Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the government officials to ensure accountability and work sincerely up to the grassroots level for the sake of the advancement of the country. “Any tough situation can be overcome or even impossible things can also be made possible, if we go forward showing sincerity towards work, having a sense of self-esteem, ensuring accountability, ...

Ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has claimed that the hopes and expectations of BNP leaders have not been fulfilled with the visits of the United States (US) and European Union (EU) delegations. “The real fact was that the BNP leaders were eagerly waiting for the visits of US Under Secretary Uzra Zeya and the EU with great hopes ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) brought a road march in the capital for the second day on Wednesday (July 19) to press home its one point demand of the resignation of Sheikh Hasina-led government. The road march began at about 11:10am from Polwel Market at Abdullahpur. Earlier, the party held a brief rally at Uttara. The road march was terminated at ...

Bangladesh has improved five notches on Strong Passport Index in 2023. According to the newly published index by the UK-based consulting firm The Henley & Partners,’ Bangladesh has been ranked 96th in terms of strong passports which was the 101th in the previous index of The Henley & Partners. The new index published by Hanley & Partners on Tuesday (July ...

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said it is not possible to nationalise private educational institutions before the next general elections. At the same time, she requested the agitating teachers to go back to their classes suspending their programme. She stated it during a meeting with the agitating teachers and leaders of other teachers’ organisations at the International Mother Language ...

The results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent exams will be published on July 28. The chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka made the announcement on Wednesday. A total of 2,072,163 students under 11 education boards took part in the exams that were held from April 30 to May 28.

The Bangladesh-UK relationship is transitioning to a deeper economic, migration and security partnership, while helping to protect Bangladesh’s development gains, said the British foreign ministry. The UK’s development offer in Bangladesh aligns with the UK government’s Strategy for International Development (IDS) and government of Bangladesh’s strategies and plans, UNB reports. “Bangladesh is an increasingly important strategic partner for the UK ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has called BNP’s nationwide road march program “a march towards defeat.” “Mirza Fakhrul called Tuesday’s BNP march a ‘victory march.’ What victory? Their march was, in fact, a march towards defeat, a journey of decline. It is not a victory march, rather it is a defeat march,” Quader said while addressing the AL rally ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the party’s road march is not just an ordinary road march, rather it is a victory march. “This is a road march to realise our rights. Our only demand is the immediate resignation of Sheikh Hasina led government,” he said while addressing a rally ahead of the road march at Gabtoli ...

The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad’s (PBUH) grandson Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), will be observed in the country on July 29 as the Muharram moon was not sighted in the sky on Tuesday. So, the month of Muharram will start on Thursday (July 20, 2023) while the 30th day of Zilhajj month will be ...