The Ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh, Yousef Ramadan, paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Sunday. The state minister warmly welcomed the ambassador and conveyed gratitude to the Palestinian leadership for their felicitations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on its victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the formation of the ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir held separate meetings with the Ambassador of Germany, Achim Tröster, and the Ambassador of Sweden, Nicolas Weeks, on Sunday at his office in the Secretariat in Dhaka. The meetings focused on expanding bilateral trade, increasing investment, and strengthening overall economic cooperation between Bangladesh and the two European countries. During the discussions, the commerce minister said ...

Amid concerns over supplies of fuel oil and gas, two more vessels carrying Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) arrived at Chattogram Port on Saturday. Of the vessels, Thailand-flagged “Gas Courage” arrived from India while another tanker, “DL Lily” arrived from Malaysia. Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) Secretary Syed Refayet Hamim informed that the vessels anchored at the Bravo and Charlie anchorages of ...

UK government minister Wes Streeting on Sunday said it was “disappointing” that negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad had stalled, adding that US President Donald Trump’s earlier social media comments had been “extraordinary”. “It’s obviously disappointing that we haven’t yet seen a breakthrough in negotiations and an end to this war in Iran that is a sustainable ...

India has transferred its High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, appointing him as the next Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union. The development was confirmed through an official notification issued by India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Friday (10 April). Pranay, who assumed charge as high commissioner in Dhaka in August 2022, has played a key role in managing ...

A team from the Embassy of Nepal in Bangladesh visited several medical colleges in Sylhet and interacted with Nepali students studying there on Saturday. The medical colleges include: North East Medical College, Jalalabad Ragib Rabeya Medical College and Sylhet Women’s Medical College. During the visit, the Embassy officials had separate interactions with Nepali students studying at these colleges, according to ...

An Australian parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick visited Bangladesh last week to strengthen bilateral parliamentary ties and support democratic governance following the country’s February 2026 national elections. During the visit, the delegation met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed. ...

Two newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from Sherpur and Bogura on Sunday took oath as members of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, administered the oath to the newly elected MPs Mahmudul Haque Rubel from Sherpur-3 and Rezaul Karim Badsha from Bogura-6 constituencies at his ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to former Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in a case filed over an attempted murder linked to the anti-discrimination movement. The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain granted her bail upon a petition, setting a bond of Tk50,000. Earlier, on 7 April, Dr Chaudhury was arrested from a relative’s residence on ...

Ingredients: * Ilish (Hilsa) – 4-6 pieces – bone in steaks cut into 2-3 inches wide * Turmeric – 1 tsp * Salt – 1 tsp * Mustard Oil – 1-2 tsp * Oil – 2-3 tbsp, mustard oil or vegetable oil * Nigella Seeds – 1 tsp * Onion – ½ cup, sliced (optional) * Turmeric – ½ tsp ...