Bangladesh

The return rush to Dhaka has begun as the Eid holidays draw to a close and many offices prepare to resume full operations from tomorrow. Passenger-packed buses from various districts continued to arrive one after another, while many people were returning to the city by train. A moderate crowd of returnees was seen at major entry points to the capital, ...

Finland contributed Euro 2 million to support Rohingyas in Bangladesh, helping sustain life-saving assistance and protection services amid growing humanitarian needs and funding challenges. The contribution, announced by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will help address critical funding gaps, including support for skills development and resilience-building programmes for Rohingyas, said a press release on Monday. Nearly a decade ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman attended a discussion meeting as the chief guest on Sunday to commemorate the 45th death anniversary of martyred President Ziaur Rahman, who was remembered as the proclaimer of the country’s independence, the introducer of multi-party democracy, and an architect of modern Bangladesh. The discussion was organised by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has vowed to eliminate the presence of criminal and terrorist groups from Jungle Salimpur and surrounding hilly areas in Chattogram through coordinated security operations. Speaking to journalists after visiting Jungle Salimpur on Sunday (31 May), the minister said the area would no longer be allowed to serve as a sanctuary for isolated militant groups. He added ...

Bangladeshi pilgrims have continued returning home from Saudi Arabia as repatriation flights entered their second day on Sunday. According to officials, more than 5,000 pilgrims are expected to arrive in the country on 14 flights throughout the day. Upon landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, many pilgrims expressed satisfaction with this year’s Hajj management and overall arrangements. They ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday called upon party leaders and activists to stand by poor and helpless people and extend support to them from their respective positions. “I would like to appeal to you all to try, not only through the party but also individually, to stand by helpless people whenever possible. This is the lesson ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged people to engage in nation-building by embracing the ideals of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman. He made the call while addressing gatherings before distributing clothes and dry food items among poor people in the ECB and Kuril areas of the capital as part of programmes marking the 45th death anniversary of BNP founder and ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday started distributing clothes and food items among poor and destitute people as part of programmes marking the 45th death anniversary of BNP founder and former President Ziaur Rahman. The distribution programme began around 11:30am on the Rajdhani High School premises on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital. The event marked the start of day-long ...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday paid tribute to party founder and former President Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of his 45th death anniversary. Tarique Rahman first laid a wreath at Ziaur Rahman’s grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in his capacity as Prime Minister. He later placed another wreath as BNP Chairman, accompanied by members of the party’s ...

The 45th martyrdom anniversary of former President of Bangladesh, proclaimer of independence, one of the sector commanders of the Liberation War, founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), and advocate of multi-party democracy, Ziaur Rahman, will be observed on Saturday. On May 30, 1981, he was killed at the Chattogram Circuit House by a group of disgruntled army officers as ...