Bangladesh

The second session of the 13th National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) and its first budget session will begin today (Sunday). The session is scheduled to start at 3:00pm. During the session, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury will place the proposed budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year on 11 June. The budget is expected to be passed on 30 June following ...

A delegation from the National Citizen Party (NCP), led by Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Md Nahid Islam, met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday at a city hotel. During the meeting, Foreign Minister Fidan congratulated the NCP leadership for their pivotal role in the July uprising, which led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, the ...

The 13th Jatiya Sangsad is set to go into the first budget session on Sunday after BNP formed the government following the national election held on 12 February. The session, which is the second session of 13th parliament, will begin at 3pm. Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury is likely to place the proposed national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s recent visit to Dhaka has triggered widespread discussion over Ankara’s growing interest in expanding defence industry cooperation with Bangladesh. Diplomatic and military analysts believe that deeper collaboration could pave the way for the establishment of manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh for military equipment, including drones, tanks, and various electronic defence systems, BBC Bangla reported. Bangladesh had ...

A meeting of the ruling BNP parliamentary party is underway at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban in the capital with BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir delivered the welcome address at the meeting that began on Saturday afternoon, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday chaired a meeting on the launch of a nationwide programme to plant 25 crore trees and activities marking World Environment Day. The meeting on climate messages for different implementation stages of the tree plantation campaign and World Environment Day programmes was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon in the morning, said a ...

India on Friday reiterated that it follows a structured bilateral mechanism for the deportation of “illegal Bangladeshi nationals” and urged Bangladesh to expedite pending “nationality verification requests.” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remarks amid renewed tensions in the border area as India’s Border Security Force (BSF) keeps flouting international laws by attempting to push people ...

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has presented a shadow budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year titled “Bangladesh 2.0: Sustainable Growth through Reform, Employment and Investment”, outlining an alternative economic roadmap focused on welfare expansion, inflation control, job creation, and investment growth. The announcement was made on Friday afternoon at a press conference held at the party’s temporary central office in ...

Inqilab Moncho held a protest march on Friday demanding that the authorities identify the killers of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, repatriate the fugitive suspects, and ensure swift justice. The organisation also demanded a full investigation into the murder, alleging Indian involvement in the crime. During the march, Inqilab Moncho issued a seven working day ultimatum to the government to provide ...

High Commissioner-designate Dinesh Trivedi has received the Letters of Credence for his appointment as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh. Indian President Droupadi Murmu handed over the Letters of Credence on Friday, the Indian High Commission in Bangladesh said in a statement. The Indian High Commission said Trivedi will take up his assignment in Dhaka shortly.