Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking the first formal agreement between the two political parties. The MoU was signed at 8:45am local time on Thursday (25 June) at the state-run Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing. On behalf of the BNP, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs and ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the charge-framing hearing until July 26 in a murder case filed over the killing of truck driver Md. Hossain during the July movement, in which former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 33 others have been accused. Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 set the new date after a hearing on Thursday. Defence ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has invited Chinese companies to extend their value chain into Bangladesh to co-author the next great Asian economic miracle in the country. “We are inviting Chinese companies to extend their value chain into Bangladesh. We can help Chinese companies serve global markets while benefitting from growing large domestic demand,” he said. The Prime Minister was addressing ...

London, 21 June: Prominent academics, legal experts and political commentators gathered in East London on 21 June for a seminar examining Bangladesh’s political and social landscape following the dramatic political developments of August 2024. Titled “From Uprising to Uncertainty: Bangladesh Post-August 2024 Political and Social Landscape,” the event was jointly organised by five international and European organisations and brought together ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered that former lawmaker and singer Momtaz Begum be shown arrested in an attempted murder case linked to the July movement in the capital’s Mirpur area. Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after police submitted an application seeking her arrest in the case filed by Md. Muktar Hossain with Mirpur Model Police Station. Investigating ...

Kazakhstan Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov today paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Conference in China. The meeting was held at about 10:15 am (local time), according to the PM’s Press Wing. During the meeting, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman emphasized on strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and ...

The government has launched an Online Pension Tracking and Management System (OPTMS) to streamline pension services, reduce processing delay and ensure transparency in pension services for retired public servants. State Minister for Public Administration and Food Md Abdul Bari inaugurated a workshop on the OPTMS at the Ministry of Public Administration in the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday, said a press ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dalian for Beijing on Wednesday afternoon after participating in the two-day 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF), also known as Summer Davos. Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, left Dalian by high-speed train at 1:56pm local ...

A Dhaka court on Tuesday recorded the testimonies of four more witnesses in the graft case against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, who is facing allegations of corruption, unexplained wealth and money laundering. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 recorded the depositions and fixed July 1 for the next hearing in the high-profile corruption ...

The government has expressed optimism about reopening the Malaysia labour market for Bangladeshi workers following Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to Malaysia, describing the trip as “highly successful” and beneficial for strengthening bilateral economic cooperation. Speaking at a press briefing at the Press Information Department (PID) conference room in Dhaka today, Information and Broadcasting Adviser to the Prime Minister ...