Bangladesh

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a revision to raise the cost of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge construction at a cost of Taka 2412.13 crore and also extending the timeframe till June 2024. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC chaired by its chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the NEC conference room in ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reiterated his hope that the Rohingyas will start returning to their place of origin in Myanmar acknowledging that he had a discussion on the issue with the Chinese side recently. “Yes, we had a courtesy meeting (with a Chinese special envoy). Surely, there was a discussion on the Rohingya repatriation. We hope they ...

Motorcycles will be allowed to ply on the Padma Bridge from 6am on Thursday (April 20), as per Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s direction. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader came up with the information on Tuesday. The motorbikes will ply through the left service lane of the bridge. The speed limit will be 60 km per hour. But the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for collective global efforts for building a prosperous world through Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). “Let’s work together to build a prosperous and poverty and hunger-free world by supporting the poor people through MDBs,” she said, reports BSS. The Premier said this in her pre-recorded video keynote speech at the ECOSOC (Economic ...

Four persons including former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam were jailed for life in two cases filed over an attack on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s motorcade in Satkhira’s Kolaroa upazila in 2002. The court at the same time sentenced 44 others to seven years’ jail each. Satkhira Special Tribunal-3 Judge Bishwanath Mandal pronounced the verdict on Tuesday in presence of the ...

The holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr, will be observed across the country tonight (Tuesday). The night marks the revelation of the first verses of the holy Quran to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). Devotees will pass the night offering special prayers, reciting the holy Quran, holding zikr and other religious rituals, seeking blessings of almighty Allah for long life, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait at Dhanmondi 32 here marking the historic Mujibnagar Day. She placed the wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum this morning.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in Dhaka on Sunday evening. “The Prime Minster discussed different state-level issues and apprised the president of the outcome of her recent Qatar visit,” President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin said. The President thanked the prime minister and her government for their cooperation in his ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said patriot Bangladeshi expatriates would resist anti-state propaganda and conspiracies in united way as convicted fugitive Tarique Rahman is involved in hatching conspiracies sitting in London. “Awami League, the unit of United Kingdom, would also take different pragmatic steps to this end,” he said, addressing ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said Romania is “a bit displeased” as not even 10 per cent of Bangladeshis who recently went to Romania with jobs did not continue their stay in the southeastern European country, reports UNB. “From Romania, they (Bangladeshis) go to other countries like Germany and Portugal. Why should we allow Bangladeshis to come ...