Bangladesh

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said that the government is working with the public to protect nature and the environment. She also said that initiatives have been taken to transform institutions like the Department of Environment, Forest Department, and Water Development Board into people-oriented organisations, reports BSS. The adviser made the remarks on Wednesday evening while addressing as the Chief ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said the election schedule is likely to be announced before September next year after preparation of voters’ lists, demarcation of areas, and registration of political parties. Besides, he said that necessary directives are being given to the officials concerned assuming that elections will be held in December next year. In an interview ...

The first phase of viva voce of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams will begin on January 5. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has published a schedule to resume the postponed viva of the 44th BCS, a notice said on Tuesday (December 24) night. The first phase viva will be held at the PSC head office at Agargaon ...

A court in Dhaka has sent former principal secretary to the former Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and former NBR Chairman Md Nazibur Rahman to jail following the end of his three-day remand in a case filed over the killing of BNP activist Makbul in 2022. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman passed the order on Wednesday after police, following the remand, ...

Eighteen Bangladesh nationals have been arrested for alleged trespassing into Delhi and Meghalaya state of India. They were arrested in two days — on Tuesday (December 24) and Monday (December 23). Tripura’s online news portal ‘Jagaran’ has reported it. It is learnt that police traced illegal Bangladesh nationals while investigating a murder case in Delhi on Tuesday. After searching, police ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will go to London on January 7 for advanced medical treatment. A 15-member delegation, including nurse, doctors, will accompany her during her visit to London. The delegation includes Syeda Sharmila Rahman, wife of Khaleda Zia’s late son Arafat Rahman Koko; her physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain; Dr Md Enamul Haque Chowdhury; Tabith Awal; and her personal ...

Long time misbehavior and unpaid wages behind the murders of seven crew members on MV Al Bakhera vessel in Chandpur, said Lt Col Munim Ferdous, the spokesperson of Rapid Action Battalion, on Wednesday. Earlier, a team of RAB-11 have arrested Akash Mandal alias Irfan from Bagerhat’s Chitolmari area over the murders. Akash is another crew member of MV Al Bakhera. ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanged greetings with representatives of the Christian community on the occasion of Happy Christmas Day at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday (December 24). Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain conducted the greeting exchange ceremony, while leaders of the Christian faith Bishop Bejoy N D’Cruze, the head of the Catholic Christians ...

The Christian community is celebrating the Christmas Day in the country, as elsewhere across the world, on Wednesday, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christian community, is the celebration of rebirth, new beginning, forgiveness and peace, and renewing relationship with God and human beings. The celebrations of the Christmas Day feature decoration of ...

Six Reform Commissions formed to propose reforms of the constitution, electoral system, the judiciary, police, anti-corruption, and public administration will submit their reports soon. It was stated by Dr Badiul Alam Majumder, head of the Electoral Reform Commission, and secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan), while speaking at a seminar on “Dialogue for Democratic Restructure: Public Administration-related Dialogue” held at ...