Bangladesh

The government has reduced airfare for Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims by Tk24,830 for the 2027 Hajj season, bringing the fare down to Tk130,000, Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain Kaikobad announced on Tuesday. The minister made the announcement at a press briefing at the Secretariat while unveiling the government’s Hajj packages for 2027. He said the government had approved two ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 percent by 2030. Speaking at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety on Monday, the minister underlined Bangladesh’s ongoing legal, policy and technological reforms to improve road safety in line with the Global Plan for ...

A Dhaka court on Monday showed former lawmaker Abdullah Al Islam Jakob arrested in an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after police submitted an application seeking to show him arrested in the case. Earlier, Investigation Officer of the case and Sub-Inspector Md Ashraful Doula of Mirpur Model Police Station ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said that ex-army officer Mozaffar Hossain will be tried at a military court for his conviction in the Ziaur Rahman murder case. The minister made the remark after visiting the BGB headquarters in the capital. Mozaffar’s accomplices were also tried at court-martials for their involvement in the assassination almost 45 years ago, Salahuddin told ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday carried out an inventory operation at the eight-storey residence of former National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Director General and dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan in Jalsiri, following a court order. The operation was led by ACC Deputy Director Md Hafizul Islam. Confirming the development, ACC Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam said the inventory was ...

Mohammad Shahed, the controversial chairman of Regent Hospital, has been arrested in connection with a case filed with Pallabi Police Station in Dhaka. He was arrested by Cantonment Police Station officers from the ECB Chattar area around 12:30PM on Monday Mohammad Osman Gani, Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Estate, Development and ICT) confirmed the arrest. He said Shahed ...

India has re-introduced visas for Bangladeshis after a long time. However, this has not brought the desired momentum to tourism and business in Kolkata. Especially in areas like New Market, Marquis Street and Sadar Street – which were once crowded with Bangladeshi tourists – the previous picture is still not visible. Kolkata’s businessmen and hoteliers had hoped that the visas ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to protecting workers’ rights, improving workplace safety and implementing international labour standards during a meeting with International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo. The courtesy meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Bangladesh Secretariat, said a press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Press Wing. During ...

The Bangladesh government has approved a major redesign of the e-passport booklet, introducing new images and rearranging existing ones to reflect the country’s history, heritage and significant events. The decision was announced through a notification issued by the Expatriation-4 branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday (July 19). Under the revised design, images related to the 2024 July ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today called on government officials to perform their duties with patriotism, integrity and professionalism while remaining completely free from political bias to fulfill the expectations of the people. “The civil service is one of the most privileged sections of society. Officials should not consider themselves rulers but rather public servants dedicated to serving the people,” he ...