Bangladesh

Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Amin ur Rashid on Tuesday stressed the need for ensuring transparency, accountability and effective monitoring in implementing government-announced programmes. He also directed officials concerned to perform their duties with utmost responsibility and sincerity to ensure successful implementation of the initiatives. The minister made the remarks at a discussion on the implementation of the government’s ...

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has said the July Mass Uprising will continue to inspire Bengalis for generations to come. He made the remarks on Tuesday after visiting the ongoing development work of the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum. Claiming that Sheikh Hasina had ordered the killing of people during the uprising, the Speaker said the museum contains call records allegedly ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said Bangladesh’s universities are yet to reach the expected level in global university rankings in education, research and knowledge excellence. He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop titled “Transforming Higher Education in Bangladesh” at Dhaka University this morning. The prime minister said, “In rankings, generally research publications, citations, ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday inaugurated a three-day national workshop aimed at transforming Bangladesh’s higher education system into a more modern, inclusive and sustainable one. The workshop, titled “Transforming Higher Education in Bangladesh: Roadmap to Sustainable Excellence,” began at 10am at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University. The programme began with recitation from the Holy ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam emphasised on the “zero tolerance” commitment of the government toward illegal migration during a meeting on migration & mobility- Bangladesh situation held at the state guest house Padma on Monday. The meeting was held in the background of recent deaths of Bangladeshis on the Mediterranean sea- a dangerous route taken by the ...

Dhaka University Assistant Proctor Shehreen Amin Monami resigned from her administrative post on Monday. Her departure follows the recent resignation of the university’s Proctor, Prof Saifuddin Ahmed. Monami confirmed her decision in a social media post on Monday morning, stating she has officially stepped down from her duties. Reflecting on her seven-year teaching career across Bangladesh University of Professionals, Jagannath ...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, held a courtesy meeting with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Country Director Jihoon Kim at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Monday morning. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the progress of ongoing development projects being implemented jointly by Bangladesh and KOICA, future plans, and various issues relating ...

The High Court on Monday granted bail to journalist couple Shakil Ahmed and Farzana Rupa in 11 cases out of 13 including a murder case related to the July Uprising in 2024. The HC bench of Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the order. Of the 11 cases, Farzana Rupa was granted bail in six cases ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said there is no place for corruption within the police force and that the government’s “zero tolerance” policy against corruption will be strictly maintained. He also said there would be no compromise in preserving discipline and the chain of command within the force, said a press release. The minister made the remarks on Monday morning ...

A court has ordered the seizure of income tax records of Mahbubul Alam Hanif, joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Awami League and former lawmaker from Kushtia-3 constituency, and his wife Fowzia Alam. The order was passed on Monday by the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Fayez following two separate petitions filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission ...