Bangladesh

At the first hour of International Mother Language Day, an opposition alliance led by Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, placed floral wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar for the first time. Along with paying floral tribute, the Jamaat chief and Members of Parliament from the 11-party alliance stood at the martyrs’ altar and offered dua seeking forgiveness for the ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday night said Ekushey had remained confined under a fascist regime, but this time it is free, creating an opportunity to build a just and discrimination-free democratic Bangladesh. “Ekushey had long remained restricted under a fascist rule, but this time it is free. That is why our feelings are somewhat different today ...

Dr Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, paid tribute to the Language Movement martyrs by laying flowers at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of 21 February. Newly elected Members of Parliament from the Jamaat-led 11-party electoral alliance were also present. Earlier, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid homage to the martyrs. ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and their daughter Zaima Rahman, paid tribute to the Language Movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar in the early hours of 21 February. Just before midnight, the President arrived at the Central Shaheed Minar. After placing flowers at the altar, he stood in silence for a short while ...

President Md Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman have paid tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day. The heads of the state and the government paid their homage by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital in the first hour on Saturday. The President ...

Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi restored visa services on Friday, two months after suspending the services, with a view to restore the strained Bangladesh-India ties under the new government led by Tarique Rahman. The development, coming just three days after Tarique took charge as Bangladesh’s new prime minister, highlights the importance of New Delhi for BNP and signals an ...

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said the government is committed to building a country free from drugs, terrorism and juvenile gangs, drawing inspiration from the successful anti-cheating campaign in his constituency. Speaking to journalists on Friday afternoon (20 February) in Kachua upazila of Chandpur, the minister said initiatives would begin locally before being expanded nationwide. “Kachua will be ...

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the upcoming national budget will prioritise public welfare, shifting away from policies that benefit specific individuals or vested interest groups. Speaking to journalists at his residence in Chattogram on Friday, his first visit to the port city since assuming office, the minister said the government is committed to preparing a ...

The government has issued a gazette notification forming a 15-member ‘Cabinet Committee for Family Card Distribution’, aimed at providing protection to marginalised and low-income families. The Cabinet Division issued the notification on Friday (20 February), naming the Finance Minister as chairman of the committee. Other members include the Women and Children Affairs Minister, Social Welfare Minister, Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presided over an inter-ministerial meeting at the Cabinet Division meeting room at the Bangladesh Secretariat today. The inter-ministerial meeting was held on ‘Planting 25 crore trees in five years’ and the national level river-canal-water bodies excavation and re-excavation programme. Ministers and state ministers of the concerned ministries were present at the meeting, said sources at the ...