Bangladesh

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said there is no external pressure over letting BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia take part in politics. “People have the right to know the fact. I have informed the fact through you (journalists). There is no foreign pressure in this regard,” he said while talking to reporters at BISS auditorium on the government’s recent stance ...

The stubbornness of two major political parties over the election-time government is dangerous for the country, said Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal. He was talking to reporters after a meeting with a foreign delegation at the Election Commission at Agargaon in the capital on Thursday. The CEC said the results will create risks if major political parties don’t ...

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin today directed the Forest Department to take stern actions against the grabbers of forest. “Appropriate legal measures should continue to recover the encroached forest land across the country,” he said while speaking at a progress review meeting of the annual development programme (ADP) held at the Secretariat here. The forest minister ...

Grameenphone users in different parts of the country are complaining about network problems after 11:30am Thursday. They were unable to call other numbers. Grameenphone customers from Lalbagh, Dhanmondi, Paribagh and Farmgate areas, said on their social media that they have been facing troubles with GP networks since 11:30am. GP sources said the network was disrupted due to fibre cables cut ...

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the countrymen to boycott the parties formed illegally by military dictators and remain vigilant against them. “It is impossible to assume power by lobbying foreigners It seems like someone coming from outside will take the BNP to power through the cradle. It (BNP) has been dreaming so. ...

A landmark “underpass” is being constructed by the government to ease the movement of travelers, connecting Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), airport railway station, bus rapid transits (BRT) and Hazi Camp. The Project dubbed as “Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Pedestrian Underpass”, with a length of over one kilometre, was presented before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today at her official residence ...

The government of Japan and UNHCR have signed an agreement for the protection and assistance of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The contribution of US$ 4.5 million [JPY 600 million] will be used for reinforcement of life-saving and life-sustaining services by improving the livelihood of refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and on Bhasan Char. An exchange of notes was ...

Voting in the by-elections to Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) constituency will be held on April 27. The Election Commission announced the date on Wednesday after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. The last date of nomination submission will over on march 27, while scrutinising on March 29. The withdrawal of nomination papers on April 5, said EC secretary Jahangir ...

A fire service rescue team, part of Bangladesh’s rescue efforts in Turkey, returned to the country on Tuesday night after completing their work in Turkey’s quake-hit areas. At around 8 p.m. on February 21, the team returned to Dhaka in a C-130 special aircraft of the Air Force along with the joint rescue team of Bangladesh. The director of operations ...

The voting in two-day polls to elect the office bearers for 2023-2024 of Dhaka Bar Association, believed to be the largest Bar of Asia, started at 9am on Wednesday. The balloting will go on till 5pm with one hour recess from 1pm to 2pm on both of the days. A total of 46 candidates are vying for 27 posts. Some ...