Bangladesh

Japanese entrepreneur and politician Miki Watanabe has announced plans to establish a driving school in Bangladesh to train skilled drivers for Japan. Watanabe, founder of the Watami Group, made the announcement during a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Saturday evening. He said the school would require a 12,000-square-metre site, preferably on ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed concern over the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) call to the Election Commission (EC) not to assign election duties to employees of Islami Bank and several other institutions allegedly influenced by Jamaat. In a statement issued on Sunday, Jamaat Secretary General Professor Mia Golam Porwar described the BNP’s appeal as “politically motivated and baseless.” Referring to BNP’s ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam has said the government plans to expand facilities for newspapers and private television channels, urging media owners to enhance the welfare and benefits of journalists accordingly. He made the remarks while speaking at the “Meet the Reporters” programme organized by Dhaka Reporters’ Unity (DRU) at its Shafiqul Kabir Auditorium in the capital on ...

The number of SIM cards registered under an individual’s name will be reduced ahead of the national election, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday. While speaking at a meeting of the 15th Advisory Committee, he said, “One person often commits a crime using another person’s SIM card. As a result, the real culprit remains ...

A voluntary network will be formed in every district in rescuing and protecting wildlife, saidEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday. “A voluntary network will be formed in every district to support the Forest Department so that quick action can be taken in rescuing and protecting wildlife,” she said. Rizwana, also the adviser of the ministry ...

Metro rail services have resumed on the Uttara–Agargaon–Uttara section after being suspended for nearly two and a half hours. Train operations between Agargaon and Motijheel, however, remain suspended. A source responsible for MRT Line-6 confirmed to Dhaka Post on Sunday at around 3:00 PM that the service between Uttara and Motijheel had been halted since 12:30 PM following an incident ...

A pedestrian died after a bearing pad of metro rail fell on him in the capital’s Farmgate early afternoon on Sunday. According to the eyewitnesses, the victim man, aged around 35 to 40, was walking through the footpath. Suddenly, at about 12:15PM, a metro rail bearing pad fell on his head. Then he died on the scene. His identity is ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has stressed the importance of quality, modern education for students to succeed in an increasingly competitive and technology-driven world. Addressing a merit scholarship ceremony via video conference on Saturday, he said, “We are now living in the age of Artificial Intelligence. Talent and skill—not privilege—are opening doors globally. To survive with dignity, our youth must ...

Education Adviser Professor Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has stressed that building a science-minded generation is vital for ensuring sustainable national progress. He made the remarks while addressing Bangladesh Science Academy–Professor Emeritus Dr. Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury Talent Nurture Fund Scholarship Award Ceremony as the chief guest at National Science and Technology Complex at Agargaon in Dhaka on Saturday. “This event is ...

Jamaat leaders Motiur Rahman, Mir Quasem Ali, BNP Standing committee former member Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury have been executed in false cases, commented BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday. “The nation has not forgotten the oppression by the fascist government on democratic forces. False cases were filed against 60 lakh activists and more than 20,000 leaders and activists ...