Bangladesh

Fisheries and Livestock Affairs Adviser Farida Akhter has stressed the urgent need to ensure the livelihood security, identity and institutional recognition of the country’s fisherfolk, saying their contributions must be valued and incorporated into national development planning. Speaking as the chief guest at 7th Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) Conference, held at a city hotel on Saturday, she said that ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the current crisis has been created by the interim government. “There is no chance of a referendum before the national election. I urge the government not to deceive the nation by lying.” While speaking at a discussion at Jatiya Press Club on Saturday, Fakhrul said, ”A vested quarter wants to ...

The government has embarked on an extensive set of reforms to transform the country’s Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector into a central force driving national economic growth. In recent months, the Investment Coordination Committee has convened four consecutive meetings aimed at accelerating policy reforms and removing barriers that have long hindered SME development. The meetings were attended by Lutfey ...

The declaration follows a court order and was formally published in two national daily newspapers on Friday. The move came after Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court-17, presided over by Judge Ariful Islam, issued an order on Thursday declaring 261 accused, including Sheikh Hasina, named as the prime suspect, as fugitives for failing to respond to judicial summons. The CID filed the ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has blamed the country’s ongoing political crisis on the interim government and the Consensus Commission it formed, saying the current turmoil is a result of their actions and unfulfilled commitments. Speaking at a discussion marking the founding anniversary of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) at Jatiya Press Club on Friday, Fakhrul said, “The present ...

BNP leader and former state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon on Friday demanded that the government clarify why he was barred from traveling abroad for medical treatment. Milon said he discovered the travel restriction at the immigration counter of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport while attempting to fly to Bangkok on Thursday morning. “I was informed there that a ...

Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, has emphasized the importance of registering mobile phones brought from abroad, calling it a standard practice worldwide. In a Facebook post on Friday morning, Taiyeb highlighted that registration helps prevent a range of issues, including incorrect SIM or mobile financial service (MFS) registration, ...

The government has given final approval to the draft of the “July Uprising Memorial Museum Ordinance 2025”, establishing the July Uprising Museum as a fully independent national institution to preserve and honour the memory of the historic student-people uprising. The Council of Advisers approved the draft at its weekly meeting at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO), chaired by Chief Adviser ...

Winners of the 2025 National Policy Competition, organised by Ministry of Youth and Sports, met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at State Guest House Jamuna on Thursday evening. During the meeting, students from nine universities and one medical college shared their experiences from the competition and presented their policy proposals before the Chief Adviser, according to a press release from ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) has firmly rejected the Election Commission’s newly proposed ‘Shapla Koli’ (water lily bud) symbol, insisting on retaining the original ‘Shapla’ (water lily) for the upcoming election. Addressing a seminar at party’s temporary office in Bangla Motor on Thursday evening, NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary said the party remains uncompromising on the matter. “The Election Commission has ...