Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered the authorities concerned to keep 100,000 volunteers ready in Dhaka to deal with any potential earthquake situation. After a meeting with the Prime Minister, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu disclosed this while talking to reporters at the Secretariat on Sunday The minister said the Prime Minister gave several instructions In view ...

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has been admitted to hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia. He is currently receiving treatment at United Hospital in the capital. The minister’s personal officer Shahiduzzaman confirmed the matter to the media on Sunday, stating that he was hospitalised following the pneumonia diagnosis and that his physical condition is now improving. Amir ...

The Bangladesh government is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East, Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad said on Saturday. He made the remarks while visiting passengers stranded at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport due to the ongoing tense situation in the region. During the visit, the minister spoke with the stranded passengers, listened to their concerns, and ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended office on Saturday, although it was a public holiday, and called on officials to gear up the implementation process of the government’s election manifesto. The move, similar to last week’s holiday appearance, signals his push to maintain momentum in delivering key policy priorities. Tarique Rahman arrived at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Tejgaon at ...

Poet Mohan Raihan will be awarded the Bangla Academy Literary Award on 2. The information was confirmed in a message sent by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs on Saturday. According to the statement, after the announcement of conferring the Bangla Academy Literary Award 2026 on Mohan Raihan, various criticisms surfaced in newspapers and on social media. As a result, the ...

Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Robiul Alam has said that Eid travel this year will be more comfortable and safer than at any other time. He said the ministries concerned have been given necessary directives to take all kinds of preparations to ensure smooth Eid journeys. The minister made the remarks on Saturday morning while visiting ...

A Narayanganj court has ordered police to keep behind bars Shirin Hayat Ivy, an Awami League leader and former mayor of Narayanganj city, in a case over July Uprising killings. Ivy secured bails in multiple other cases on Thursday, but the new order has dashed her prospects of release from prison. Ivy has been shown arrested in a case filed ...

Former Youth and Sports Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Friday dismissed recent corruption allegations against senior all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as “ridiculous” and clarified his stance. “As far as I know, there is no case; some allegations have been made to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Today (on Friday), I also saw in the media that some fans of a ...

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Friday said teachers must obtain prior permission from the appropriate authorities before engaging in any profession outside their teaching duties, warning that action will be taken against those found violating the rule. “If any teacher is involved in another profession without prior approval, allegations will be investigated and necessary action will be taken,” ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the new government is working to make state institutions, long rendered ineffective, functional and properly institutionalised once again. He also confirmed that local government elections will be held on schedule. Mirza Fakhrul, also the BNP Secretary General, made the remarks while responding to journalists after laying ...