Bangladesh

Ten persons, including nine Bangladeshis, were burnt to death in a fire that broke out at a furniture workshop in a commercial area of Al-Hofuf city, some 350 kms away from the capital Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on Friday evening (local time). Of the deceased, four hailed from Rajshahi district, while two from Naogaon and Madaripur, and Natore, and Dhaka ...

The European Union’s Election Exploratory Mission met the leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today. The meeting began at 9am at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in the capital. According to our correspondent, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, BNP Chairperson’s adviser Ismail Zabihullah, Organising Secretary Shama Obayed and Human ...

US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya has announced a $1 million grant from the State Department to the Freedom Fund and its partners. This program will provide reintegration services to more than 500 children who have been exploited by human traffickers, UNB reports. “Bangladesh is a vital partner in our goal to ensure a ...

BNP on Saturday told the visiting Election Exploratory Mission from the European Union (EU) that it is not possible for their party to join the next national election under the current Awami League government. “We’ve told them that there’s no question of going to elections under this regime, it is not possible. There’re so many reasons behind it,” said BNP ...

      A high-profile parliamentary roundtable on “Bangladesh-UK Climate Accord: Priorities for COP28,” hosted by Bangladesh High Commission, London at the UK House of Lords on Thursday proposed creation of a parliamentary caucus on climate change ahead of the COP28 in Dubai in November 2023. UK Ministers and parliamentsfrom the House of Lords and the House of Commons along ...

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said Dhaka University LLM Lawyers’ Association (DULLA), a unique association of meritorious lawyers, has been playing an important role in legal arena since its inception. She was addressing, as the chief guest, an Eid Reunion and the introduction ceremony of the newly-elected executive committee of DULLA at a city hotel today. The ...

“Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has turned Bangladesh into a ‘role model’ of lies,” said BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. “Sheikh Hasina made the country a role model of lies. Today, her educational system means that student can pass the examinations without writing anything else in answer sheet. They are also given A Plus,” he said while speaking ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said the BNP expected that the visiting foreign representatives would talk about a caretaker government and the resignation of the present government but none raised the issue. “This caretaker government issue was not raised in any conversation. The BNP’s one-point demand is the resignation of the Awami League government and formation ...

A high-profile parliamentary roundtable on “Bangladesh-UK Climate Accord: Priorities for COP28,” hosted by Bangladesh High Commission, London at the UK House of Lords on Thursday proposed creation of a parliamentary caucus on climate change ahead of the COP28 in Dubai in November 2023. UK Ministers and parliaments from the House of Lords and the House of Commons along with ministers ...

The Teesta River is flowing 40 cm above the danger level due to the onrush of upstream water. The water flow at Dalia point of Teesta Barrage, the country’s largest irrigation project, was recorded at 52.55 cm at 6:00 am on Friday, which is flowing 40 cm above the danger level above the normal 52.15 cm. The Teesta Barrage Water ...