Bangladesh

Bangladesh Shop Owners Association on Tuesday urged the government to allocate Tk 700 crore initially for the small traders of Bangabazar market to recoup their losses caused by the massive fire that burnt the market to ashes, reports UNB. After visiting Bangabazar market in Dhaka, president of the association Helal Uddin told reporters that around 5,000 shops, mostly owned by ...

A special train with seven compartments has left Bhanga railway station in Faridpur on Tuesday. The train left the station around 1:21pm for Mawa. Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the programme. The train will reach Mawa, on the eastern end of the Padma Bridge, after crossing a 42-km track. Through this, the train journey started for the first time ...

At least eight firefighters were injured in mob attack at the Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters on Tuesday, opposite to Bangabazar Shopping Complex. The attack incident happened at about 9am. The attackers also vandalised several vehicles parked inside the headquarters, said Shahjahan Shikder, senior station manager of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters. Eyewitnesses said a group of angry ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh has achieved the capacity in conducting critical medical surgeries including kidney transplantation. “Bangladesh has gained huge progress in medical treatment. It has now become capable to carry out many critical operations including kidney transplant,” she noted during an interaction with a Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) delegation at her official Ganabhaban ...

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Monday asserted that Bangladesh is mature enough and there is no need to take help from the United Nation in the National Parliament election of Bangladesh. However, the minister also said that the government has no objection with foreign observers in the election. “There is no need for us to take any cooperation from ...

About Election Commission’s decision not to use EVMs in next general election, Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader said holding election using ballot papers cannot guarantee a fair election. “It depends on the government whether the election would be fair or not. Mass people think that it is also the government who determines who would be elected in election,” said ...

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced the election schedules for five city corporations Gazipur, Khulna, Barishal, Rajshahi and Sylhet. The election to Gazipur will be held on May 25, while Khulna and Barishal on June 12 and Rashahi and Sylhet on June 21. EC Secretary Jahangir Alam announced the election schedules at a press briefing after a meeting of ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to Prothom Alo reporter Shamsuzzaman Shams in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA). Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Asaduzzaman Nur granted the bail on a bond of Tk 20,000. A Dhaka court on Thursday sent him to jail rejecting his bail petition. Another petition was filed on Monday seeking bail. ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said people of the whole country have protested the incident (report) of the Prothom Alo, but the newspaper does not apologize yet. “Today, the people of the entire country have opened up their mouths and are protesting the incident (report) of the Prothom Alo. But the concerned newspaper is yet to apologize. ...

Jatiya Party on Sunday (April 2, 2023) hosted an Iftar party and dinner at a city hotel in honour of foreign diplomats working in Bangladesh. Besides, senior leaders belonging to Awami League, BNP and other political parties, and civil society representatives joined the Iftar party. Foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka, including ambassadors, high commissioners and representatives from around 18 countries ...