Bangladesh

Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Haixing paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his Secretariat office on Wednesday (November 4). During the meeting, Liu Haixing conveyed greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who in turn extended his warm wishes to ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed officials concerned to advance plans for constructing a second Padma Bridge with a Y-shaped connectivity system, a second Jamuna Bridge prioritising connectivity to Rangpur and other northern districts and the Padma Barrage. He gave the directives at a meeting with officials of the relevant ministries and divisions at the Prime Minister’s Office in Bangladesh ...

Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former lawmaker Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman was released from jail on Tuesday after spending more than a month in custody in a case filed over alleged obstruction of official duties and misconduct with airport officials. Akhtaruzzaman, also a freedom fighter, walked out of Keraniganj Central Jail shortly after 10am. Jamaat leaders and activists, including party lawmaker Dr Shafiqul ...

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have stressed the importance of early materialisation of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries to bolster trade, investment and economic cooperation. The issue featured at a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir and UAE State Minister for International Cooperation Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy in St John’s, Antigua ...

Bangladesh has sought collective support from Commonwealth member states for the safe, voluntary and dignified repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, while calling for stronger cooperation to address global challenges, including peace and security, climate resilience, and energy and food security. Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir also called for effective implementation of the Loss and Damage Fund to address the ...

Singapore has reaffirmed its commitment to multilateralism and expressed support for Khalilur Rahman, President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), as he assumes office amid growing geopolitical uncertainty and global challenges. Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said he had previously met Rahman in his capacity as Bangladesh’s foreign minister. In a statement posted on his ...

The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has called on the Saudi government to allocate an additional 20,000 Hajj slots for Bangladeshi pilgrims in 2027, saying thousands of prospective pilgrims remain on the waiting list despite the country’s existing quota being filled. The association has also urged pilgrims who have completed preliminary registration to pay the remaining amount of their ...

BNP candidate Eliza Zaman has been elected unopposed to the vacant reserved women’s seat (Seat No. 23) in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Monday morning (November 2). The EC confirmed her election through a notice issued by its Secretariat, signed by Md Moin Uddin Khan, joint secretary of the Election Management-2 Division. According to the ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has warned that the government will take stern action against those attempting to foment unrest in the industrial sector under the guise of labour movements, saying such instigators will be dealt with an “iron fist”. Speaking at a high-level briefing on the recent industrial and labour situation on Monday (2 November), the minister outlined the government’s ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday instructed the law enforcers and other concerned agencies to ensure the continuation of operations at garment factories, while ensuring security for properties and lives amid an increasingly violent labour unrest in and around Dhaka. The PM gave the orders during a meeting with a number of ministers and advisers held at the Secretariat on ...