Bangladesh

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved eight development projects involving a total estimated cost of Tk14,041.21 crore. The approved package includes three new projects and five revised ones covering integrated regional development, rural road maintenance, disaster shelters, transport infrastructure, power distribution, gas exploration and healthcare services. The approval came at an ECNEC meeting held at ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has called for stronger institutions, coordinated implementation and greater accountability to accelerate global efforts to reduce road traffic deaths and serious injuries. The minister made the call while co-chairing a multi-stakeholder panel session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, held in recognition of Bangladesh’s leadership in improving road ...

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Kim Ji-jun paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam on Tuesday. The meeting took place at the office of the Defence Adviser at the Armed Forces Division in Dhaka Cantonment in the afternoon. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged greetings and recalled the longstanding friendly ...

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday said the government has completed the formation of a legal panel to provide legal support against disinformation, misinformation and cyberbullying, with only a few administrative formalities remaining before it becomes operational. Speaking at a media briefing, the adviser said the government is particularly concerned about the spread ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman today said effective implementation of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) could reduce the number of pending cases in the country to around two million within the next year. “Mandatory pre-filing mediation must be expanded to reduce the prolonged backlog of pending cases in the country and ensure speedy and accessible justice for the ...

The government has reduced airfare for Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims by Tk24,830 for the 2027 Hajj season, bringing the fare down to Tk130,000, Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain Kaikobad announced on Tuesday. The minister made the announcement at a press briefing at the Secretariat while unveiling the government’s Hajj packages for 2027. He said the government had approved two ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 percent by 2030. Speaking at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety on Monday, the minister underlined Bangladesh’s ongoing legal, policy and technological reforms to improve road safety in line with the Global Plan for ...

A Dhaka court on Monday showed former lawmaker Abdullah Al Islam Jakob arrested in an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after police submitted an application seeking to show him arrested in the case. Earlier, Investigation Officer of the case and Sub-Inspector Md Ashraful Doula of Mirpur Model Police Station ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said that ex-army officer Mozaffar Hossain will be tried at a military court for his conviction in the Ziaur Rahman murder case. The minister made the remark after visiting the BGB headquarters in the capital. Mozaffar’s accomplices were also tried at court-martials for their involvement in the assassination almost 45 years ago, Salahuddin told ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday carried out an inventory operation at the eight-storey residence of former National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Director General and dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan in Jalsiri, following a court order. The operation was led by ACC Deputy Director Md Hafizul Islam. Confirming the development, ACC Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam said the inventory was ...