Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (February 1, 2024) inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2024 for the record 21st time at the Bangla Academy in the capital. The Bangla Academy is organizing the world’s largest annual book fair on its and Suhrawardy Udyan’s premises with the theme “Paro Boi, Garo Desh: Bangabandhur Bangladesh (Read Book, build country: Bangabandhu’s ...

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday said Britain wants to support Bangladesh in different areas as it has been working with the country for a long time and understand its situation well. “Britain wants to help us in many ways as it has long advantage for a lot of centuries. They (Britain) have been working with us and ...

Ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh, Yousef S. Y. Ramadan, on Thursday said that the recent ICJ ruling gives a sense of optimism after 75 years of struggle, noting that they need to build on that. “It’s a first step on the way….we can build on it,” he said while speaking at DCAB Talk at Jatiya Press Club, reports UNB. The ...

The High Court on Thursday stayed a gazette for two months issued by the Election Commission (EC) declaring Md Abdul Hye, a lawmaker from Jhenidah-1 seat from Awami League, as the winner in the 12th national parliamentary polls. An HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman passed the order today holding hearing on a writ petition filed earlier bringing allegation of ...

BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas has been shown arrested in another nine cases filed with Paltan and Ramna Police Stations in the capital. He was shown arrested in the cases after holding hearing by two Metropolitan Magistrates on Thursday. After hearings, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury showed Mirza Abbas arrested in five cases and Addition Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sultan ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday (January 31, 2024) received credentials of newly appointed ambassadors and high commissioners of seven countries to Bangladesh at Bangabhaban in Dhaka, reports BSS. The new non-resident envoys are High Commissioner of Botswana Gilbert Shimane Magole, Ambassador of Cambodia Koy Kuong, Ambassador of the Czech Republic Dr Eliska Zigova, High Commissioner of Gambia Mustapha Jawara, Ambassador ...

The government will not allow BNP to hold freestyle political programmes on the streets without permission, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday. “BNP’s black-flag procession is illegal. There is no reason to think that they (BNP) will protest on the streets without taking permission and we will accept it,” he warned. Quader, also Awami League general ...

A visiting delegation led by President of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Dr Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh calls on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (January 31, 2024) agreed to take the existing excellent bilateral relations ...

Bangladesh’s judicial process is transparent like the water of the Buriganga river now, said BNP senior joint secretary general Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday. Referring to the remarks of foreign minister Hasan Mahmud about Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, he said, “Certainly, the judicial process is transparent, but it’s like the water of the river Buriganga.” Water of the ...

The High Court on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to pay Tk 30 lakh as compensation to 13-year-old Nayeem, who lost his hand while working at a workshop. An HC bench of Justice Naima Hayder and Justice Kazi Zinat Haque passed this order today disposing a rule over the matter. After the court order, lawyers said Tk 7,000 would have ...