Bangladesh

Newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) from the Dhaka-17 constituency Mohammad Ali Arafat took the oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban here today. Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to Arafat, elected in the by-polls of Dhaka-17 constituency with the ruling Awami League’s ticket, said a press release. Parliament Secretariat Senior Secretary KM Abdus Salam ...

BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday evening said the party has not yet reached a decision whether they will hold their planned rally at Golapbagh ground or not. He said party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will announce their decision after a meeting at party chairperson’s Gulshan office at 8:30 pm on Wednesday. Rizvi at ...

Visiting EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore held talks with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed in Dhaka on Tuesday (July 25) morning. Following the talks, Gilmore told journalists that they discussed human rights situation now prevailing in Bangladesh. “I think that the relationship between Bangladesh and European Union is very good. Economically, our ...

Former superintendent of police Babul Akhtar and his father Md Abdul Wadud Miah have been acquitted of a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA). Meanwhile, the court issued an arrest warrant against journalist Iliyas Hossain, another accused in the case, as he is absconding. The court took the charges against Iliyas Hossain and Babul Akhtar’s brother Md Habibur ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered to Nepal the use of its newly constructed Payra port during a meeting with her Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal. The two visiting ministers met at newly opened Bangladesh-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Room in the FAO Headquarters on the sideline of the UN Food Systems Summit. Both leaders are in Rome to attend the summit, ...

Italy has shown interest to employ more Bangladeshi manpower particularly in its agriculture and hospitality sectors as three Italian ministers called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit Rome. “Italy wants to hire more workers from Bangladesh for its hospitality and agriculture sectors,” Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen quoted the Italian ministers ...

Ashraful Alam, better known as ‘Hero Alam’, registered a general diary (GD) on Monday night after he allegedly received a death threat over phone. He filed the GD at Hatirjheel Police Station around 11:30 pm. The police station SI Abdul Quadir confirmed the matter. According to the GD, “Hero Alam received three calls from an unknown number, threatening to kill ...

The ‘Bangladesh-Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Room’ was inaugurated at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the room in a ceremony in presence of FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu on Monday evening, reports BSS. The establishment of the room marks the celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday placed a five-point proposal at the UN Food Systems Summit to ensure sustainable, safe and nutritious food system worldwide, laying emphasis on coordinated steps to lift restrictions on food and fertilizer exports. She also stressed the need of promotion of multilateral development banks and private entrepreneurs to invest in modern agriculture. The premier made ...

The European Union’s Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore, began his visit in Dhaka on Monday with wide-ranging agenda. “Great to welcome EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore on his second visit to Bangladesh,” EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley tweeted, UNB reports. Earlier, acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (retd) Khurshed Alam received Gilmore upon his arrival ...