Bangladesh

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen who is leading the Bangladesh delegation to the 49th OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) taking place in Nouakchott, Mauritania from 16-17 March reiterated his country’s continued engagements with the OIC which has always been guided by the principles of peace, prosperity, and development. This year, the CFM is being held with the theme “Moderation: ...

Bangladesh has been elected as a member of the OIC Islamic Human Rights Council. Other members from Asia are Turkey and Iran. Bangladesh has also been elected as the vice-president of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the world’s largest body of Muslim-majority nations. Other vice-presidents are Palestine and Nigeria. Mauritania, the host country, got elected as president of the ...

High Commission of India in collaboration with the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) organized a Seminar on “Improved Connectivity: Unlocking Economic Potential between India & Bangladesh” on 16 March in Dhaka. High Commissioner Pranay Verma and President of DCCI Barrister Sameer Sattar jointly hosted the programme.  H.E. Dr. Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Adviser to the Hon’ble Prime Minister ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking his 103rd birth anniversary and the National Children’s Day-2023. As part of the state programme, the Premier paid homage by placing a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu, the greatest Bangalee of all times, in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at ...

The nation is celebrating the 103rd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children’s Day-2023 in a befitting manner. On this day in 1920, Bangabandhu, the vivacious leader of the Bangalee nation, the architect of independent Bangladesh and the greatest Bangalee of all times, was born in a respected Muslim family at Tungipara ...

Bangladesh and AFD (Agence Française de Développement) have signed a €560, 000 grant in favour of energy efficiency in the industry. Together with the AFD and the Governement of Bangladesh, Marie Masdupuy, Ambassador of France in Bangladesh, co-signed the grant agreement on Thursday. In 2021, AFD and the Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL) entered into collaboration to support energy ...

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said the government is providing all-out support to the sustainable development of the country’s apparel sector. “The government is providing all necessary support to the apparel sector. Apparel sector is very important for Bangladesh. We will have to work together for forwarding more of the country’s apparel sector,” he said. The minister said this while ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday warned that Bangladesh may turn into a tightly “regimented authoritarian” state like North Korea if their 10-point movement fails, reports UNB. Speaking at a discussion, he also alleged that the Awami League government is completely destroying the main pillars of the state by introducing its own rules, regulations, and constitution. “We’ve ...

Incident of scuffles between Awami League and pro-BNP lawyers outside the polling centre took place on Thursday during the second day of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections. Both the lawyers engaged in the scuffles around 12:15pm soon after the voting began. After the incident, tense situation is prevailing in and around the court premises. The lawyers are also ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday inaugurated 50 model mosques along with Islamic cultural centres in the third phase in parts of the country. She joined the inauguration event virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban. These model mosques include separate places for aju (ablution) and namaj along with air-conditioned system. Besides, there will be registration and training arrangements for hajj ...