Bangladesh

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has said that the government will take legal action over the alleged harassment of former interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. While responding to reporters’ questions at a press conference, Dr Zahed said the government would pursue legal action over ...

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed expanding employment opportunities for Bangladeshi workers, particularly taxi and truck drivers, alongside efforts to strengthen bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation. The issues were discussed at a courtesy meeting between Mahdi Amin, adviser to the prime minister and spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, and UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Ali ...

The EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Magnus Brunner paid a courtesy call on the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the ministry on Monday. Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller was also present, said a press release. The discussions covered cooperation on migration management, returns, combating human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The ...

A Dhaka court on Monday placed two retired army officers–Lt Col (retd) Kazi Gulshan Ara and Lt Col (retd) Debashish–on a four-day remand in a case filed with Pallabi Police Station in Dhaka under several charges, including sedition. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam passed the order after a hearing, State Prosecutor Harun Or Rashid said. Earlier, the duo were brought ...

Restrictions on flight operations at Saudi Arabian airports have disrupted 51 direct and transit flights from Bangladesh, affecting 5,418 passengers, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). According to CAAB data released on Monday (October 12), a total of 12 direct flights and 39 transit flights were disrupted due to limited flight operations at Saudi airports. Of the ...

Elections to Union Parishads will begin on January 21 and be held in five phases. Election Commissioner Brigadier General Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah announced the schedule on Monday (October 12). According to the election commissioner, voting will take place in five phases: first phase on January 21, second on February 4, third on April 29, fourth on May 13 and ...

Bangladesh has sought long-term cooperation from Saudi Arabia to ensure the country’s energy security, with discussions also covering floating LNG terminals and onshore and offshore gas exploration. Saudi Arabia has assured Bangladesh of cooperation in these areas, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on Monday morning. The discussions took place on ...

  Dhaka, 8 October 2026 – The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Government of the United Kingdom have agreed a new framework to strengthen cooperation in tackling organised immigration crime and protecting citizens from criminal networks that exploit vulnerable people through fraudulent migration schemes. The framework establishes a mechanism for cooperation between the UK and Bangladesh. ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said Bangladesh’s efforts alone are insufficient to ensure the sustainable repatriation of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, stressing the need for a coordinated regional alliance involving China, ASEAN, the United Nations, Japan and other stakeholders. He made the remarks as the chief guest at a seminar on the Rohingya crisis organised by the Foundation for Strategic ...

Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and four others injured in an attack by Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The four injured Bangladeshis are receiving treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of King Khalid Hospital in Saudi Arabia, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam confirmed this to reporters on Sunday afternoon. “We ...