Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday rode in a “smart car” built by specially-abled youth Wakimul Islam, encouraging the young innovator for his creative effort. Wakimul Islam met the Prime Minister at his office in Tejgaon on Saturday morning, where he showcased the small vehicle he had built. He later drove the battery-operated smart car carrying the Prime Minister. The ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin left Dhaka for London this morning for follow-up medical treatment and health check-up. “A regular commercial aircraft (flight BG-201) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the President and his entourage members took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:45 am,” according to the Bangabhaban’s Press Wing. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman, Dean of ...

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Friday said education, not concrete or steel, would be the main foundation for building a stronger bridge between Bangladesh and China as the two countries deepen cooperation in higher education, governance and development. “Education will be the construction material to build a bridge between Bangladesh and China,” he ...

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi arrived in Dhaka on a two-day official visit on Friday. He was received at the airport by Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, Home Secretary Abu Nayeem, and Bangladesh Cricket Board CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury. This marks the first visit by a Pakistani minister to Bangladesh since the 13th National Parliamentary Election held on 12 ...

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muqtadir has said there is no justification for increasing the prices of essential commodities by using higher fuel prices as an excuse. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after visiting the Natural Park of the Sylhet Zila Parishad on Friday. The minister said any attempt to raise prices of daily necessities solely due to ...

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has called for enhanced international cooperation to combat irregular migration and safeguard the rights of migrant workers worldwide. He made the call while addressing the General Debate of the Second International Migration Review Forum at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the ...

The United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday reaffirmed its strong commitment to supporting Bangladesh in modernising its financial sector, strengthening governance, and recovering laundered assets during a meeting between British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman. The meeting, held at the Bangladesh Bank headquarters in the city, focused on expanding bilateral cooperation in ...

The government on Thursday approved the formation of Bogura City Corporation and five new upazilas. The approval came at the 120th meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganisation (NICAR), held at the Secretariat in the afternoon with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The newly created upazilas are Mokamtola, formed by splitting Shibganj upazila in Bogura; Matamuhuri, ...

France has expressed strong interest in expanding its investments in Bangladesh, identifying the country as a promising economic destination in South Asia. The interest was conveyed on Thursday by the French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet during a meeting with Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir at the Secretariat in the capital, said a press release. During the meeting, the ambassador ...

The national budget session for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts 1 July, will begin on 7 June at the National Parliament. The Parliament Secretariat issued a notification in this regard on Thursday, saying the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year will be discussed in the second session of the 13th Parliament. President Mohammed Shahabuddin has called the session under ...