Bangladesh

Hasnat Abdullah, MP for Cumilla-4, has reportedly become involved in a police inquiry during his visit to the United Kingdom following an alleged altercation in Cambridge. According to sources, Hasnat visited Cambridge on Friday at the invitation of National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders. While he and his associates travelled by car, a Bangladeshi delivery driver allegedly took photographs of their ...

The government has withdrawn 23,865 “politically motivated” cases out of a total of 1,42,983 cases filed against BNP leaders and activists between 2007 and 11 January 2025. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman shared this information in parliament on Sunday, responding to a starred question from BNP’s reserved seat MP, Nilofer Chowdhury Moni. The minister explained that since ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia at 8:45pm local time on Sunday on a two-day official visit. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the prime minister and his entourage, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 2:45pm (BST), Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Ruman told BSS. “This is a ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Malaysia on Sunday on an official visit at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The Prime Minister departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:45pm aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for Kuala Lumpur. He was accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman. During the visit, Prime Minister Rahman is expected ...

Swedish Ambassador to Bangladesh Nicolas Weeks paid a courtesy call on the Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his office in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Sunday. The meeting, held at 11:30am, took place in what both sides described as a cordial and warm atmosphere. The Swedish envoy was accompanied by First Secretary ...

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam has announced that the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is set to be inaugurated by the end of this year. Speaking at a programme on the Civil Aviation Authority’s 30-year master plan in the capital on Sunday (21 June), the minister said the government also plans to begin work on Bogura ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has assured investors of full government support for revival of the closed and loss-making state-owned factories. “We want you to move forward and prosper. We will support you in every possible way,” he said while addressing investor business leaders at a roadshow organised for local and foreign investors at his office in Tejgaon. Industries, Textiles and ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke called on Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday afternoon. The high commissioner congratulated the foreign minister on his election as President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly for the term 2026–2027, said a press release. Both sides noted with satisfaction the deep historical ...

Bangladesh has renewed its call for the early repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, stressing that the displaced people want to return to their homeland and that the prolonged crisis continues to impose heavy burdens on Bangladesh. Speaking at a UN briefing by the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar on Friday, Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Salahuddin ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that all necessary documents had been sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 15 June to facilitate the return of former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed. He made the remarks while speaking at an award ceremony at the ministry in the capital on Saturday. The adviser said the government would contact the UAE ...