Bangladesh

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday urged the United States (US) to impose visa sanctions on those who are impeding the next general elections. “It is a widely circulated announcement of the US that it will impose restrictions on the people creating barrier to holding the elections and apply those. To this end, we are seeking attention ...

Today (December 25) is Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ, Jewish preacher and religious leader of the first-century. The Christians of different groups in Bangladesh and elsewhere across the world will celebrate the day amid festivity and religious fervor. They will celebrate the day by offering special prayers, illuminating churches and installing makeshift Christmas trees at homes and places ...

Australia will provide around $235 million to Bangladesh for dignified return of more than one million forcibly displaced Rohingyas to their motherland in Myanmar. The commitment came when outgoing Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Jeremy Buer made a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Ganabhaban residence Sunday morning. During the meeting, they discussed matters of bilateral interest, ...

Monday will be Christmas Day, the birthday of Jesus Christ, Jewish preacher and religious leader of the first-century. The Christians of different groups in Bangladesh and elsewhere across the world will celebrate the day amid festivity and religious fervor. They will celebrate the day by offering special prayers, illuminating churches and installing makeshift Christmas trees at homes and places of ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said no one will be allowed to gain advantage by burning people and thwarting election in Bangladesh. “It won’t be allowed on the soil of Bangla that they gain advantage by burning people and stopping election,” she said, reports UNB. The premier made this remark while exchanging greetings with the Christian community at her ...

An unidentified individual attempted to enter the cabin of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital on Saturday evening. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi expressed deep concern over this incident. “The intrusion attempt by an unknown youth into the cabin of our ailing chairperson, a respected three-time former Prime Minister, is not only worrying but raises serious ...

In a significant development for Bangladesh’s aviation sector, the country and Japan on Sunday signed the exchange of notes of the 44th Official Development Assistance (ODA) yen loan. This crucial funding, amounting to 76,635 million yen (approximately USD 540 million), is earmarked for the expansion of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). The installment will be used for constructing Hazrat ...

The Election Commission (EC) will suspend voting at any polling centre immediately if it receives a single allegation of electoral scam or rigging during the 12th parliamentary election on January 7, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Hahibul Awal. “The Election Commission will immediately suspend voting at any polling centre if it get any single allegation of electoral scam,” said ...

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Saturday revealed that more than Tk 92,261 crore has been siphoned off from the country’s banking sector through various scams over the past 15 years from 2008 to 2023. The independent think-tank disclosed the information at a media briefing titled ‘Economy of Bangladesh 2023-24: Ongoing Crisis and Actions’ at its Dhanmondi office in ...

A bus of Somoy Paribahan has been set on fire in Gulistan area of the capital. The incident happened around 9:15 pm on Saturday near toll plaza of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover. On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and doused the blaze, said Fire Service and Civil Defence duty officer Rashed Bin Khalid. However, no causalities were ...