Bangladesh

The regular classes and activities of secondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical education institutions will resume from Sunday amid the ongoing heatwave. A notification in this regard was issued by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education on Thursday. It also directed that daily assemblies at these institutions will remain suspended across the country until the heatwave becomes tolerable and ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   24 April 2024 Expatriates welcomed Minister of State for Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury at Heathrow Airport. The state minister addressed everyone there and said that according to the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, all measures will be taken to prevent harassment of expatriates. Prime Minister is very sincere about expatriates. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all to stand against all forms of aggression and atrocities, and say ‘no’ to wars, as the precondition for sustainable development is lasting peace and security. “We must speak out against all forms of aggression and atrocities, and say ‘no’ to wars. Bangladesh stands behind the UN Secretary General’s ‘New Agenda for Peace’,” ...

Three newly appointed judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) were sworn in on Thursday morning. Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan administered the oath  to the three judges at 10:30 am at the Supreme Court judges’ lounge. The appointment will come into effect from the date of their oath, according to a notification issued earlier. President Mohammed Shahabuddin ...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a warning that the ongoing heatwave is likely to persist for 72 hours starting Thursday morning. The BMD cites increased moisture incursion as a factor contributing to the sustained uncomfortable conditions. This announcement follows earlier alerts issued on April 19 and April 22, as the BMD continues to monitor and respond to the challenging ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has sent back security personnel,including army men and Border Guard Police (BGP) members, to Myanmar who took refuge in Bangladesh amid the ongoing internal conflict in the country. They were sent back from the BIWTA ghat in Cox’s Bazar around 6am on Thursday. Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner Shaheen Imran confirmed the matter. Earlier in the morning, the 288 ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for speaking out against all forms of aggression and atrocities, and say ‘no’ to wars. “We must speak out against all forms of aggression and atrocities, and say ‘no’ to wars,” she said adding that Bangladesh supports the UN Secretary General’s ‘New Agenda for Peace. The prime minister was addressing the 80th Session ...

Today marks the eleven-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse, a catastrophic event in Bangladesh’s garment industry history that claimed the lives of approximately 1,134 workers and left 2,500 others injured in 2013. Regarded as one of the largest industrial disasters in the global clothing sector, the quest for justice remains elusive even after over a decade. Every year, ...

The United Kingdom has expressed interest to strengthen cooperation in the development of Bangladesh’s aviation industry. This was conveyed by UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke during a meeting with Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Mohammad Faruk Khan at his residence today (24 April). “…The UK is interested in expanding cooperation in a wider range of new potential areas, ...

A court in Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to Mamunul Haque, former Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam, in three more cases. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque gave him bail on Tk 10,000 bond after a hearing. Of the three cases, two were filed with Paltan Police Station in the capital in connection with a clash between the leaders ...