Bangladesh

European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative Josep Borrell has assured of EU’s continuous humanitarian support to deal with the needs of the Rohingyas in Bangladesh. “This crisis is not forgotten. EU remains one of the largest humanitarian donors, with €287m since 2017,” he said after his meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam ...

According to the Election Commission’s final updated electoral roll, the number of voters in the country has now increased to 11,91,51,440 following inclusion of some new voters last year. The EC disclosed the updated voter numbers on Thursday morning, on the occasion of National Voter Day, reports UNB. According to EC’s factsheet, a total of 58,64,430 new voters were enlisted ...

Urging the all political parties to resolve the differences over the general election among themselves, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said the Election Commission would not do any condescending regarding this issue. He told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in city’s Agargaon area in Dhaka on Thursday following a procession held from in the area marking the Voters’ ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to put special focus on medical science research, urging all to take the country forward with fresh inventions to cope with the new global technologies. “I can’t but say with a sorrow that research on agriculture and science is going on, but our research on medical science is fewer in number. ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions of three convicts–two death-row and one life term–in RU Professor S Taher Ahmed murder case. Now, there is no bar to execute the death sentence of Mohiuddin, the then Rajshahi University teacher, and Jahangir, the then caretaker of Prof Taher’s residence. They will only get the chance ...

The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved Tk 2,27,566 crore revised Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the current fiscal year, downsizing the original ADP size by 7.51 per cent. The revised ADP is slated to implement a total of 1,526 projects under 15 sectors with the allocation of Tk 2,20,512, which is 96.90 per cent of the revised ADP. Of ...

A Shilong court has directed the Indian government to send BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed back to Bangladesh. Salahuddin, who is in India now, confirmed it on Wednesday. The Shilong judge court in India’s Meghalaya state has upheld a magistrate court’s verdict that acquitted the BNP leader in a case filed against him over trespassing into India in 2015. ...

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said all-out efforts have been going on to nab the fugitive militants who escaped from the Judge Court premises in Dhaka. “It’s not right that fugitive militants who escaped from the court premises cannot be caught. We have nabbed many militants and also found out many of them. All-out efforts have been going on ...

Mirpur-10 Metro Rail Station has opened to commuters, nearly two months after the inauguration of the country’s much-awaited metro rail. The station doors were opened for passengers at about 8.30am. From today, the train can pick up and drop off passengers at Mirpur-10 Metro Rail Station. With this, five out of nine Metro Rail stations have been opened, so far. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated the National Insurance Day-2023 to enhance public awareness about the insurance. She opened the day at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here this morning to promote the idea of insurance across the country. The Ministry of Finance and the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) jointly organised the programme. The Day is ...