Bangladesh

BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain is being taken to Singapore for treatment. He left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:30am by a flight of Bangladesh Biman. The BNP leader was accompanied by his wife and son. Khandaker Mosharraf’s son Khandaker Maruf Hossain, a lawyer of Supreme Court, sought doa to all. Earlier on June 17, the senior ...

The parliament passed the Tk 7,61,785 crore national budget for FY 2023-24 — with the goal of achieving 7.5 percent GDP growth rate and keeping annual inflation at around 6 percent. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal moved the Appropriations Bill 2023, seeking a budgetary allocation of Tk 11,10,840 crore which was passed by voice votes, UNB reports. Earlier today, the ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad on Monday said a total of 10.74 lakh migrant workers have left Bangladesh for work in different countries till June of the current fiscal (2022-23), which is 15.59 per cent more compared to the previous year. The minister said this in reply to a query treasury bench lawmaker Ali Azam of Bhola-2 ...

Government officials and employees will go on five days’ of Eid-ul-Azha vacation from Tuesday (June 27). Monday (June 26) is the last working day. Some will start returning to village homes after office today. All offices will remain closed from June 27 to July 2.

The United Nations Under-Secretaries General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Catherine Pollard jointly paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka on Sunday morning. They highly praised Bangladeshi peacekeepers for their contribution to maintain peace in the trouble-torn UN member countries, reports BSS. During the meeting, they discussed various issues, including UN peacekeeping ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today underscored the importance of recognising the personal sacrifices of women peacekeepers. He made this remark while visiting UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Catherine Pollard jointly called on him in the capital, a Foreign Ministry press release said here.  

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam today said, the narrative of Bangladesh being a “small country” has changed globally with its growing economy, wider engagement with partners, and political stability. “Bangladesh is seen as an example of good practice in multilateral forums,” he said while speaking at DCAB Talk, UNB reports. Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) hosted its ...

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today said Bangladesh looks forward to explore effective strategies to ensure that all peacekeepers, irrespective of gender, can thrive in a safe and supportive environment. “Discrimination and sexual abuse have no place in our Peacekeeping Missions, and we must collectively strive to eradicate such occurrences,” he said. The Foreign Secretary was speaking at the opening ...

A court on Sunday again set July 17 to pass its order against ‘influential’ contractor GK Shamim and seven of his bodyguards in a money laundering case. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-10 Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam fixed the new date today. The seven other accused are: Md Delwar Hossain, Md Murad Hossain, Md Jahidul Islam, Md Shahidul Islam, Md Kamal Hossain, ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent visit to Switzerland was very mysterious. “Amid a serious dollar crisis, Sheikh Hasina’s frequent foreign trips with a huge entourage and her recent visit to Switzerland are very mysterious. Her statements after coming back home are also mysterious,” he said. Speaking at a press ...