Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Doha, the Capital of Qatar, this afternoon after attending the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5: From Potential to Prosperity). A special VVIP flight (BG-126) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka around 03:30pm. Earlier, the flight departed ...

Firefighting units have started their rescue operation for the second day this morning at the building in Siddique Bazar of Dhaka’s Gulistan, where 17 people lost their lives in a deadly explosion yesterday. Three firefighting units started the rescue operation around 9 am but no one has been rescued yet, said Khaleda Yeasmin, duty officer of the Fire Service Control ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Doha for home on Wednesday morning wrapping her four-day official visit to Qatar. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the premier and her entourage departed Hamad International Airport at 8:00am local time (11am BD time). The flight is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at 3:00pm, reports UNB. Hasina arrived ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the Bangladeshi expatriates to strictly abide by the laws of the host countries and send remittances through legal channels. “It won’t be tolerated anymore if any person commits offenses (in host country) and thus tarnishes the country’s image,” she said while addressing a civic reception accorded to her at Bangladesh MHM School here ...

A powerful explosion at eight-storey building at Gulistan in the capital claimed at least 16 lives and injured 150 others so far. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Malek confirmed that total 16 people have been killed in the explosion. Talking to journalists at DMCH, he said “A number of 12 people were killed on the spot and four died ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday reiterated that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had the only legitimate right to proclaim the independence of the country at the eve of the Liberation War in 1971 while many persons in the country usually claimed themselves as the proclaimer of independence. “Only Bangabandhu had the legitimate right ...

Bangladeshi diplomats have to be active in strengthening economic diplomacy: PM Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked Bangladeshi diplomats to play an active role in strengthening economic diplomacy in order to sustain the country’s graduation to the developing status through enhancing trade and export with different countries. “Bangladeshi diplomats working in different countries will have to be ...

The nation is observing historic March 7, a red-letter day in the country’s history, in a befitting manner today, commemorating the epoch-making speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this day in 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at a mammoth rally at Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan) directed freedom-loving Bangalees to wage a decisive struggle against the repressive Pakistani rulers. ...

The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, will be observed throughout the country tonight (Tuesday) with due religious fervour and devotion. Muslims consider Shab-e-Barat as one of the three most sacred nights and believe that on this night Almighty Allah decides the fate of all human beings fixing their ‘rizq’ (livelihood) for the next year. President M Abdul Hamid and ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sought five key supports from development partners to make smart, innovative and knowledge-based society in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to promote a peaceful, just and inclusive global society. “A smart, innovative and knowledge-based society will help promote a peaceful, just and inclusive society,” she said. The premier was elaborating the five key supports of ...