Bangladesh

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the Pilkhana carnage aimed at demoralising the Army. He made the remarks on Saturday after placing wreaths at a monument set up at Banani Army Graveyard in memory of the army officials killed in the Pilkhana Carnage, marking the 14th anniversary of the incident. Fakhrul said the conspirators had committed ...

The 14th National Japanese speech contest was held at the Embassy of Japan in Dhaka on Saturday. At the final round of the contest, top 16 Japanese language learners impressed the audience and judges with their speaking skills. The competition was co-organized by the Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB), the Japan Foundation, and the Embassy of Japan, UNB ...

The 14th anniversary of the Pilkhana BDR massacre is being observed on Saturday (February 25, 2023). Marking the day, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) organised Quran recital, prayers, and milad mahfil, said a BGB press release. Major General S M Salahuddin Islam, Military Secretary to the President; and Major General Kabir Ahmed, Military Secretary to the Prime Minister, placed wreaths at ...

Former Indian cricket team captain and ex-president of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly, and his wife Dona Ganguly met the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban. PM’s Speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam told reporters after the meeting. President of Bangladesh Cricket Board Nazmul Hassan Papon was also present at the time. Ganguly, popularly known as Dada to his fans, arrived ...

The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution that demands Russia leave Ukraine. Thirty-two countries including Bangladesh, India, China, Pakistan and Sri Lanka abstained from voting while seven countries including Russia voted against the resolution. A total of 141 countries voted in favour of the resolution. The U.N. General Assembly approved the non-binding resolution Thursday that calls for Russia to ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen held a high-level interactive dialogue with key member states regarding the Rohingya crisis and possible efforts towards the implementation UN Resolutions adopted for expeditious repatriation of the forcible displaced Myanmar nationals. The dialogue held New York on Thursday (Feb 23) with the participation of key members States, including Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Djibouti, Egypt, The Gambia, ...

The 14th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at the Pilkhana BDR (now BGB) headquarters in the capital will be observed on Saturday. A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage beginning on this day in 2009, reports UNB. Marking the day, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will organize Quran Khawani, doa, and milad mahfil, said ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked agriculturists to carry on their efforts to increase food yield keeping in mind the adverse global circumstances and climate change. “In view of the (global) situation, we have to produce our crops,” she said, opening golden jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI). She added that climate change phenomenon also required Bangladesh to ...

A visiting six-member German parliamentary delegation on Thursday held discussion elaborately on German investment at the economic zones in Bangladesh, reports BSS. The discussion took place while the German parliamentary delegation called on Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at her office at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. During the discussion, they discussed various issues including long friendly relations between Bangladesh ...

Mentioning that a movement has already been launched to unseat the government from power, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the government which has shattered people’s dreams must be ousted at any cost. “We must have to bring down this government from power through a mass upsurge by spreading the movement at grassroots level,” he said while ...