Bangladesh

Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said an individual cannot own more than 60 bighas of agricultural land as per the Land Reform Act-2023. “If inherited land exceeds 60 bighas, the heir can choose to retain 60 bighas of land, while the remaining land will become government-owned (Khas) and compensation will be provided according to government regulations,” he made the comments at ...

Being afraid of the strict disciplines of study, a minor boy wanted to flee home. He got into an international flight without passport, visa and ticket dodging the security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. However, he was subsequently stopped. Jonayed Molla, a minor boy, got into a flight of Kuwait Airways on Tuesday (September 12) morning with passport, visa and ...

Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed to consider signing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on economic cooperation as the two nations gained record-breaking bilateral trade of $6.4 billion in 2022-23. The two countries have also agreed to create new institutional cooperation to promote business, trade and investments while Bangladesh received 561 million US dollars Foreign Direct Investment ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the two-day Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum-2023 aiming to boost trade, commerce and investment of Bangladesh with other Commonwealth countries. She opened the grand inauguration of forum as the chief guest in capital’s Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) organized by Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) in partnership with the Bangladesh Investment Development ...

The 69th birthday of Sheikh Rehana, younger daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib, is today (Wednesday). She was born on September 13 in 1955, at Mitford Hospital in Dhaka. She is the younger sister of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. There is no such event centring Sheikh Rehana’s birthday. Birthday will ...

    Sir Philip Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), has announced that the UK will provide £3,000,000 (around 42 crore taka) of new funding through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to support Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. Sir Philip Barton is visiting Bangladesh for the fifth UK-Bangladesh ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a Taka 4,282.76 crore project to ensure expansion and modernization of the facilities at Mongla Port in Bagerhat. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC held with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. ...

Additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Police Harun Ar Rashid, who has been recently suspended after beating two BCL leaders mercilessly, was first attacked by assistant press secretary (APS) to the President, said DMP additional commissioner and Detectibe Branch (DB) chief Md Harun Or Rashid. Talking to reporters at his office on Tuesday (September 12), the DB chief said President Mohammed ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said the youths are the driving force of the nation and their innovative ideas and perspectives are invaluable. “We are committed to creating a smarter Bangladesh, and this roundtable is a major step towards achieving that vision,” he stated while speaking as the chief guest at the event titled “Smart Bangladesh Roundtable Discussion for Youth ...

UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Philip Barton announced that Britain would provide £3,000,000 (around TK 42 crore) as new funding to support Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. “I am pleased to announce a further UK contribution of £3,000,000 to UNHCR, which will help ensure refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char be able ...