Bangladesh

Mentioning that the traders’ dreams have been burnt due to Bangabazar fire, ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government is investigating whether BNP had any role behind the fire. “Instead of standing beside the affected traders, BNP has started doing politics over the Bangabazar fire,” he said while speaking at an iftar items distribution programme of ...

Bangladesh will never deviate from its principle of “friendship to all, malice towards none” by leaning towards a particular country, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Keeping economy and development at the centre, the ministry is working on a framework regarding expectations and priorities related to the Indo-Pacific,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Seheli Sabrin told reporters at a weekly ...

The government wants to eliminate the opposition party through intimidation, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. He made the remark at a press conference held at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. BNP organized the press conference to announce the decisions of its standing committee members’ meeting held virtually on April 4. BNP leaders ...

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has said Electronic voting machine (EVM) or ballot paper is not a major challenge to the election, the main challenge is participation of all political parties in the next national election. “100 per cent free and fair elections will not be possible in EVM or ballot papers. But if the election was conducted using ...

Traders can open makeshift shops in Bangabazar before Eid-ul-Fitr, said Prime Minister’s Adviser on Private Industry and Investment Salman F Rahman MP on Thursday. “The place will be cleaned within 3-4 days. And the victim traders will be provided financial assistance by this time according to the list. He assured that temporary arrangements will be made for the traders before ...

Bangladesh has been unanimously elected a member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for a four-year term, 2024-2028. The election was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday. Along with Bangladesh, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Mali, Romania, Bolivia, Brazil and Colombia have also been elected to this body, UNB reports. “Bangladesh ...

President Abdul Hamid returned home on Wednesday evening from Singapore. He went there for medical checkup and treatment of eyes, his press secretary Joynal Abedin told UNB. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President and his entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6pm after nine days of visit, UNB reports. Liberation War Affairs Minister ...

The 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into 22nd session tomorrow (April 6). The session will also be a special session of the JS to mark Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad’s 50th anniversary. Earlier, President Abdul Hamid convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him by Article 72 (1) of the constitution, said parliament secretariat sources today. The session, the second session of this ...

A total of 538 people were killed and 1,138 injured in 487 road accidents across the country in March this year, according to a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS). Among the deceased, 90 were women and 50 were children. BJKS, a passenger welfare platform, stated this through a press release on Wednesday. It prepared the report based on ...

The repayment of the loan taken for construction of Padma Bridge started with Tk 316.91 crore paid to the government in the first two installments on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a cheque of Tk 316,90,97,049 as the first and second installments of the loan, UNB reports. Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader handed over the cheque to the premier ...