Bangladesh

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called upon the countrymen to boycott the parties formed illegally by military dictators and remain vigilant against them. “It is impossible to assume power by lobbying foreigners It seems like someone coming from outside will take the BNP to power through the cradle. It (BNP) has been dreaming so. ...

A landmark “underpass” is being constructed by the government to ease the movement of travelers, connecting Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), airport railway station, bus rapid transits (BRT) and Hazi Camp. The Project dubbed as “Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport Pedestrian Underpass”, with a length of over one kilometre, was presented before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today at her official residence ...

The government of Japan and UNHCR have signed an agreement for the protection and assistance of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The contribution of US$ 4.5 million [JPY 600 million] will be used for reinforcement of life-saving and life-sustaining services by improving the livelihood of refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and on Bhasan Char. An exchange of notes was ...

Voting in the by-elections to Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) constituency will be held on April 27. The Election Commission announced the date on Wednesday after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal. The last date of nomination submission will over on march 27, while scrutinising on March 29. The withdrawal of nomination papers on April 5, said EC secretary Jahangir ...

A fire service rescue team, part of Bangladesh’s rescue efforts in Turkey, returned to the country on Tuesday night after completing their work in Turkey’s quake-hit areas. At around 8 p.m. on February 21, the team returned to Dhaka in a C-130 special aircraft of the Air Force along with the joint rescue team of Bangladesh. The director of operations ...

The voting in two-day polls to elect the office bearers for 2023-2024 of Dhaka Bar Association, believed to be the largest Bar of Asia, started at 9am on Wednesday. The balloting will go on till 5pm with one hour recess from 1pm to 2pm on both of the days. A total of 46 candidates are vying for 27 posts. Some ...

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, will be observed throughout the country on the night of March 7 (Tuesday) as the new noon of the holy month of Shaban of Hijri 1444 was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh on Tuesday evening. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee held at the Islamic ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for research to preserve, revitalise and develop the mother languages of the world. “I always put emphasis on research. The reason is that enrichment of anything is not possible without research,” she said. The PM said this while inaugurating a four-day programme of the International Mother Language Institute at Segunbagicha to ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Tuesday said that Bangladesh would renew its efforts for making Bangla one of the official languages of the United Nations when the global body will go through a greater reform. He said there is huge involvement of funds in the process, and it needs to think whether spending such a huge ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday demanded to make Bengali one of the official languages of the United Nations. “Let the spirit of Amar Ekushey inspire the fight against the anti-liberation forces,” he said. Obaidul Quader made the comment after paying tribute at Central Shaheed Minar to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement by placing wreaths marking ...