Bangladesh

Mentioning that the promises which were given during the government’s dialogue with political parties before the 2018 election were not kept, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that they will not any dialogue with Sheik Hasina-led government. “We do not say anything about holding dialogue (with the government). We will not hold any dialogue with Sheikh Hasina-led government. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the development partners to focus on giving soft loans till the world economy comes into normalcy overcoming the economic recession steaming from the Russia-Ukraine war. “It is necessary to continue giving soft loans till the global economy goes back to normalcy. The organizations and the developed countries would have to give special focus ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she will never bow down to any foreign pressure as the people are her strength, reiterating to hold the next general election in a free and fair manner. “You have to keep one thing in mind that there is no such pressure that can pressurize Sheikh Hasina,” she said in reply to the ...

Bangladesh and Australia on Monday expressed their desire to deepen and widen their economic cooperation. This was stated at the 4th Foreign Office Consultation between Bangladesh and Australia was held at the State Guest House Padma in Dhaka on Monday. The Bangladesh delegation was led by the Secretary (West) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury and ...

Japanese Film Festival 2023 was held from March 9 to 12 under the initiative of the Embassy of Japan and Japan Foundation, in collaboration with the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, and American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB). The film destival was inaugurated at the Institute of Modern Languages (IML), of the University of Dhaka, on March 9 and continued ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the government wants to retain power by holding another ‘stage-managed’ election as they have already destroyed the electoral system. “But this time it won’t happen. The country’s people have woken up and they want to exercise their right to franchise,” he said. Speaking at an extended meeting of the Thakurgaon ...

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Monday called upon the government to take necessary measures to keep the prices of daily essentials within the reach of common people during the holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, he said people are going through serious ordeals because of the growing price hikes in daily essentials. “So, it has become urgent to ...

Classes and examinations at Rajshahi University (RU) remained suspended on Monday as per the authorities decision following Saturday’s clash near the campus. Motihar Police Station SI Amant Ullah on Sunday night filed a case accusing some 250-300 persons over the clash between locals and the students in Binodpur Gate area of Rajshahi city on Saturday. Police filed the case bringing ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the next election in Bangladesh will be held transparently and fairly. “You don’t need to worry about it. We want to hold a free, fair, transparent, credible, and acceptable election,” he told UK Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan Sunday. Momen spoke to the journalists after the UK minister called on him ...

The government has extended for the seventh time the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s jail sentence for six more months on two previous conditions. The two conditions are Khaleda Zia will receive treatment staying at her residence and she cannot go out of the country. It was stated by Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday (March 12, 2023). It ...