Bangladesh

Home Affairs Minister Salahuddin Ahmed held a bilateral meeting with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Syed Mohsin Naqvi at the United Nations Headquarters, where the two sides discussed strengthening cooperation in counter-narcotics and other issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, the minister underscored the importance of enhancing collaboration in counter-narcotics and broader law enforcement cooperation. He ...

Heavy to very heavy rainfall has triggered landslides, flash floods and waterlogging across Cox’s Bazar and parts of Chattogram, affecting nearly 16,000 Rohingya refugees, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), heavy rainfall is expected to continue for the next 48 hours. Local cautionary signal No. 3 remains in force for the ...

Additional Inspector General (Additional IGP) of police Faruk Ahmed took charge as the chief of Highway Police. According to a press release issued by Police Headquarters on Tuesday, born on July 29, 1971 in Bogura district, Faruk Ahmed graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) and joined Bangladesh Police as an assistant superintendent ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said on Tuesday that Bangladesh is ready to host BIMSTEC sectoral meetings, as mutually convenient, during its chairmanship to facilitate the timely implementation of the regional bloc’s decisions and priority initiatives. She made the remarks when Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Indra ...

The Water Development Board (WDB) on Tuesday noon forecast flash floods in parts of 12 districts over the next 24-72 hours amid continuous heavy rain, and a persistent rise in river water levels. According to WDB’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), river-adjacent low-lying areas in parts of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Netrokona, Sherpur and Mymensingh could face flash floods ...

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information and Broadcasting Dr Zahed Ur Rahman today said the government is implementing a series of initiatives to ensure the spirit and legacy of the July Mass Uprising remain alive in the national consciousness. “The government is implementing coordinated initiatives so that July is remembered not merely as a commemorative month, but remains permanently embedded in ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman made a surprise visit to the Bangladesh Army’s summer exercises in Manikganj’s Singra upazila on Tuesday morning. First time in the country’s history that a Prime Minister has personally visited the army’s summer training area and spent a long time with the field-level soldiers. The Prime Minister attentively listened to a commander’s verbal operational order and ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed held a bilateral meeting with Atul Khare, UN Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Operational Support (DOS), at the UN Headquarters in New York. During the discussions, the two sides exchanged views on operational support for Bangladeshi military and police contingents deployed in UN peacekeeping missions, expediting reimbursement processes, environmental sustainability, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) ...

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Monday handed over an invitation from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to deliver a keynote address at the Global Gateway Forum 2027. The invitation was conveyed during the envoy’s courtesy call on Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday afternoon, ...

International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Chief Executive Peter Holland on Monday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat at 11:30am. During the meeting, various issues related to the development of eye healthcare services in Bangladesh, prevention of blindness, reduction of visual impairment and ...