Bangladesh

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Thursday expressed optimism over Bangladesh’s victory in the post of Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). “He is a professional having a much decorated professional life. We expect good result,” he told reporters at State guesthouse Padma after briefing two dozens of diplomats of the IMO member countries. IMO currently ...

Except Friday, metro rail will operate during 8am to 8 pm from May 31 onwards. M. A. N. Siddique, Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), confirmed this information on Thursday. Friday will be the weekend for metro rail staffs, he said. Considering the peak-hours, the train will operate in every 10 minutes from 8am to 11 am ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will hold marches in 10 other metropolitan cities, except Dhaka, on May 23 and 28. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a press conference at the party’s Nayapaltan central office on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, the BNP was successfully observing a similar programme in Dhaka city’s north and south areas ...

Seven Bangladeshis under the age of 30 have taken place in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia 2023 list for their contributions in three areas- consumer technology; media, marketing and advertising; and social impact. The Bangladeshis who named in this year’s list are: Tasfia Tasbin and Rubaiyat Farhan, founders of Markopolo.ai under Media, Marketing and Advertising category, Jahnnobi Rahman, Co-founder ...

The Appellate Division on Thursday upheld the High Court order that dismissed the writ challenging the legality of the process of election of Mohammad Shahabuddin as President of Bangladesh. The court also fined the writ petitioner Tk 1,00,000. An eight-member Appellate Division bench led by Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order. Lawyer M A Aziz was fined Tk 1,00,000 as ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today called for a general vigil against local and foreign evil forces which could create a barrier to democracy and development. “Resist all sorts of conspiracies and anarchy centering the upcoming 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls,” he made this call while visiting ‘Pabna Diabetic Society’ this noon, on the third day of his four-day visit to his ...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has declined a proposal for a ‘fifth freedom’ right to airlines of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The decision was made during a two-day discussion on bilateral aviation between Bangladesh and the UAE that was concluded on Wednesday at the CAAB head office in Dhaka. During the talks, four UAE airlines – Emirates, ...

The United Arab Emirates will continue its cooperation with Bangladesh in the development of its infrastructure and sea ports for mutual benefits. The UAE’s newly appointed ambassador to Bangladesh Abdulla Ali AlHmoudi said this during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban on Wednesday. Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting. The UAE ...

The United States is providing $250,000 to assist Cyclone Mocha emergency relief efforts in the most severely affected areas. “The people of the United States stand with the people of Bangladesh and the Rohingya refugees affected by the cyclone,” US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas said on Wednesday, UNB reports On May 14, Cyclone Mocha moved through the Bay of ...

The United Nations has unanimously adopted the first-ever resolution on community-based health care. The resolution, titled “Community-based primary health care: a participatory and inclusive approach to universal health coverage,” acknowledged the important role community clinics play in promoting primary health care, women’s empowerment, community engagement and mobilization towards achieving universal access to health, reports UNB. The resolution, in recognition of ...