Bangladesh

The Netherlands has expressed interest in providing technical assistance for the Teesta project, a proposal welcomed by Bangladesh during a meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and a Dutch delegation at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Tuesday. The delegation was led by Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sjoerd Sjoerdsma. The two sides discussed a possible feasibility study ...

A German tourist has recovered his stolen laptop after Bangladesh Police retrieved the device from Natore, six days after it went missing at Natore Railway Station. Inspector General of Police Md Ali Hossain Fakir handed over the laptop to Kirill Lander-Weber at Police Headquarters on Tuesday morning. The laptop was stolen on October 7 while Kirill was waiting at the ...

Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge Court has granted fresh bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Dr Selina Hayat Ivy in a murder case over the death of rickshaw puller Tuhin during the July movement. As she left the court and got into her car, Ivy raised the slogan ‘Joy Bangla’, adding, ‘Joy Bangla cannot be suppressed.’ Ivy is a ...

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has said that the government will take legal action over the alleged harassment of former interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. While responding to reporters’ questions at a press conference, Dr Zahed said the government would pursue legal action over ...

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discussed expanding employment opportunities for Bangladeshi workers, particularly taxi and truck drivers, alongside efforts to strengthen bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation. The issues were discussed at a courtesy meeting between Mahdi Amin, adviser to the prime minister and spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, and UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Ali ...

The EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Magnus Brunner paid a courtesy call on the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the ministry on Monday. Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller was also present, said a press release. The discussions covered cooperation on migration management, returns, combating human trafficking and migrant smuggling. The ...

A Dhaka court on Monday placed two retired army officers–Lt Col (retd) Kazi Gulshan Ara and Lt Col (retd) Debashish–on a four-day remand in a case filed with Pallabi Police Station in Dhaka under several charges, including sedition. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Didarul Alam passed the order after a hearing, State Prosecutor Harun Or Rashid said. Earlier, the duo were brought ...

Restrictions on flight operations at Saudi Arabian airports have disrupted 51 direct and transit flights from Bangladesh, affecting 5,418 passengers, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB). According to CAAB data released on Monday (October 12), a total of 12 direct flights and 39 transit flights were disrupted due to limited flight operations at Saudi airports. Of the ...

Elections to Union Parishads will begin on January 21 and be held in five phases. Election Commissioner Brigadier General Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah announced the schedule on Monday (October 12). According to the election commissioner, voting will take place in five phases: first phase on January 21, second on February 4, third on April 29, fourth on May 13 and ...

Bangladesh has sought long-term cooperation from Saudi Arabia to ensure the country’s energy security, with discussions also covering floating LNG terminals and onshore and offshore gas exploration. Saudi Arabia has assured Bangladesh of cooperation in these areas, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on Monday morning. The discussions took place on ...