Bangladesh

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will move into Bangabhaban, the official presidential residence, on Sunday, according to the President’s Office. The president will leave his government residence on Minto Road for Bangabhaban at 10:50am, marking the beginning of his formal stay at the presidential residence. Mirza Fakhrul took the oath as the country’s 23rd president at the Darbar Hall of ...

Newly-elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar. The president entered the memorial premises at around 10:22AM and laid a wreath at the altar in honour of the martyrs. He then stood in silence for a while, paying deep respect to those who sacrificed their ...

Humayun Kabir’s rise from a London-based BNP leader to a key figure in Bangladesh’s policymaking circles is an unusual political journey. After spending years in the United Kingdom and playing a role in the BNP’s international outreach and diplomatic strategy, he returned to Bangladesh and became increasingly active in party politics. His rise within the party was swift. In October ...

Four ministers and two state ministers were sworn in on Friday as the cabinet was expanded with six new members. President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir administered the oath of office to them at Bangabhaban. The new ministers are BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho, Bandarban BNP MP Sa Ching Pru ...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sworn in as the 23rd President of Bangladesh on Friday. Acting Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal administered the oath of office to the newly elected president at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7:30pm. Upon his arrival at Bangabhaban, the president-elect was welcomed by the Military Secretary to the President and other senior officials. They escorted ...

Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the current government has implemented the biggest budget allocated for the education sector. The minister made the remark while attending a policy dialogue with the vice-chancellors of public and private universities organised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) at Brac-CDM in Khagan area under Birulia in Savar on Friday morning. ...

Bangladesh needs an education system that goes beyond producing certificates and equips students with the skills and capabilities needed to enter the workforce, Prime Minister’s Education Adviser Dr Mahdi Amin has said. He made the remarks on Friday (21 August) at a two-day national policy-making discussion in Savar on transforming and improving the quality of higher education in Bangladesh. Dr ...

President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday paid his respects to BNP founder and Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at their graves in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Mirza Fakhrul visited the Zia Mausoleum inside Zia Udyan after attending Jummah prayers. He laid separate wreaths at the graves of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia, recited Fateha ...

Germany has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as the President of Bangladesh. In a statement posted by the German Embassy in Dhaka on Friday (21 August), Germany wished the president-elect every success in his new office. “Congratulations to President-elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as President of Bangladesh. We wish him every success in his ...

The United Kingdom has congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his election as the president of Bangladesh. The British Embassy in Bangladesh conveyed the congratulatory message in a statement on Thursday. “The UK looks forward to working with Hon. President Fakhrul and the Government of Bangladesh to further strengthen the close and longstanding partnership between our two countries,” the statement ...