Bangladesh

The 19th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an anti-terrorism rally of the then opposition party Awami League in the capital on August 21 in 2004, is being observed on Monday paying tributes to martyrs. Marking the day, the ruling AL and its associate bodies, social-cultural and professional organisations have chalked out elaborate programmes. Tributes will be paid to ...

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Sunday published the results of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written test. A total of 9,841 passed in the written test, according to BPSC. The preliminary examination of the 43rd BCS was held on October 29, 2021. A total of 15,229 candidates qualified for written tests in the preliminary examination result, published on ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government wanted Bangladesh to continue journey towards development and prosperity. “Despite Bangladesh is having to face natural and man-made disasters like arson terrorism, we want country’s continued journey towards development,” she said while inaugurating the newly constructed 15-storey Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Bhaban and 13-storey Information Commission Bhaban. Joining the programme ...

Agargaon-Motijheel route of metro rail services will be opened on October 20. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate it, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday. He said, “Metro rail’s Agargaon-Motijheel route to be opened on October 20. After the inauguration, a rally will be held at Suhrawardy Udyan at 3pm.”  

A Dhaka court has set September 13 asking to appear BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in court in 11 case, including violence and sedition. As the BNP chief did not appear in the court today due to her illness, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court Judge Faysal Bin Atiq fixed the new date. Khaleda’s lawyer filed a petition seeking time in the ...

There is no legal bar to continue Dr Muhammad Yunus’s labour court case, said the Appellate Division on Sunday. A seven-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order today dismissing a leave to appeal petition filed by Dr Yunus challenging a High Court verdict that rejected his petition against the labour court’s indictment order. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are likely to hold a meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. Both South Asian leaders are traveling to the African country this week. They will be visiting Johannesburg, South Africa from August 22 to 24 to attend the 15th BRICS Summit at the invitation ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has highlighted Bangabandhu’s contributions in the nation-building and liberation of Bangladesh. He noted that Bangabandhu’s life and ideals continue to guide the special relations between India and Bangladesh as the two countries work together towards a brighter and more prosperous future for their peoples. The High Commissioner also acknowledged the role being played ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said it will be very unfortunate if India takes any step against the will of the people of Bangladesh. Talking to reporters on the grave premises of BNP founder late Ziaur Rahman on Saturday (August 19), he said their party hopes that India will respect the democratic aspirations of the people of ...

A five-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the alleged assault of Hosne Ara, the member of parliament from the reserved seat for women in Jamalpur-Sherpur, by a local Awami League leader of Jamalpur. The committee, headed by Jamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, vice president of Islampur upazila Awami League, was formed on Friday. The committee has been asked to ...