Bangladesh

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday met his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues of mutual interest, reports UNB. They exchanged greetings and discussed issues of bilateral interests, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “So nice to meet FM Dr Abdul Momen of Bangladesh on G20FMM and Raisina Dialogue 2023 sidelines. Neighbourhood First, always,” Jaishankar ...

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said their party is not thinking anything alternative but to oust the government from power to establish the voting rights of people. Speaking at a sit-in programme in front of the Jatiya Press Club on Friday, he said the government doesn’t want a free, fair, and inclusive general election as it ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has said Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s legacy remains a “guiding light” for Bangladesh-India relationship and the driving force for India’s steadfast partnership with Bangladesh on its journey towards progress and prosperity. The high commissioner and his wife visited Tungipara and paid tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at ...

British High Commission Dhaka organised a reception for Bangladeshi scholars who were awarded the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarships. Robert Chatterton Dickson, the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, congratulated scholars on completing their master’s degrees and welcomed them into the greater UK Chevening and Commonwealth alumni family. Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarships are awarded to individuals from all backgrounds ...

Four of the six Bangladeshis who were killed in a fatal road accident in South Africa were buried at their family graveyards in Feni district on Friday. Ismail Hossain, Raju Ahmed, Mostofa Kamal and Abul Hossain were buried at their respective village homes after their namaz-e-janaza. Char Majlishpur Union Parishad (UP) Chairman MA Hossain said that when Abul Hossain’s body ...

European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative Josep Borrell has assured of EU’s continuous humanitarian support to deal with the needs of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh. “This crisis is not forgotten. EU remains one of the largest humanitarian donors, with €287m since 2017,” he said after his meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam ...

According to the Election Commission’s final updated electoral roll, the number of voters in the country has now increased to 11,91,51,440 following inclusion of some new voters last year. The EC disclosed the updated voter numbers on Thursday morning, on the occasion of National Voter Day, reports UNB. According to EC’s factsheet, a total of 58,64,430 new voters were enlisted ...

Urging the all political parties to resolve the differences over the general election among themselves, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said the Election Commission would not do any condescending regarding this issue. He told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in city’s Agargaon area in Dhaka on Thursday following a procession held from in the area marking the Voters’ ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to put special focus on medical science research, urging all to take the country forward with fresh inventions to cope with the new global technologies. “I can’t but say with a sorrow that research on agriculture and science is going on, but our research on medical science is fewer in number. ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions of three convicts–two death-row and one life term–in RU Professor S Taher Ahmed murder case. Now, there is no bar to execute the death sentence of Mohiuddin, the then Rajshahi University teacher, and Jahangir, the then caretaker of Prof Taher’s residence. They will only get the chance ...