Bangladesh

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday attended retreat in Bangkok, Thailand which was hosted by Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to exchange views on regional issues as well as ways to move the 25-year old organisation forward. The BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers had an “open and forward looking” discussion among the colleagues, reports ...

A Special Judge’s Court on Monday sentenced  ‘influential’ contractor GK Shamim to 10 years’ imprisonment in a money laundering case. Besides, seven of his bodyguards were jailed for four years each for assisting GK Shamim. They are Md Delwar Hossain, Md Murad Hossain, Md Jahidul Islam, Md Shahidul Islam, Md Kamal Hossain, Md Samsad Hossain and Md Aminul Islam. Dhaka ...

Voting for the by-election in Dhaka-17 constituency and election in seven municipalities of seven districts are underway on Monday (July 17). Voting started at 8 am with the use of traditional ballot papers in the parliamentary by-election. Voters’ presence was seen thin in the morning. No queue was seen at the centres in Dhaka. Large number of law enforcement agencies ...

Several postgraduate intern doctors of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) were injured as police charged batons on them during their protest in city’s Shahbagh area, demanding increase of their monthly allowances. Postgraduate Private Trainee Doctors’ Association former convener Dr Md Habibur Rahman Shohag said several doctors were injured when police charged batons in a sit-in programme at Shahbagh intersection ...

A court in Dhaka on Sunday set August 20 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases including sedition and murder cases. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court Judge Md Asaduzzaman fixed the new date following a time petition filed by the BNP chief’s lawyer, said additional public prosecutor Tapash Kumar Pal. Khaleda has been taking ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked all concerned to work together to further improve quality education in matching global standard. “The quality of education has improved a lot in the country. We want to keep pace with the world standard improving quality education further. It is our target and we have to work for attaining the goal,” she said, ...

Two children of Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif and his wife Japanese citizen Eriko Nakano will remain in their mother’s custody, a Dhaka court said this in its judgement on Sunday dismissing father Imran Sharif’s appeal. It was pronounced by Dhaka District and Sessions Judeg Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan while delivering the in the morning. Supreme Court lawyer Nasima Akhter Lovely ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged the ASEAN member states to extend active support to Bangladesh’s candidacy for attaining Sectoral Dialogue Partner status of the regional bloc by the time of their next summit. He made the call while speaking at the 30th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) held in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday, UNB reports. Momen also sought ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the businessmen to make the country’s economy stronger, saying that the government is always beside them. “Make the country’s economy stronger. We are always beside you (businessmen),” she said. The premier was addressing the Business Conference on Building Smart Bangladesh in city’s Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) as chief guest. Federation of Bangladesh ...

The EU delegation did not discuss the issue of dialogue, caretaker government and dissolution of parliament during its meeting with the Awami League, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader said to media after a meeting with the six-member Election Exploratory Mission of the EU at a city hotel on Saturday. Quader said AL, during their meeting, has once again reiterated their ...