Bangladesh

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today asked all members of parliament (MPs) to dedicate their lives for welfare of their localities. “Serving people is the greatest virtue and there is nothing greater than that. Political leaders should engage them in serving the people,” she said. The Leader of the House was speaking at the condolence motion ...

  The UK is providing £500,000 (more than 6 Crores and 90 Lacs Taka) to UN Resident Coordinator’s Office to support disaster preparedness, response and recovery in Bangladesh. This money will aid in the coordination of humanitarian assistance provided by the Government of Bangladesh, donors, the UN, and NGOs prior to, during, and after disaster events. It will also ensure ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh has been maintaining a friendly relationship equally with all for the sake of uplifting the socio-economic condition of the people. “We’ve a very good relationship with every country. Since we’re following the policy the Father of the Nation had given us, we’re maintaining a friendly relation equally with all. Because, our goal ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Sabera Aman, wife of BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman, to jail in a case filed over acquiring wealth beyond known income source. Judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-1 Abul Kashem passed the order when she surrendered before the court. The court also rejected her bail petition in the case. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on ...

Dhaka Elevated Expressway’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA-Farmgate section has formally opened to the public on Sunday morning. Regular vehicular movement commenced on the expressway at 6:00 am today. It takes only 10 to 12 minutes to reach Farmgate from the airport through the expressway. Three wheelers, bicycles and pedestrians are not being allowed to move on the expressway, while ...

Thousands of contractual rail workers of Bangladesh Railways blocked Malibagh rail line in the capital on Sunday morning, forcing the authorities to suspend the train communication of Dhaka with other parts. The workers, who were demanding their jobs be made permanent, blocked the rail line from 10am. Dhaka Railway Police Station OC Ferdous Ahmed said, “We are discussing the issue ...

A court in Dhaka on Sunday framed charges against eight BNP leaders and activists, including the party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case filed under Explosive Substance Act. Other accused in the case are the party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Jamaat leader Dr Muhammad Shafiqul Islam Masud, Saiful Alam Nirab, Moazzem Hossain babu, Azizul ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the opening of Dhaka Elevated Expressway is another milestone in the country’s communication sector and it would play a significant role in reducing traffic congestion. “This (Dhaka Elevated Expressway) is a new milestone in the communication sector. I have inaugurated Dhaka Elevated Expressway PPP Project’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Farmgate portion. Work on ...

The 24th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin on Sunday. The session will begin at 5:00pm at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area, said a JS press release earlier, reports BSS. On August 16, President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened the 24th session of the parliament exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home on Saturday from Singapore after receiving medical treatment there for over a week. The BNP secretary general along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines around 6:30pm. Talking to reporters at the Airport, he said he went through harassment ...