Bangladesh

The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has called on the Saudi government to allocate an additional 20,000 Hajj slots for Bangladeshi pilgrims in 2027, saying thousands of prospective pilgrims remain on the waiting list despite the country’s existing quota being filled. The association has also urged pilgrims who have completed preliminary registration to pay the remaining amount of their ...

BNP candidate Eliza Zaman has been elected unopposed to the vacant reserved women’s seat (Seat No. 23) in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Monday morning (November 2). The EC confirmed her election through a notice issued by its Secretariat, signed by Md Moin Uddin Khan, joint secretary of the Election Management-2 Division. According to the ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has warned that the government will take stern action against those attempting to foment unrest in the industrial sector under the guise of labour movements, saying such instigators will be dealt with an “iron fist”. Speaking at a high-level briefing on the recent industrial and labour situation on Monday (2 November), the minister outlined the government’s ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday instructed the law enforcers and other concerned agencies to ensure the continuation of operations at garment factories, while ensuring security for properties and lives amid an increasingly violent labour unrest in and around Dhaka. The PM gave the orders during a meeting with a number of ministers and advisers held at the Secretariat on ...

Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider paid a courtesy call on Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram on Sunday. During the meeting, discussions focused on the Speaker’s forthcoming visit to Pakistan, capacity-building programmes for parliamentary officials and people-to-people exchanges. The High Commissioner congratulated the Speaker on Bangladesh’s election to the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary ...

BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday accused political opponents of trying to destabilise the country through street agitation at a time when Bangladesh was seeking investment and economic stability. “While the prime minister is visiting different countries to attract foreign investment, strengthen bilateral ties and advance infrastructure development, attempts are being made to create unrest on the ...

Acting foreign minister Humaiun Kobir on Sunday described the three-year extension of Bangladesh’s graduation timeline from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category as a major diplomatic success achieved under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s leadership. “The extension of the LDC graduation timeline is an important diplomatic success for Bangladesh. This achievement has been secured within just eight months of the formation ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has warned newly appointed police and Ansar cadre officers that their political affiliations during student life must not influence their professional careers, stressing the need to maintain discipline, professionalism and political neutrality while serving the state. He made the remarks on Sunday at a briefing and introductory meeting for newly appointed 45th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) ...

Algerian Ambassador Abdelouahab Saidani on Saturday said that his nation’s independence struggle resonates deeply in Bangladesh, where sacrifice, and national self-determination carry high significance. The independence struggles between the two countries remind the two nations “the value of independence, and responsibility to preserve it through peace, inclusion and respect for humanity,” he said at an event, which marked the Algerian ...

A case has been filed in connection with the death of Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif Souri. Father of Tahsif, KM Enayetul Karim filed the case with Uttarkhan Police Station Friday night, two days after the recovery of his body from the Turag river, said Uttarkhan thana Officer-in-Charge Habibur Rahman. On Friday, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) took into custody ...