Bangladesh

Humayun Kabir’s rise from a London-based BNP leader to a key figure in Bangladesh’s policymaking circles is an unusual political journey. After spending years in the United Kingdom and playing a role in the BNP’s international outreach and diplomatic strategy, he returned to Bangladesh and became increasingly active in party politics. His rise within the party was swift. In October ...

Four ministers and two state ministers were sworn in on Friday as the cabinet was expanded with six new members. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir administered the oath of office to them at Bangabhaban. The new ministers are BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho, Bandarban BNP MP Sa Ching Pru ...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sworn in as the 23rd President of Bangladesh on Friday. Acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal administered the oath of office to the newly elected president at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7:30pm. Upon his arrival at Bangabhaban, the president-elect was welcomed by the Military Secretary to the President and other senior officials. They escorted ...

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the current government has implemented the biggest budget allocated for the education sector. The minister made the remark while attending a policy dialogue with the vice-chancellors of public and private universities organised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) at Brac-CDM in Khagan area under Birulia in Savar on Friday morning. ...

Bangladesh needs an education system that goes beyond producing certificates and equips students with the skills and capabilities needed to enter the workforce, Prime Minister’s Education Adviser Dr Mahdi Amin has said. He made the remarks on Friday (21 August) at a two-day national policy-making discussion in Savar on transforming and improving the quality of higher education in Bangladesh. Dr ...

President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday paid his respects to BNP founder and Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at their graves in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Mirza Fakhrul visited the Zia Mausoleum inside Zia Udyan after attending Jummah prayers. He laid separate wreaths at the graves of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia, recited Fateha ...

Germany has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as the President of Bangladesh. In a statement posted by the German Embassy in Dhaka on Friday (21 August), Germany wished the president-elect every success in his new office. “Congratulations to President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as President of Bangladesh. We wish him every success in his ...

The United Kingdom has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as the president of Bangladesh. The British Embassy in Bangladesh conveyed the congratulatory message in a statement on Thursday. “The UK looks forward to working with Hon. President Fakhrul and the Government of Bangladesh to further strengthen the close and longstanding partnership between our two countries,” the statement ...

BNP-nominated candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected Bangladesh’s 23rd president. Fakhrul bagged 255 votes, defeating his rival Col (retd) Oli Ahmad, the 11-party alliance-nominated candidate, who secured 88 votes. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, who is also the election returning officer, announced the results after the balloting in the much-anticipated presidential election ended at 5pm on ...

A woman has filed a petition seeking to file a case against former interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, former Law Adviser Asif Nazrul and 25 others over alleged vandalism at the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka. Tamanna Chowdhury Priyanka filed the plea before Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana on Thursday. After recording the ...