Bangladesh

Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal held a meeting on Friday with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on the margins of the Indian Ocean Conference in Port Louis, Mauritius. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the cordial state of bilateral relations. They deliberated on diverse sectors to further consolidate cooperation and enhance mutual ties. Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser ...

Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to significantly strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of higher education, scholarships and skill development following high-level meetings held in Putrajaya on Friday. Mahdi Amin, Adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for Education, Labour and Employment, reached the consensus during a bilateral session with Malaysian Higher Education Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir. Expatriate Welfare, Overseas Employment, ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah A group of European and international civil society organisations has urged the European Union and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to intensify efforts to uphold legal integrity and democratic standards in Bangladesh. In a jointly signed letter, the organisations highlighted the EU and CPA’s longstanding roles as advocates of human rights, democratic governance and judicial independence. They ...

The Jatiya Sangsad on Friday passed 10 more bills aimed at converting ordinances issued by the interim government into law. The bills were adopted unanimously during the morning sitting of the 13th day of the first session of the 13th parliament. As no clause-by-clause amendment proposals were placed, the bills were passed without discussion. The session was chaired by Speaker ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has started selling and receiving nomination forms to finalise party candidates for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. The programme formally began at 11:00am on Friday at the party’s central office in Naya Paltan in the capital. The event was inaugurated by Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General. He said ...

Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that the government aims to become a trillion-dollar economy by 2034 through planned economic reforms and effective policy measures. Speaking in the National Parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) on Friday, the minister said the government is prioritising inclusive socio-economic development and strengthening state capacity. As part of this effort, an initial distribution of 50 ...

Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma paid a courtesy call on Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Afroza Khanum Rita on Thursday. Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat also joined the meeting, the Indian Embassy said in a Facebook post. They held discussions on enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of civil aviation, improving air connectivity, ...

BNP candidate Mahmudul Haque Rubel has won the by-election to the Sherpur-3 constituency, announced Returning Officer Md Jahangir Hossain on Thursday night. The vote casting took place in a proper and stable atmosphere, said Jahangir Hossain. There were some incidents of fraud voting, but the perpetrators were caught promptly and handed over to the police, the election official added. Mahmudul ...

BNP candidate Rezaul Karim Badsha has been declared winner in the by-election to the Bogura-6 constituency. Returning Officer Fazlur Karim declared him winner on Thursday night. Voting took place in a peaceful atmosphere without any untoward incident taking place, he added. Earlier around 4pm, Jamaat-e-Islami backed-candidate Abidur Rahman Sohel alleged that ruling party activists took part in widespread rigging activities ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has invited Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin to visit Bangladesh, signalling a fresh start in ties between the ruling BNP and India’s governing party. The Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser and BNP Joint Secretary General, Humayun Kabir, delivered the formal invitation to the BJP leadership in New Delhi. Kabir is currently visiting India alongside ...