Bangladesh

The United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday reaffirmed its strong commitment to supporting Bangladesh in modernising its financial sector, strengthening governance, and recovering laundered assets during a meeting between British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman. The meeting, held at the Bangladesh Bank headquarters in the city, focused on expanding bilateral cooperation in ...

The government on Thursday approved the formation of Bogura City Corporation and five new upazilas. The approval came at the 120th meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganisation (NICAR), held at the Secretariat in the afternoon with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The newly created upazilas are Mokamtola, formed by splitting Shibganj upazila in Bogura; Matamuhuri, ...

France has expressed strong interest in expanding its investments in Bangladesh, identifying the country as a promising economic destination in South Asia. The interest was conveyed on Thursday by the French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet during a meeting with Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir at the Secretariat in the capital, said a press release. During the meeting, the ambassador ...

The national budget session for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts 1 July, will begin on 7 June at the National Parliament. The Parliament Secretariat issued a notification in this regard on Thursday, saying the budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year will be discussed in the second session of the 13th Parliament. President Mohammed Shahabuddin has called the session under ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday called for reducing delays in project implementation to ensure the country’s overall development through timely and quality completion of works. He made the call during a meeting with Shailesh Kumar, chief executive officer of Chennai-based multinational water technology company VA Tech Wabag Ltd, at his office at ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman held talks with Liu Haixing, minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee (IDCPC), in Beijing on Thursday, focusing on ways to further strengthen bilateral ties. During the meeting, the two sides discussed Bangladesh-China friendship, connectivity, trade and investment, multilateral cooperation and regional issues. The foreign minister highlighted Prime Minister ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday framed charges against former minister and senior Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed and two others in a graft case filed over allegations of embezzling Tk1.25 crore through abuse of power. Dhaka Divisional Special Judge Begum Shamima Afroz passed the order after rejecting the defence petitions seeking discharge from the case. The court also fixed 22 ...

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku on Thursday announced a major policy initiative aimed at accelerating Bangladesh’s transition towards solar and renewable energy, saying the government is preparing comprehensive reforms to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and expand clean electricity generation. Speaking at the inauguration of the “Power, Energy and Infrastructure Expo” at the Bangladesh-China Friendship ...

Waqfs Bangladesh Administrator Shafiz Uddin Ahmed on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He met the premier at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this morning, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. During the meeting, they talked about various issues. Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain (Kaikobad), ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has called for enhanced international support for Rohingya refugees. “Bangladesh alone cannot shoulder the burden of hosting the large displaced population without sustained global assistance,” he said. The minister made the appeal while Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Susan Ryle paid a courtesy call on him at his secretariat office on Wednesday afternoon, the ministry said ...