Three-time former Member of Parliament from Bogura-2 (Shibganj) constituency and district president of the Jatiya Party Shariful Islam Jinnah has been arrested by the District Detective Branch (DB). Shariful Islam Jinnah, 76, was apprehended in a special drive early Friday from Dhaka’s Ramna area. DB Bogura Officer in-Charge Md Iqbal Bahar confirmed the matter. According to law enforcement officials, Shariful ...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has reaffirmed the organisation’s unwavering support and solidarity with Bangladesh during a meeting with Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman in New York. During the meeting at UN Headquarters, the secretary-general extended his congratulations to the newly formed government and highly commended the country for its “humanitarian leadership and generosity in sheltering forcibly displaced Rohingya people”, the ...

Bangladesh is set to receive around 192,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over the next ten days as part of efforts to stabilise energy supply amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. State-run Petrobangla confirmed that three LNG consignments from Australia, Indonesia and the United States are being delivered through separate vessels to ensure uninterrupted fuel availability. The ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid a courtesy call on President Mohammad Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban on Thursday evening, marking Independence and National Day. The meeting took place at 6 PM and was attended by Prime Minister’s daughter, Barrister Zaima Rahman. Earlier, both the President and the Prime Minister issued separate messages commemorating the day. They also paid tribute to the martyrs ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday witnessed the Independence and National Day Parade while President Mohammed Shahabuddin took the salute and inspected the parade as the chief guest. The parade was held at the National Parade Ground here, marking the 56th Independence and National Day. President Mohammed Shahabuddin, accompanied by Major General SM Asadul Haque, the parade commander and also ...

Dr Zubaida Rahman, spouse of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and a renowned cardiologist, has met US First Lady Melania Trump and other First Ladies on the sidelines of a global summit in the US. Dr Zubaida Rahman attended the summit in Washington DC at the invitation of US First Lady Melania Trump. Earlier, she reached Washington DC on a ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s official car carried the national flag on Thursday for the first time since he assumed office as head of the government. The national flag was attached to the stand of his car while he was going to pay homage to the Liberation War martyrs at the National Memorial in Savar in the morning, marking the 56th ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has paid rich tributes to his parents Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia on the occasion of the 56th Independence and National Day. The premier paid homage to his parents by placing wreaths at their graves at Zia Udyan in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area at 6:58AM on Thursday after returning ...

US President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that Iran was taking part in peace talks, suggesting Tehran’s denials were because Iranian negotiators fear being killed by their own side. “They are negotiating, by the way, and they want to make a deal so badly. But they’re afraid to say it, because they figure they’ll be killed by their own people,” Trump ...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed the single borrower exposure limit for LPG imports to mitigate domestic shortages caused by the Iran war, ensuring an uninterrupted energy supply across the country. To this end, a circular was issued today and sent to all banks. According to the circular, if the single borrower exposure limit exceeds 25%, banks will be allowed to ...