The first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad began on Thursday, keeping the speaker’s chair vacant. The session began at 11:05AM, with a recitation from the Holy Quran. The newly elected members of parliament are present there. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Standing Committee and lawmaker elected from Cumilla-1 (Daudkandi–Meghna) constituency, is presiding over the ...

The first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will begin at 11am today (12 March). The BNP Parliamentary Party held a meeting yesterday (11 March) to finalise its candidates for the posts of speaker and deputy speaker ahead of the first session of the 13th Parliament. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has temporarily declined a verbal proposal from the ruling BNP to elect ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has taken the initiative to resume flights on its suspended Dhaka-Sylhet-Manchester route from July 1, after Hajj flight operations come to an end. The decision was taken under the directives of the minister and state minister of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, considering the demand of passengers, Biman said in a release today. The flight ...

Eid is a festival of joy, togetherness, and celebration, and dressing up in new clothes is an important part of the tradition. For men in Bangladesh, the Punjabi remains the most cherished and traditional outfit for Eid. From the early morning Eid prayer to spending the day visiting relatives and friends, the Punjabi is the first choice for men of ...

Professor Provat Chandra Biswas of Dhaka Medical College has been appointed as the acting Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The Health Services Division issued a notification confirming his appointment on Tuesday (March 10). Dr Provat serves as a professor in the Urology Department at Dhaka Medical College. He is also Vice President of the ...

Commerce, Industries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday said the government remains firmly committed to implementing its electoral pledges and is working to improve the welfare and living standards of the people. He made the remarks while addressing a Family Card distribution programme as the chief guest at Bir Muktijoddha MA Rauf Junior School premises in Ward ...

Bangladesh women’s national football team returned home from Australia early Wednesday by Thai airways after participating in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Bangladesh’s historic debut in the Asian Cup ended without a point or a goal in Asian Cup losing all three group stage matches. After a fighting 2-0 defeat against defending champions China and 5-0 defeat to three-time champions ...

Australia on Wednesday granted humanitarian visas to two more members of the Iranian women’s football team who decided to stay in the country due to fears for their safety if they returned home. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said a player and a support staff member accepted the government’s offer, after five players from the team were granted asylum a ...

A Bangladeshi national was among four airport staff injured after two drones fell near the vicinity of Dubai International Airport (DXB) on Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed. According to Dubai authorities, the incident left one Bangladeshi, two Ghanaian nationals and one Indian national injured, reports Gulf News. The Bangladeshi and the two Ghanaians sustained minor injuries while the Indian national suffered ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin does not have the right to deliver a speech in parliament, alleging that he is an associate of the fascist, said Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher Speaking to reporters after a meeting with opposition MPs at the Parliament, Taher said, ”The president has no right to address this session. It is not clear why the Bangladesh ...