Bangladesh

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not physically fit to get release from the hospital requiring prolonged treatment. “She is now under close observation of medical board at the Evercare Hospital. The medical board will allow her release after improvement of health condition,” Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, personal physician of Khaleda Zia. However, the medical board formed for Khaleda Zia’s treatment ...

Indonesia rolled out the red carpet to welcome President Mohammed Shahabuddin as he arrived in Jakarta Monday afternoon to join the 43rd ‘ASEAN Summit’ and 18th ‘East Asia Summit’ slated for September 5-7. A VVIP flight (aircraft BG 1910) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at Jakarta via Singapore at about 5:40pm (Local time), BSS reports. ...

Saima Wazed has been nominated by the Government of Bangladesh for the post of Regional Director of World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEARO). WHO SEARO is one of the six regional offices of the WHO, composed of representatives of the member states, UNB reports. “I am deeply honoured to be nominated by the Government of Bangladesh for WHO ...

Bangladesh and the United States will hold the ninth annual bilateral security dialogue in Dhaka on September 5 as part of the “comprehensive security relationship” between the two governments. The US delegation will be led by Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Mira Resnick. She arrived in Dhaka on Monday. The security dialogue is an annual, civilian-led discussion that ...

Dhaka Elevated Expressway authority collected Tk 18,52,880 toll from 22,805 vehicles in the last 24 hours, after the authorities opened it to traffic at 6am on Sunday (September 3). More than 90 per cent of the total vehicles plying on the elevated expressway on the first day were private cars, said the project director AHM Sakhawat Akter. A total of ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday left for Jakarta, Indonesia to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and 18th East Asia Summit to be held on September 5-7. A regular flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the President along with his spouse Prof Rebecca Sultana and other entourage members, departed from Hazrat Shahjalal (R.) International Airport (HSIA) for Jakarta at 8:30 am. ...

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today asked all members of parliament (MPs) to dedicate their lives for welfare of their localities. “Serving people is the greatest virtue and there is nothing greater than that. Political leaders should engage them in serving the people,” she said. The Leader of the House was speaking at the condolence motion ...

  The UK is providing £500,000 (more than 6 Crores and 90 Lacs Taka) to UN Resident Coordinator’s Office to support disaster preparedness, response and recovery in Bangladesh. This money will aid in the coordination of humanitarian assistance provided by the Government of Bangladesh, donors, the UN, and NGOs prior to, during, and after disaster events. It will also ensure ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh has been maintaining a friendly relationship equally with all for the sake of uplifting the socio-economic condition of the people. “We’ve a very good relationship with every country. Since we’re following the policy the Father of the Nation had given us, we’re maintaining a friendly relation equally with all. Because, our goal ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday sent Sabera Aman, wife of BNP leader Aman Ullah Aman, to jail in a case filed over acquiring wealth beyond known income source. Judge of Dhaka Special Judge Court-1 Abul Kashem passed the order when she surrendered before the court. The court also rejected her bail petition in the case. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on ...