Bangladesh

Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali has commented that it is very important to increase the capacity of customs to prevent money laundering. He made this comment at his speech as the chief guest at the seminar organized on the occasion of ‘International Customs Day’ at Revenue Building at Agargaon in the city on Friday. The finance minister said, “Preventing ...

A delegation led by Chinese Communist Party’s Vice Minister for International Department Sun Haiyan on Thursday (January 25) paid a courtesy call on Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the latter’s office in Dhaka. During the meeting, they discussed various issues including bilateral relations, business and trade, Rohingya issue, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Wednesday said that the friendship between the two countries will continue to grow as the shared sacrifices of the 1971 Liberation War remain a constant inspiration driving the relationship forward. “Bangladesh has a great development story to tell the world,” he said while speaking at a function marking the 75th Republic Day ...

The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) detained a woman with 8.3 kilograms of solid cocaine, the largest consignment in the country’s history, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Wednesday night. The detainee is an African woman named Nomthendajo Tawera Soko, 35. She is a nurse by profession. Director (Operations) of DNC Tanvir Momtaz told this to media ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped that China would come forward in a bigger way during the tenure of her new government for implementing its development programmes. “China is one of the most important development and strategic partners of Bangladesh. We hope that during the new government’s tenure China will help us more than the previous times to help ...

The High Court on Thursday again set January 28 (Sunday) for submission of investigation report on five-year-old Ayaan, who died due to negligence of the doctors, as Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) failed to submit the progress report today. Ayaan was admitted to the United Medical College Hospital, situated in the capital’s Badda area, On December 31 for circumcision. When ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Planning Commission to identify which of the running projects can be finished quickly with little cost to reap maximum economic benefits from the programmes. “We have to prioritise the development programmes which would be finished with little money. Because I think that the quicker we would be able to finish these projects ...

Election Commission secretary Jahangir Alam on Wednesday announced the schedule of 233 elections, including Cumilla and Mymensingh City Corporation polls. As per the schedule, the last date of nomination submission at returning office is February 13 and scrutinising on February 15. The last date for the withdrawal of nominations is February 22. Symbols will be allotted on February 23. The ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Wednesday laid emphasis on working together to strengthen the ties between Bangladesh and the UK. During her meeting with Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, she also discussed how they can work together on challenges like climate change, migration and welfare of the Rohingyas, reports UNB. The ...

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in a case filed with Paltan Model Police Station. With this, he secured bail in nine cases, out of 10 lodged against him over the clashes between police and BNP men and alleged attacks on different establishments, including the residence of the chief ...