Bangladesh

Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shimada, paid an official visit to Bangladesh on Wednesday, during which he met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and attended several key bilateral events. According to a statement posted by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its official Facebook page, the visiting Japanese minister held separate meetings with Prime Minister ...

Six top office-bearers of the Inqilab Cultural Centre platform, including Chairman Abdullah Al Jaber and Vice-President Fatima Tasnim Zuma, have stepped down from the organisation. They announced the decision on their respective Facebook accounts on Wednesday night. The others who resigned are the center’s President Salahuddin Shuvo, acting Executive Director Fahim Abdullah, Financial Management Director Md Raihan, and Deputy Executive ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today expressed that Bangladesh is interested in working with the Netherlands in the field of media and communication. He made the remark when Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Joris van Bommel met him at his Secretariat office here. During the meeting, the minister said the incumbent government has been trying to bring about qualitative ...

Bangladesh and Vietnam have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral security cooperation, with a strong focus on combating human trafficking, irregular migration and transnational crime, during a high-level bilateral meeting held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting, held on July 7 in a cordial atmosphere, was led by Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Vietnam’s Deputy ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque to be shown arrested in a case filed with Banani Police Station under charges of attempted murder and the Explosives Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman passed the order following a virtual hearing. Police had applied on July 2 to show Khairul Haque arrested in the case. The ...

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 ...