Bangladesh

Prime Minister on Sunday urged the Commonwealth to send diversified election observers to oversee the next parliamentary polls in Bangladesh as Commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Patricia Scotland paid a courtesy call on her at her place of residence in London. “Our Prime Minister raised the issue of election and proposed the Commonwealth to send diversified election observers to oversee the ...

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Sunday paid a courtesy call on President Mohammad Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the capital. “During the meeting, the head of state was briefed about different activities of the forces and the progress of implementation of various development programmes and measures under the ‘Armed Forces Goal 2030 ” President’s press secretary Md ...

Mentioning that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) wants a free, fair and neutral election, the party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that his party will not participate in any election under this government. He made the remarks at a council of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila BNP unit held at Kalibari Municipal Auditorium in Thakurgaon district on Sunday. The BNP ...

The visiting team of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that despite many challenges, Bangladesh’s growth is progressive. In a statement released on Sunday, Rahul Anand, IMF Mission Chief for Bangladesh, said: “Against a challenging economic backdrop, Bangladesh remains one of the fastest growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region. However, persistent inflationary pressures, elevated volatility of global financial conditions, and ...

Three candidates of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) were injured after a ceiling fan fell on them at a centre in Sirajganj during the examination on Sunday. The incident happened at Haje Ahmed Ali Aliah Kamil Madrasha centre. Injured three are the students of Chilgachha Dakhil madrasa in Sadar upazila. MD Dulal, the centre secretary and headteacher of Alokdia Islamia Fazil ...

Md Jahangir Alam on Sunday filed a writ with the High Court to get his candidature for Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) mayoral election back. Suspended mayoral candidate Jahangir Alam filed the writ challenging the decision of his nomination paper cancellation. On April 30, GCC election returning officer Faridul Islam cancelled nomination paper of much-talked about candidate Jahangir Alam over loan ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered Bhutan to build an economic zone in Bangladesh for mutual benefits as Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema had a meeting with her. “We’re establishing economic zones in Bangladesh. You can build an economic zone in our country which will be familiar with the Bhutan Economic Zone,” Foreign Minister Dr ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the Awami League (AL) government, like the UK, also wants free and fair elections in Bangladesh. She said this when the UK Foreign Minister James Cleverly along with his wife Susannah Sparks called on her on Saturday. “We also want fair elections. My party always maintains democracy in the country. We have given the country’s ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Saturday said China, as a responsible major country, has been “unswervingly mediating” between Bangladesh and Myanmar to promote the repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland. “A local friend once told me sincerely that many people provide lip-services, but only China is actually doing practical things to proceed with the repatriation,” he said, ...

Former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Nazmul Huda’s daughter Barrister Antara Selima Huda has been made the acting chairman of Trinamool BNP. Adviser of the party Advocate Sigma Huda announced the party’s decision at a press conference held at Dhaka’s Gulshan on Saturday. The acting chairman in the press conference said they will take part in the next general election ...