Bangladesh

Bangladesh and the United States have discussed upcoming elections in Bangladesh, economic and trade relations, Rohingya issue and regional matters. National Security Adviser Dr. Khalilur Rahman met Allison Hooker, Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Paul Kapur, Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department in Washington DC and discussed the issues. In the meeting with Under-Secretary, Dr. Rahman ...

Newly sworn-in US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen has said that he was delighted to return to Bangladesh, a country he is very familiar with. He made this comment after taking oath in Washington. In the Facebook post, the US Embassy in Dhaka said on Saturday it was pleased to welcome Brent Christensen as the new Ambassador to Bangladesh. In ...

Tarique Rahman has formally assumed charge as the Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), following the death of party Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. The announcement was made on Friday through BNP’s official Facebook page. According to the statement, the position of party chairman became vacant due to Khaleda Zia’s demise, prompting a meeting of BNP National ...

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Imran Haider, paid a courtesy visit to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday afternoon. The meeting was held at BNP Chairperson’s political office in Dhaka’s Gulshan. According to BNP sources, the two sides held cordial discussions on matters of mutual interest, the regional situation and bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

Election Commission (EC) has completed the dispatch of postal ballots to 767,028 registered expatriate voters in 121 countries, enabling them to take part in the upcoming 13th National Parliament Election and the referendum. According to EC sources, the process began in phases on December 20 and was completed within nearly three weeks, covering all eligible overseas voters. Bangladesh Postal Department ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday expressed concerns over the law and order situation in the country ahead of national elections, saying he is not satisfied with the performance of law enforcement agencies. “The rate at which political leaders are being killed, particularly some leaders of our party, is truly worrying,” Fakhrul told reporters at his residence ...

The Election Commission (EC) has announced the suspension of the election process in Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies for the time being. The decision was taken in compliance with an order of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud told BSS today. “Based on the directive of the Appellate Division, the elections in Pabna-1 and ...

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman met with US Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer in Washington DC on Thursday afternoon, reports BSS. He also had a separate meeting with Assistant USTR Brendan Lynch, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing here today. During the meeting with Ambassador Greer, Dr Rahman briefed him on the progress in reducing trade gap between Bangladesh ...

The Council of Advisers at its weekly meeting today approved guidelines on National Essential Drugs list and pricing and drafts of several major ordinances and policy covering personal data protection, Shilpakala Academy, forest industry reform, climate action commitments, and judicial administration. The ordinances are: the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, the Bangladesh ...

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said that a draft Indemnity Ordinance aimed at granting impunity to “July warriors” will be placed at the next meeting of Council of Advisers for approval. In a post shared on his verified Facebook account on Thursday, Dr Nazrul said July warriors had risked their lives to free the country from fascist rule and ...