The New Zealand High Commissioner to Bangladesh, David Pine, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser, Humayun Kabir, in Dhaka on Monday. The meeting was held on Monday at the Prime Minister’s Office. During the courtesy call, both sides held fruitful discussions on strengthening bilateral relations between Bangladesh and New Zealand, as well as expanding cooperation ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin returned to the country on Monday morning after completing follow-up treatment and medical examinations in London. The President arrived in Dhaka in the morning, his Press Secretary Sarwar Alam confirmed. During a routine health check-up in the United Kingdom, doctors detected a significant blockage in the President’s heart, leading to an immediate angioplasty and stent implantation procedure. ...

Lionel Messi’s goal and dazzling assist finally earned Inter Miami a first win at their new stadium Sunday, beating the Portland Timbers 2-0. The 38-year-old Argentine icon confounded the Timbers’ defence all night long in a timely reminder of the danger he still poses at the World Cup, which kicks off in less than a month. Messi struck first, starting ...

The government has instructed all filling stations across the country to remain open round the clock on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. To ensure smooth travel for passengers during the festival, the government has decided to keep CNG filling stations open for 13 consecutive days. Recently, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division sent a letter regarding the matter to the Chairman ...

A meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) is being held with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. The meeting began at 10:00 am today at the Bangladesh Planning Commission Auditorium in the city’s Agargaon area, PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said. The meeting’s agenda includes discussion on the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the 2026-27 fiscal ...

Former lawmaker and retired Lieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury has been shown arrested in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of embezzling Tk119 crore through worker recruitment to Malaysia. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Fayez issued the order on Monday following an application by the ACC. The application had earlier been submitte on 25 ...

World Health Organization member states gather for their annual meeting in Geneva Monday amid concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks and uncertainty over announced US and Argentinian withdrawals. While the rare hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that has gripped global attention is not officially on the agenda, it is expected to feature prominently in the discussions, as is ...

It is a “personal decision” for Sir Keir Starmer whether he chooses to fight any potential leadership contest, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has said. She told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that Sir Keir had “shown before that he’s up for a fight” and “I wouldn’t write off the prime minister”. The PM has defied calls to step down ...

The Metropolitan Police has said 43 arrests were made on Saturday during an enormous £4.5m police operation to keep demonstrators at two rival London protests apart. More than 4,000 police officers were deployed to the capital to manage a so-called “sterile zone” between a rally organised by far-right figure Tommy Robinson, and a pro-Palestinian demonstration. Tourists trying to navigate major ...

Leaders of the Editors’ Council called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday. The meeting was held at the Public Administration Meeting Room of the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat. Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasser Khan Choudhury, Prime Minister’s Adviser on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Zahed Ur Rahman, ...