Bangladesh

The OIC Secretary General, Hissein Brahim Taha has arrived in Dhaka Saturday on a five-day visit. The Director General (International Organizations), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Wahida Ahmed, Vice-Chancellor of IUT, Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam welcomed the OIC Secretary General at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. During the visit, the OIC Secretary General will pay a courtesy call on Prime ...

About US government’s newly announced visa policy, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader said Sheikh Hasina has no headache over any visa policy or sanctions. “Elections will be held in a free and fair manner (during the incumbent government’s tenure). So, neither Awami League nor Sheikh Hasina has any headache over any visa policy or sanctions,” Quader, also the Road ...

Bangladesh and China on Saturday discussed on contributing to the connectivity in this region under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) while the two countries high officials gathered at 12th Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Dhaka. “Both sides also showed interest in contributing to the regional connectivity in South and South East Asia under the auspices of the Belt and ...

Terming new US visa policy for Bangladeshis as ‘regrettable,’ Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) fellow Professor Mostafizur Rahman said, “It is very regrettable for us as a nation and citizens to force Bangladesh to a fair election with condition. I hope that everyone and all political parties will realize this matter. Politicians embody our national aspirations collectively.” He made the ...

Chinese vice-minister of foreign affairs Sun Weidong arrived in Dhaka on Friday night on a two-day official visit to discuss issues of mutual interest. He will have a bilateral meeting with foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen during his stay in Dhaka, UNB reports. The meeting will take place on Saturday morning at State guesthouse Padma. Director General (East Asia & ...

The deputy high commissioner (DHC) of Pakistan to Bangladesh and his family members narrowly escaped unhurt when a speeding passenger bus collided head-on with his car in Brahmanbaria on Friday, police said. Akul Chandra Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sarail Khantihata Highway Police Station, said that DHC Qamar Abbas Khokhar along with his wife Rehena Sarwar Khokhar, son Mohammad Khokhar and ...

In observance of the International Forced Disappearance Week, human rights activists and relatives of the victims of forced disappearances have formed human-chain in Feni. Chanting slogans against all sorts of forced disappearances, they called for returning the victims of forced diappearance to their respective families as soon as possible. Roushan Ara Begum, mother of the forced disappearance victim Juba Dal ...

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today visited the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Japan. Executive Directors of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation Ito Yoichi and Hironobu Takagi welcomed the speaker, said a press release. A delegation from Bangladesh, including Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed, Ruhul Haque, Abul Kalam Md ...

At least 50 people, including BNP leader Nipun Roy Chowdhury, were injured in a clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP at Jinjira Bus Road area of Keraniganj on Friday morning. According to the witnesses, leaders and activists of Juba Dal brought out a procession from Chatgaon area to join a BNP rally scheduled to be held in ...

Symbols have been allocated among the four mayoral candidates in Khulna City Corporation polls. Returning Officer Md Alauddin distributed the symbols at the regional election officer’s office in the city around 10am on Friday. During the ceremony, Md Alauddin requested the candidates to maintain the electoral code of conducts. The Khulna City Corporation election is scheduled to be held on ...