Bangladesh

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma on Thursday met Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon to discuss bilateral cooperation, regional stability and issues of mutual interest between the two neighbouring countries. The meeting took place in a cordial atmosphere, according to Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony. During ...

The High Court on Thursday granted the bail petition of senior journalist Anis Alamgir in ca case. An HC bench of Justice KM Jahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher passed the bail plea. Adv Aslam Miah was present during the hearing and he later confirmed the bail news to media. On January 22, a Dhaka Court rejected the bail ...

The government has announced an additional public holiday on March 18 to facilitate smooth travel for homebound passengers during Eid. As a result, government employees will enjoy a seven-day consecutive holiday from March 17 to March 23 during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held on Thursday at the Secretariat. The meeting was chaired by ...

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Thursday set April 9 to pass its order in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the July-August 2024 mass uprising. The three-member Tribunal-2 led by Nazrul Islam Chowdhury set the date today. The tribunal framed charges against all 30 accused on ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to launch Farmer Card formally on pilot basis on 14 April on the occasion of first day of the Bangla New Year 1433. The decision was taken at a review meeting held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room in the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. Prime Minister’s ...

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur called on Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday during his two-day visit to Dhaka. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening bilateral relations, including economic engagement, based on mutual respect and shared interests. Dr Khalilur highlighted ...

Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is facing significant disruption after several Middle Eastern countries temporarily closed their airspace amid escalating security concerns. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan suspended flight operations through their skies from the afternoon of 28 February, triggering a wave of cancellations affecting Bangladesh-bound and outbound flights. According to the Civil Aviation ...

A crackdown will be conducted across the country soon against criminals and extortionists, said Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday. ”We are preparing the lists of extortionists and criminals in an unbiased way from across the country starting from Dhaka.” The minister said the drive would begin from Dhaka and gradually expand nationwide, as authorities are compiling lists of extortionists, ...

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the trade agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States is not immutable and may be modified, added or revised if it require. Speaking about bilateral economic ties, he noted that the trade between the two countries currently stands at approximately $8.5 billion. Of this amount, Bangladesh imports nearly $2.75 billion worth ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday directed the members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to maintain the highest preparedness to protect the country’s sovereignty alongside ensuring peace and security. The premier gave the directive when Ansar and VDP Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud paid a courtesy call on him at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet ...