Newly appointed Youth and Sports State Minister Aminul Haque has announced the government’s intention to facilitate the return of Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza to Bangladesh cricket by addressing the legal cases filed against them. Speaking on Tuesday, the State Minister said the matters would be reviewed at the state level to ensure a swift resolution. “Since there ...

Gold prices in Bangladesh have fallen again, with the latest revision taking effect on Wednesday morning. Under the new rates, the price of 22-carat gold per bhori has been reduced by Tk 3,266, bringing it down to Tk 2,55,558. The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced the update in a press release, stating that the decision was made in response to ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and the opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman has warned that no concessions will be given if the July Charter is not implemented. The spirit of July, which led to the 2026 national election, must be upheld through active participation in Parliament, he said to reporters after ending the cleaning drive in Mirpur. ”Jamaat will continue to raise its voice ...

Retired secretary ABM Abdus Sattar has been appointed as principal secretary to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. It said Sattar will serve a one-year term from the date of joining and he must relinquish any existing professional, business or employment ties with any government, semi-government or private entity in order to take up the role. He was appointed private secretary to ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar on the first working day of his government. At 11:00am, the Prime Minister laid a wreath at the memorial. Then he was given a guard of honur. After that, Tarique Rahman, accompanied by members of the cabinet, honouring ...

A seven-year-old child was killed after being run over by a truck in the Jaflong area of Gowainghat Upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Nayan Mia, son of Khairul Islam of Kashipara area in Osmaninagar Upazila. He had been living with his family in a rented house in Mohammadpur area of Jaflong. According to local residents and ...

Twenty-four leaders were sworn in as state ministers in the cabinet of BNP-led government on Tuesday afternoon. The oath-taking ceremony was held at 4:28 PM at South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The program was conducted by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani, while President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to 24 state ministers. Those who took oath as state ministers are ...

Twenty-five members of new cabinet, formed under the leadership of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, were officially sworn in on Tuesday afternoon. The oath-taking ceremony was administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin at South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The ceremony, held shortly after 4:00 PM on Tuesday, was attended by newly elected Members of Parliament, representatives of interim government, invited guests ...

Tarique Rahman took oath on Tuesday (February 17) afternoon as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered him the oath at about 4:15PM at the South Plaza of the National Parliament. Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani conducted the oath-taking ceremony.

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered 15 sticks of power gel and 17 electric detonators from Zakiganj upazila in Sylhet. Lt Col Md Jubayer Anwar, Commanding Officer of Zakiganj Battalion (19 BGB), confirmed the matter in a press release issued on Monday afternoon. According to BGB, the explosives were recovered on Sunday night during a joint operation conducted ...