Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government has been making efforts to create smart athletes to ensure Bangladesh’s participation in any international sports competition. “We have built digital Bangladesh. Our next target is to transform the country into a Smart Bangladesh which will help generate smart players and thus we will achieve the quality of taking part in ...

President M Abdul Hamid today asked the Public Service Commission (PSC) to be more proactive in making final recommendations in the shortest possible time as well as ensuring transparency and accountability in the recruitment process. The Head of the State came up with the directives as a PSC delegation submitted its ‘Annual Report 2022’ to him at Bangabhaban here this ...

Terming Electronic Voting Machine as the modern technology for taking votes, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said, “EVM is not a machine for stealing votes. It is a modern technology for taking votes. Many people say that result of the votes could be changed in the last 10 minutes. Even a dozen of Einstein would not be able ...

A court on Sunday fixed March 1 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order at a temporary courtroom of the Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-9 at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj, reports BSS. Appearing on behalf of Khaleda Zia, lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali sought time ...

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) seeking directives to investigate the reports of Awami League (AL) lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Miah Golap’s nine houses in US’s New York. Barrister Saydul Haque Sumon filed the writ on Sunday  for public interest. Chief Election Commission, chairmen of ACC and NBR, and home secretary have been made respondents in ...

Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayas said late Duranta Biplob’s mother Rokeya Akter Khatun, his brother Durjoy Biplob and sister Shashwati Biplob were present on the occasion at the premier’s official residence Ganabhaban here. Former member of Awami League’s central Agriculture and Cooperatives affairs sub-committee late Duranta Biplob has written the book on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reaffirmed UN’s continued support to Bangladesh in overcoming unprecedented challenges that may arise out of the ongoing global conflicts, financial, energy and food crisis and the adverse impact of climate change. He made the comment while meeting Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the United Nations Headquarters in New York recently, reports UNB. The ...

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated 43 development projects and laid foundation stones of five other projects at a cost of Tk 329 crore to ensure overall development of her home district Gopalganj. She inaugurated the projects on Saturday after unveiling a plaque by pressing a button at a grand public rally organised by Kotalipara ...

President Abdul Hamid on Saturday said common people are not responsible for even one percent of defaulted loans from banks while big businessmen and industrialists willfully take loans with an intention of not paying back. “They take loans (with an intention) not to pay. Of course, some bankers are also involved with it,” he said at the sixth convocation of ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has reiterated his proposal to create a ministerial forum on South-South Cooperation to explore potentials and share lessons on priorities and concerns of the Global South. “It is a high time to establish a forum comprising the Foreign and Finance or Development Cooperation Ministers of the Global South for them to regularly meet and exchange ...