Bangladesh

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that all necessary documents had been sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 15 June to facilitate the return of former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed. He made the remarks while speaking at an award ceremony at the ministry in the capital on Saturday. The adviser said the government would contact the UAE ...

Bangladesh and UN Women have agreed to strengthen collaboration on women’s empowerment, climate resilience and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. The commitment was made during a meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam and UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Sima Bahous on the sidelines of UN engagements in New York on Thursday, ...

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and lawmaker from Bogura-2 (Shibganj-Mokamtala) constituency Mir Shahe Alam has requested the education ministry not to approve the naming of any educational institution after him. In this regard, he sent a demi-official (DO) letter to the secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division under the Ministry of Education on 1 ...

The Police Headquarters on Friday issued an official gazette confirming the revision of police uniform design and colours. As per the gazette notification, the old light olive shirts will be restored for metropolitan police units, and deep blue shirts will be rolled out for the district-level and other police units. The khaki pants will remain the same across all police ...

The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party led government is trying to establish a one-party rule in the country by appointing its “own supporters” to key positions in banks, universities and local government institutions, observed Dr Shafiqur Rahman, the leader of the opposition in the Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer. Shafiqur Rahman made the remarks while addressing a workers’ rally at Central ...

The National Press Club premises in Dhaka turned into a festive mood on Friday with a vibrant display of seasonal local fruit and patriotic songs. The day-long fruit festival featured an exhibition of 42 varieties of fruits and fruit juice tasting sessions. The event began with the performance of the NPC theme song, “Press Club Aamader Second Home”. Information and ...

The funeral prayer (janaza) of former state minister and BNP Vice Chairman Harun-Al-Rashid was held at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad on Friday in the presence of political leaders, lawmakers and family members. The janaza was led by the Pesh Imam of the Bangladesh National Parliament Secretariat, Qari Md Abu Raihan. Before the prayer, a brief biography of ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has called for stronger international action to protect civilians, uphold international humanitarian law and sustained international support for repatriation of the Rohingyas to their own country Myanmar. Speaking at a high-level panel of the 2026 ECOSOC Humanitarian Affairs Segment at UN Headquarters, the State Minister stressed the need for accountability for violations ...

The cabinet on Thursday gave in-principle approval to the draft of the “Gambling Prevention Act, 2026” at its 10th meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at the Cabinet Room in the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban this evening. The draft of the law was placed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to the summary of the ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and expressed interest in investment in Bangladesh’s aviation sector once the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is launched. “The British high commissioner expressed interest in investment in the aviation sector after the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is ...